More than 70,000 Indian tourists visited Phuket in the past 3 months and are driving the economy, say Phuket Old Town officials

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By Goongnang Suksawat

 

Phuket – More than 70,000 Indian tourists visited Phuket in the last three months and most of them like marine activities and Phuket Old Town, say Old Town officials.

 

The President of the Old Phuket Town Community Mr. Somyos Patan told the Phuket Express, “There were more than 70,000 Indian tourists who visited Phuket from May to July and more of them are coming. They are the current single biggest nationality in terms of foreign tourists in Phuket.”

 

“Their favourite tourism activities are enjoying marine sports and exploration, entertainment, and shopping in Phuket Old Town. They also love to take photos in Phuket Old Town with beautiful architecture and buildings. If business operators know what Indian tourists favor, they can attract more Indian tourists.

 

Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2022/07/21/more-than-70000-indian-tourists-visited-phuket-in-the-past-three-months-and-are-driving-the-economy-say-phuket-old-town-officials/

 

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[stoner]

23 300 coca cola....not bad at all. you go phuket.

[gk10012001]

the majority of them do not spend much money in Pattaya as far as I have ever seen.  Walk around in bunches.  Most working illegally or improperly in the hundred or so hole in the wall indian restaurants.  Fronting the various Tailor shops

[Gecko123]

The mentality on this forum that Indian and Chinese tourists are an unwelcome presence in Thailand is beyond me. All I see in the accompanying article are well dressed and well groomed tourists who are doubtlessly helping the tourist economy recover. They have every bit as much right to visit here as anyone from the West. Same goes for non-white tourists from anywhere else. Got it? Stop acting like you're in a gatekeeper role, in a position to decide who is welcome here. Excuse me, it's not your <deleted>' country. Do you really need to be reminded that Thailand is part of Indochina, and that cultural ties in this region between India and China go back centuries and centuries?

 

 

[ezzra]

They are driving the economy in Pattaya as well i was told and providing lots of potential and excitement to the lite fingered transgenders brigades of the area...

[KIngsofisaan]

What happened to the several million?

[RichardColeman]

Yes, they look more like cheap market buying and 711 dinning tourists than high rollers to me, that got a cheap deal on a holiday.

[ozz1]

I pity the insurance company's with all those gold necklaces missing

[redwood1]

2 hours ago, Gecko123 said:

The mentality on this forum that Indian and Chinese tourists are an unwelcome presence in Thailand is beyond me. All I see in the accompanying article are well dressed and well groomed tourists who are doubtlessly helping the tourist economy recover. They have every bit as much right to visit here as anyone from the West. Same goes for non-white tourists from anywhere else. Got it? Stop acting like you're in a gatekeeper role, in a position to decide who is welcome here. Excuse me, it's not your <deleted>' country. Do you really need to be reminded that Thailand is part of Indochina, and that cultural ties in this region between India and China go back centuries and centuries?

 

 

Sir its our job to try and keep, them there, strange foreigners out of Thailand and especially Pattaya and especially Soi Bokaow...

We want tourist who eat a English breakfast and watch footy in sports bars and root for Manchester United.........And any one who is wearing a Chang wife beater shirt and cargo shorts gets high marks from me...

 

Some of ,them there ,foreigners have strange ways and it frightens me...

[dick turpin]

8 hours ago, Gecko123 said:

The mentality on this forum that Indian and Chinese tourists are an unwelcome presence in Thailand is beyond me. All I see in the accompanying article are well dressed and well groomed tourists who are doubtlessly helping the tourist economy recover. They have every bit as much right to visit here as anyone from the West. Same goes for non-white tourists from anywhere else. Got it? Stop acting like you're in a gatekeeper role, in a position to decide who is welcome here. Excuse me, it's not your <deleted>' country. Do you really need to be reminded that Thailand is part of Indochina, and that cultural ties in this region between India and China go back centuries and centuries?

 

 

The woke folk forum is right around the corner.....

[shackleton]

Well when reading about our Indian Tourist friends in Thailand 

Not spending much sharing a coke ect 

Looks like the ones with money go to Phuket enjoy the scenery temples  restaurants ect ????

