Phuket expects 150,000 more Indian tourists this year generating more than 7.5 billion baht after roadshow in India

[Exilerunner]

Good luck with those Indian tourists. I do not like to generalize as I have worked with good Indian people in the US but Indians from India may be a different story. I remember sitting with my girlfriend at a breakfast buffet in Phuket when a party of 4 Indians refused to get up and did order the staff to serve them.

Interestingly, the ethnicities that are disliked by Thai girls the most are Arabs AND Indians. ... No wonder

[allyoops]

Apparently some of the Indian tourists who frequent the soapy's are on a three day reward package from their employer. Good performance reward, air fares, three nights hotel and one paid for soapy. This according to a very good youtube presenter. This was from Pattaya but I dont see why Phuket wouldn't be getting a share.

These are the high class tourists the government are on about, smacks of desperation to me.

I think they might have realised that the numbers of white westerners will not be as high as they once thought, too many bills at home and air fares too high. I doubt if there will be many two weekers at christmas time.

[tigerbeer]

35 minutes ago, Joseph98765 said:

Hope 7/11 gives one straw per can....

you are concerned being a member on the board of directors of CP group? 

[HappyExpat57]

Those pink shorts - PRICELESS!

[Thunglom]

11 hours ago, KIngsofisaan said:

That is an average spend of 50,000 baht per each of the 150,000 potentional tourists

 

I call complete BS on this.

that's about right - most tourists spend that.

[Caldera]

150,000 more reasons not to revisit Phuket this year. Noted.

[dougiemac52]

They are the most ignorant people who show no respect to even themselves.  Just look at the You Tube videos from Pattaya 

[NobbyClarke]

Everyone knows who spends money in Thailand and it is not the average Indian tourists.

They should be welcoming the Western tourists from all walks of life back with open arms.

I guarantee a single back packer from the Western world will spend more than 5 Indians crammed into a grotty 1 star hotel room. 

 

 

 

 

 

[Bkk Brian]

2 minutes ago, NobbyClarke said:

Everyone knows who spends money in Thailand and it is not the average Indian tourists.

They should be welcoming the Western tourists from all walks of life back with open arms.

I guarantee a single back packer from the Western world will spend more than 5 Indians crammed into a grotty 1 star hotel room. 

 

Just returned from a shopping trip to Phuket Central, a few more Indians about than normal, well healed families very well dressed, a few sitting in expensive jewelry or watch shops inspecting goods, others in restaurants. All very respectable looking and obviously contributing to the local economy.

 

No idea what its like in Bangla, never go there but from what I've seen they are more than welcome.

[Mickmouse1]

10 hours ago, stoner said:

yes every western tourist is spending mountains of cash in thailand while every indian tourist is 3 to a drink right ? 

 

you may find that the tables are turning quite quick on those kind of old myths. 

 

Spot on!!

[KIngsofisaan]

2 hours ago, Thunglom said:

that's about right - most tourists spend that.

You don't understand Indian tourists very well do you?

[Gwen1234]

Well.... that's all phuket needs, honestly I've not been since 2019 but wow the amount of Indian restaurants is staggering compared to a few years ago. When will thailand learn people from certain parts of Asia will not spend money in thai businesses? Chinese tours stay in a single hotel walk around and eat at the hotel. Indian families walk around and eat at Indian restaurants....

[JCCR6]

14 hours ago, captpkapoor said:

So are loads and loads of "whites". Are the dorms and hostels in Khao San Road at $ 15 per night full of whites or Indians? Are the beer belly singlets and shorts wearing flip flops in Pattaya hopping around on a scooter and living in 28 sq m tiny apartments "white" or Indians?

 

Just one per apartment though ????

[whereyougo]

2 hours ago, Gwen1234 said:

Well.... that's all phuket needs, honestly I've not been since 2019 but wow the amount of Indian restaurants is staggering compared to a few years ago. When will thailand learn people from certain parts of Asia will not spend money in thai businesses? Chinese tours stay in a single hotel walk around and eat at the hotel. Indian families walk around and eat at Indian restaurants....

This is the dummy post of the year. What about the irish eating in irish pubs as do the poms in british pubs and oh my god italians eating italian ????

[PingRoundTheWorld]

You do get SOME high-spending Indians now - probably more than before - but they're definitely a small minority. I met this lawyer recently who would buy bottles and was paying for several girls to drink with him every night - so they do exist. However in almost all other cases they travel in huge groups and buy very little. My friend who manages a club was complaining the other night that he sold 4 guys a table on the condition they buy a bottle - they told him they're only 4, but they ended up bringing more friends and totaled 15 for a table that's meant for 3-4 people max - all sharing the same one bottle (they did not buy more). At the end of the night he told them please don't come back. In another case he got a group of guys who wanted a table, and he told them they needed to order a bottle to get the table - so the geniuses went to the bar, ordered a bottle - of beer - and came back to claim their table!???? No- they did not get it.

Bottom line is they create a lot of problems and bring in little revenue for venues (and whoever's working in them...) - maybe better than nothing but definitely not the golden goose the government is trying to portray them as.

[PingRoundTheWorld]

3 hours ago, Gwen1234 said:

Indian families walk around and eat at Indian restaurants....

You realize those "Indian" restaurants are actually located in Thailand, right? Even if they are owned by Indian expats - they still pay taxes and employ local people, not to mention spend their profits locally. I agree they're not big spenders and they're bad for some businesses (if they crowd the place without actually spending), but them eating at Indian restaurants is actually good for the economy. (plus some of the food is quite good lol)

[Harveyboy]

20 hours ago, captpkapoor said:

50,000 baht over 5 to 7 nights is peanuts. Extremely realistic figure. Count hotels, food, shopping, "night entertainment", and it's easy to well exceed that figure. 

