by Natthaphon Sangpolsit

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand is expected to see over 7 million tourists visit the kingdom in the second half of this year, generating total revenue of around 1.27 trillion baht for the Thai economy.

 

According to Government Spokesperson Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports has reported a total of over 1,978,000 foreign visitors entering Thailand between January 1 to June 28, generating total revenue of around 114 billion baht.

 

The majority of air travelers came from India, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and the United States. Tourists arriving by land mostly came from Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and China.

 

According to the ministry’s forecast, roughly 2.7 million tourists will visit Thailand between July and September, with another 4.5 million visiting between October and December. Total arrivals should number around 9.32 million, generating revenue of around 1.27 trillion baht.

 

The government spokesperson added that the fourth phase of the We Travel Together campaign has received positive feedback from the public, with more registrations for the program preceding upcoming holidays this month. He also said businesses and hotels participating in the program have indicated their readiness to accommodate tourists.

 

The government is urging operators to provide fair accommodations and services to help revitalize the tourism sector and the national economy.

 

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13 minutes ago, webfact said:

Total arrivals should number around 9.32 million, generating revenue of around 1.27 trillion baht.

how the hell can they even estimate 9.32 million ....   and 1.27 trillion baht ....

 

amazing thailand ......    shouldn't be called ' we travel together '  

it should be called  '  we pick figures out of our  a_rse '    Lol  ????

These fortune tellers can be relied upon to come up with any numbers they pull out of a hat. Consistently incorrect with their forecasts I always wonder why the media do not challenge them on this every time they don't reach their target, which seems to be always.

 

You can rely on this for one thing. Laughing medicine.

3 hours ago, webfact said:

According to Government Spokesperson Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports has reported a total of over 1,978,000 foreign visitors entering Thailand between January 1 to June 28, generating total revenue of around 114 billion baht.

So, less than 2 million in the first SIX months and an expected 8 million in the last SIX months.

 

If anything the fact nobody in this department gets the sack for never achieving their predictions speaks volumes about incompetence and nepotism 

10 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

So, less than 2 million in the first SIX months and an expected 8 million in the last SIX months.

 

If anything the fact nobody in this department gets the sack for never achieving their predictions speaks volumes about incompetence and nepotism 

Was there not an OP recently that stated 11 million had already traveled to Thailand, or was it only domestic tourism.. TAT the spin doctors....

3 hours ago, steven100 said:

how the hell can they even estimate 9.32 million ....   and 1.27 trillion baht ....

 

amazing thailand ......    shouldn't be called ' we travel together '  

it should be called  '  we pick figures out of our  a_rse '    Lol  ????

What gets me is that TAT is a government agency established in 2001.

You would think that after 20 years they would have some idea.

Maybe the crystal ball isn't shining too well.

It’s a stampede I tells ya

9.3 million tourists or 9.3 million ARRIVALS.   I know a family of 6 that are RETURNING this month.  Are they counted as tourists?  I think so.   When my family leaves and comes back in December will we be counted as tourists?  I think so.

25 minutes ago, dallen52 said:

What gets me is that TAT is a government agency established in 2001.

You would think that after 20 years they would have some idea.

Yes, you think they would have a better system by now.  

They have to spout <deleted> to keep their jobs , they don't want to lose their % of the millions that come from " Tourist Promotions "

Is this no of tourist or lottery number generated by TAT, changes every few days!!

8 minutes ago, Suvarnbhum said:

Is this no of tourist or lottery number generated by TAT, changes every few days!!

So far this year less than 2 million tourists. They could always claim that the Thai year has 24 months...

5 hours ago, webfact said:

hailand is expected to see over 7 million tourists visit the kingdom in the second half of this year, generating total revenue of around 1.27 trillion baht for the Thai economy

nope. don't believe you. pants on fire. 

9.000.000 tourists of 9.000.000 going through a service on the airport, it is a big difference in words and money, transit flight is it also count as tourists?

" total of over 1,978,000 foreign visitors entering Thailand between January 1 to June 28, generating total revenue of around 114 billion baht.

Total arrivals should number around 9.32 million, generating revenue of around 1.27 trillion baht."

this revenue not to be believed - 3.5x jump in arrivals in the second part of year suppose to generate some 10x jump in revenue. That would mean that those tourists would spend 3x more than previously. Would they stay 3x longer? I don't think so. It's constant 10-20 days holidays.

I would think hotel prices will rise some 10-20% at the very end of year, at high season. But they are not rising now yet, until end of rainy season. That's when domestic tourism kicks in on a larger scale.

1 hour ago, Willy Wombat said:

It’s a stampede I tells ya

Ah, the running of the Bulls, Pamplona Style.......