The others go to Pattaya  to Enjoy the night life  not spending as much 

And losing their gold chains ????

 

[Gottfrid]

3 hours ago, Gecko123 said:

They have every bit as much right to visit here as anyone from the West.

That, does not necessarily create the need to love them.

[mikeymike100]

3 hours ago, Gecko123 said:

The mentality on this forum that Indian and Chinese tourists are an unwelcome presence in Thailand is beyond me. All I see in the accompanying article are well dressed and well groomed tourists who are doubtlessly helping the tourist economy recover. They have every bit as much right to visit here as anyone from the West. Same goes for non-white tourists from anywhere else. Got it? Stop acting like you're in a gatekeeper role, in a position to decide who is welcome here. Excuse me, it's not your <deleted>' country. Do you really need to be reminded that Thailand is part of Indochina, and that cultural ties in this region between India and China go back centuries and centuries?

 

 

I agree with your sentiment, in that everyone has the same right right to visit Thailand, no matter where they come from, East or West, North or South, what color, or religion etc., they all have equal rights etc.

However surely everyone also has the same right to post on this forum as long as they do not break the Forum Rules?

You are not the gatekeeper of what is posted.

Many posts I have seen have been sarcastic and humorous, some do take it too far.

 

Over the years, I have seen sarcastic and humorous posts about Drunk Brits, loudmouthed Americans, Germans and sausages etc , no one takes it too seriously!

 

I don't think we need the history lesson?

 

[Gecko123]

1 hour ago, dick turpin said:

The woke folk forum is right around the corner.....

You do realize that woke is the past tense of the verb to wake, not an adjective. Not trying to play schoolmarm here, just wouldn't want anyone thinking you were poorly educated.

[Gecko123]

1 hour ago, redwood1 said:

Sir its our job to try and keep, them there, strange foreigners out of Thailand and especially Pattaya and especially Soi Bokaow.

It's funny you mention Pattaya which is the epicenter of Indian bashing on this forum. It clearly has something to do with a sense of territoriality vis-a-vis the sex trade. I'll leave it at that.

[gearbox]

5 hours ago, gk10012001 said:

the majority of them do not spend much money in Pattaya as far as I have ever seen.  Walk around in bunches.  Most working illegally or improperly in the hundred or so hole in the wall indian restaurants.  Fronting the various Tailor shops

Phuket and Samui attract different type of Indians - mostly families, not uncommon to see 3 generations travelling. Many are quite well off and spend way above the average tourists.

[RafPinto]

At least 70,000 bottles of Chang sold and 399,000 straws and 7/11 saw an increase in demand for their premium deodorant brand.

[Gecko123]

58 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said:

I agree with your sentiment, in that everyone has the same right right to visit Thailand, no matter where they come from, East or West, North or South, what color, or religion etc., they all have equal rights etc.

However surely everyone also has the same right to post on this forum as long as they do not break the Forum Rules?

You are not the gatekeeper of what is posted.

Many posts I have seen have been sarcastic and humorous, some do take it too far.

 

Over the years, I have seen sarcastic and humorous posts about Drunk Brits, loudmouthed Americans, Germans and sausages etc , no one takes it too seriously!

 

I don't think we need the history lesson?

 

Thank you for acknowledging that everyone has an equal right to visit the Kingdom.

 

Just to poke a few holes in your "it's all just good, clean, harmless fun" counter-argument:

 

The race bashing on this forum is being done behind people's backs, so it can scarcely be characterized as a mutual 'give-and-take' process. Because of this hostile environment, it discourages other racial minorities from joining this forum and even discourages people from speaking out against this abuse out of fear of being ostracized or bullied. So it's a very cowardly one-sided echo chamber environment, not the 'good clean fun' you try to portray it as.

 

It perpetuates extremely negative and - more often than not - highly false and unfair stereotypes which prejudice people's opinions about other racial groups. For example, comments about Indians sharing a single can of coke or Chinese tourists defecating in public or spitting on restaurant floors are repeated endlessly while ignoring that many tourists coming from these countries are far wealthier than many Westerners. What gets repeated on-line, ends up being repeated in real life, and eventually infects the thinking of Thais as well. So please stop saying this activity is harmless.