Of course, I can't help you with your biases.

sorry but you are saying they will spend an average of 10 grand a night.. what part of Thailand d do you live in ..it certainly ain't Pattaya  

[Stargeezr]

How about a new title. Phuket Thailand s wedding hub. I remember that Thailand seems to like hubs.

[Ganesh108]

On 8/10/2022 at 11:23 AM, Bday Prang said:

and tailors shops too

You're unlikely to find an Indian (as per nationality) in a tailor shop. The owners are usually Thai Sikhs born in Thailand, carrying Thai passports. The staff are ethnic Nepalese from Myanmar. Just saying. 

[bangon04]

On 8/10/2022 at 5:38 AM, proton said:

Hate does not include humour and observation. Years ago one Hotel porter told me they did hate Indians as many brought along cookers and cooked food in the rooms stinking the place out and damaging the carpets!

and try sharing a lift with an indian wedding party.........

[Bday Prang]

22 minutes ago, Ganesh108 said:

You're unlikely to find an Indian (as per nationality) in a tailor shop. The owners are usually Thai Sikhs born in Thailand, carrying Thai passports. The staff are ethnic Nepalese from Myanmar. Just saying. 

Does that not apply to those working in "Indian" restaurants ?    

[Jiggo]

On 8/10/2022 at 5:43 AM, Kerryd said:

LoL - they are expecting 150,000 Indian tourists between now and the end of the year, and think each will spend 50,000 baht ?



Or do the Indians in Phuket spend 10x as much as the ones who go to Pattaya ?

They seem to think they are going to spend as much, or more, than the "2 week millionaires" that used to flock to Thailand in droves. Until the current gov't decided they didn't like "white" tourists.

Not sure how 5 guys to a room, sharing 1 beer a night and (maybe) one street walker, are going to spend that much. Maybe things are super expensive in Phuket compared to the rest of the country ?

And the same "Condom" ????

[Jiggo]

10 hours ago, PingRoundTheWorld said:

You do get SOME high-spending Indians now - probably more than before - but they're definitely a small minority. I met this lawyer recently who would buy bottles and was paying for several girls to drink with him every night - so they do exist. However in almost all other cases they travel in huge groups and buy very little. My friend who manages a club was complaining the other night that he sold 4 guys a table on the condition they buy a bottle - they told him they're only 4, but they ended up bringing more friends and totaled 15 for a table that's meant for 3-4 people max - all sharing the same one bottle (they did not buy more). At the end of the night he told them please don't come back. In another case he got a group of guys who wanted a table, and he told them they needed to order a bottle to get the table - so the geniuses went to the bar, ordered a bottle - of beer - and came back to claim their table!???? No- they did not get it.

Bottom line is they create a lot of problems and bring in little revenue for venues (and whoever's working in them...) - maybe better than nothing but definitely not the golden goose the government is trying to portray them as.

Pal of mine has a bar in Pattaya, 5 Indians came in for a drink ordered a beer each, the Alpah male asked for a free beer as he brought his friends in, could not make it up.  

[Ganesh108]

5 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

Does that not apply to those working in "Indian" restaurants ?    

Yes, except for the cooks at times/often. A better or more expensive restaurant is more likely to get a chef from India, who really knows how the food should taste. It's more difficult to get a Myanmarese-Nepali to do a proper South Indian Masala Dosa or some Gujarati dish, as they've never had those themselves.   

[Shocked farang]

On 8/9/2022 at 11:03 PM, redwood1 said:

Sir the majority of Indians are the cheapest of cheap charlies...And yes there are big spending Indians.....But loads and loads are on extreme budgets..

True, but the same applies to a certain category of white farangs. You just need to visit some popular backpacking points on some popular islands and Khao San Rd! 

[Shocked farang]

On 8/10/2022 at 1:21 PM, Gwen1234 said:

Well.... that's all phuket needs, honestly I've not been since 2019 but wow the amount of Indian restaurants is staggering compared to a few years ago. When will thailand learn people from certain parts of Asia will not spend money in thai businesses? Chinese tours stay in a single hotel walk around and eat at the hotel. Indian families walk around and eat at Indian restaurants....

Chinese tourists depending on their budget can actually have all their meals from foods that they buy from the supermarket and eat inside their hotel room, no kidding! I have seen once a Big C supermarket invaded by a horde of hungry Chinese tourists! 

[Shocked farang]

On 8/10/2022 at 3:14 AM, The Hammer2021 said:

Where are you? We have nearly  a hundred here in Pattaya- There  are plenty in Bangkok too. Also there are Indian  shops where you can get all the ingredients to do  home cooking.

This is something that I would not attempt as Indian cuisine is very complex and full of secrets... 

[The Hammer2021]

On 8/10/2022 at 1:21 PM, Screaming said:

My wife is afraid of them, calls them "farm tows"   I guess that means, smells like the farm.

How enlightened!

[The Hammer2021]

12 minutes ago, Shocked farang said:

This is something that I would not attempt as Indian cuisine is very complex and full of secrets... 

Thai food  and Chinese is more difficult  to make. I've been cooking Indian  food for decades. Started  in Goa in in 74.

[StayinThailand2much]

On 8/10/2022 at 6:03 AM, GaWalker said:

Sounds like a lot of gold chains are going to be donated to the welfare of the Thai low life. 

So, the '50,000 baht' is incl. a 40,000-baht gold-chain?