Past 2 yrs, they've missed the mark of every 'millions will be arriving' news blips.  This one fits right in with their overly optimistic projections.

 

Don't think anyone believes it, or the people they're trying to convince to visit, and to 'join the party'.

 

Normal folks are dealing with worldwide price gouging, and the HiSo, know there are better option than Thailand to visit.  Especially if been there, done that already, why would they return.

The official figures by month :

January - 133,903

February - 152,954

March - 210,836

April - 293,350

May - 521,410

June - 713,000 ( est 29th & 30th June based on daily rate to 28th )

 

 

 

Yes have to agree that total of 9.3 million Tourists arriving in Thailand 

Probably includes all arrivals  people who work live here business guys regularly flying in and out bumps the numbers up 

But if it keeps the Thai Tourist  board Happy then why not ????

 

3 minutes ago, shackleton said:

Yes have to agree that total of 9.3 million Tourists arriving in Thailand 

Probably includes all arrivals  people who work live here business guys regularly flying in and out bumps the numbers up 

But if it keeps the Thai Tourist  board Happy then why not ????

 

The figures are based on visa status of the arrivals, so no they don't include those on non-tourist visas.

15 minutes ago, kinyara said:

The figures are based on visa status of the arrivals, so no they don't include those on non-tourist visas.

And this information is based on... ?

23 minutes ago, kinyara said:

The official figures by month :

January - 133,903

February - 152,954

March - 210,836

April - 293,350

May - 521,410

June - 713,000 ( est 29th & 30th June based on daily rate to 28th )

 

 

 

June hotel bookings surpassed 1 million on May 12 contributed to the end of the compulsory RT-PCR testing on May 1. With the ThaiPass registration lifted from 1st July, the remaining 6 months should probably exceed 1 million each month. The 9.32 million for whole of this year does seem plausible. Still a far cry from 39.92 million pre-pandemic though. 

Just in the last couple of days after reopening, I finally filled a vacant (2 years vacant) building that was just sitting there.    Another 6 months and it'll be time to get rid of those covid rent discounts.   

 

Party time.   ????

20 minutes ago, StayinThailand2much said:

And this information is based on... ?

Thai Department of Tourism and Immigration. It's collated based on the visa information they record in their system from your passport at port of entry. 

17 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

June hotel bookings surpassed 1 million on May 12 contributed to the end of the compulsory RT-PCR testing on May 1. With the ThaiPass registration lifted from 1st July, the remaining 6 months should probably exceed 1 million each month. The 9.32 million for whole of this year does seem plausible. Still a far cry from 39.92 million pre-pandemic though. 

I'd agree it's possible, the July figure will give a good indication with the abolition of the restrictions as you say. 

8 hours ago, steven100 said:

how the hell can they even estimate 9.32 million ....   and 1.27 trillion baht

????

53 minutes ago, kinyara said:

Thai Department of Tourism and Immigration. It's collated based on the visa information they record in their system from your passport at port of entry. 

 It's stated constantly that the TAT numbers are arrivals but here you are stating as fact that it's not.

 

Please provide a link so we can know once and for all

 

9 hours ago, steven100 said:

how the hell can they even estimate 9.32 million ....   and 1.27 trillion baht ....

If my math is right, that's about 136,000 baht per person

 

So a couple with 2 young children would be expected to spend 544,000 baht for their holiday (not counting foreign airfares)

 

Sounds about right ???? 

 

1.27 trillion / 100,000 =

twelve million seven hundred thousand gold necklaces (100,000 baht each)?? ????
 

47 minutes ago, aussiexpat said:

 It's stated constantly that the TAT numbers are arrivals but here you are stating as fact that it's not.

 

Please provide a link so we can know once and for all

 

Here is a link to the detailed analysis by country by month from the Ministry of Tourism and Sports.

 

https://www.mots.go.th/news/category/656

 

Here is a link to the summary totals from a site reporting on all govt statistical/economic data

 

https://tradingeconomics.com/thailand/tourist-arrivals

 

As far as I am aware TAT has always been consistent in reporting the Ministry/Department of Tourism and Sports figures since that is the Ministry responsible for compiling and issuing the official data ( see above ).

 

The only confusion I have ever seen is when people mistake Airports Authority of Thailand figures as being purely international tourist arrivals, which is obviously not the case.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 minutes ago, kinyara said:

Here is a link to the summary totals from a site reporting on all govt statistical/economic data

https://tradingeconomics.com/thailand/tourist-arrivals

Funny how this economic site has a forecast of 10 million by the end of this quarter....are TAT with 9.3 million for the whole year being conservative ????