 

You asked rhetorically whether people were in need of history/geography lessons from me. Do you not find it ironic that many people on this forum constantly bash both Indian and Chinese tourists when SE Asia - where forum members have been fortunate enough to be allowed to live - is essentially a melting pot of these two civilizations? If history and geography lessons aren't needed, you name the lesson topic, because awareness of this fact seems to definitely be lacking.

 

[Johnnyngai]

      " " comments about Indians sharing a single can of coke or Chinese tourists defecating in public or spitting on restaurant floors are repeated endlessly while ignoring that many tourists coming from these countries are far wealthier than many Westerners. " "  

 

It takes time to rid themselves of third world habits.   

Western countries still have higher average incomes. 

 

No every third world tourist has bad habits,

but all bad habits are shown by third world tourists.  

 

 

[Haveasay]

I've spoken to Thai ladies on beach Rd who often have a few surrounding them asking for the obvious. Most say they just move them on or suggest they go back to the middle of the road from whence they come.

[Dont confuse me]

More than 70,000 Indian tourists visited Phuket in the past 3 months and are driving the economy, say Phuket Old Town officials

 

Driving up or down?

[Isaan sailor]

3 hours ago, redwood1 said:

Sir its our job to try and keep, them there, strange foreigners out of Thailand and especially Pattaya and especially Soi Bokaow...

We want tourist who eat a English breakfast and watch footy in sports bars and root for Manchester United.........And any one who is wearing a Chang wife beater shirt and cargo shorts gets high marks from me...

 

Some of ,them there ,foreigners have strange ways and it frightens me...

Perfect sarcasm—thanks.

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

More than 70,000 Indian tourists visited Phuket in the last three months and most of them like marine activities and Phuket Old Town, say Old Town officials.

 

[Gecko123]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

 

 

 

Indians aren't the only ones who like "marine activities", now are they?
 

[madmitch]

4 hours ago, Gecko123 said:

You do realize that woke is the past tense of the verb to wake, not an adjective. Not trying to play schoolmarm here, just wouldn't want anyone thinking you were poorly educated.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woke

 

Words change their meanings. If you haven't heard the adjective woke you must be living in a 20th century bubble!

[StayinThailand2much]

70,000 'driving the economy'? Wow, at least not too many Thai employees needed anymore... And while 'they love to take photos', what exactly are the Thais so excited about? How much income does 'taking photos' generate, I wonder?

[Pedrogaz]

Great news....12500 drinks sold.

[The Hammer2021]

16 hours ago, gk10012001 said:

the majority of them do not spend much money in Pattaya as far as I have ever seen.  Walk around in bunches.  Most working illegally or improperly in the hundred or so hole in the wall indian restaurants.  Fronting the various Tailor shops

No. 'Most' meaning the majority are travellers and tourists. There is also a very wealthy Thai/Indian land owning class who own whole swathes of Thailand.

 But it's noticeable any headline on this forum with the word 'Indian' in it will be followed  by columns of racist ignorance and barely  concealed hate speech.

[Excel]

7 minutes ago, captpkapoor said:

Last week, I was visiting Phuket

Have you got yourself checked for Monkey Pox as a wise precaution ?

[mikeymike100]

11 minutes ago, captpkapoor said:

It's your prerogative to like/ dislike any person/ race/ nationality. Just stop ranting about it here. Last week, I was visiting Phuket, 300 Indians chartered an airplane to hold a "destination" wedding, with booze and food of highest quality. 

Be aware that India is an an extremely diverse country in terms of income, education, religion, dress, morals. 

Am just totally fed up of the racist comments here. Why does the moderator not remove such comments?

How many whites do you want me to show you living on the cheap in small 1 bed apartments and driving around on scooters in singlets and flip flops? 

I would agree India is a very diverse country, as you mention. However members on this forum  can comment on what they think, just because you don't like it, doesn't make any difference. as long as they do not break the rules. Rants included.

In general the moderators do a very good job of removing comments that do break the rules.

As I have mentioned in my earlier comment there are many comments/posts berating "white" people. In general the "white" folks take it with a grain of salt and do not get too offended.