Thailand showing strong signs of travel recovery

[webfact]

Thailand’s tourism is steadily recovering with almost two million foreign visitors in the first six months of 2022

 

By TTG Asia

Thailand is seeing a steady tourism revival, with nearly two million foreign visitors coming on shore in the first six months of this year.

 

As of August 5, international flight and hotel searches are up 164 per cent and 111 per cent respectively compared to the start of the year, noted Sojern.

All global regions demonstrate positive uplift in the lead-up to Thailand’s high season from November, with Thailand on its way to meeting its goal of expected tourism revenue of up to US$65 billion next year as compared to the US$62 billion achieved pre-pandemic in 2019.

 

Full story: https://www.ttgasia.com/2022/08/26/thailand-showing-strong-signs-of-travel-recovery-sojern/

 

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[Gottfrid]

Mmmm.... Hurray! Let´s say that will double in the last 6 months. That would make it 2M + 4M. A number that stands for about 15 % of what they had. Good Luck with the other 85 %. 

Edited September 2, 2022 by Gottfrid

[stoner]

31 minutes ago, webfact said:

with Thailand on its way to meeting its goal of expected tourism revenue of up to US$65 billion next year as compared to the US$62 billion achieved pre-pandemic in 2019.

stop it. this article is fake news.

 

 ok lets break that down a little.

 

approx 40 million tourists pre pandemic 

2 million so far this year.

 

so in the coming 18 months they will need about 78 million tourists to achieve those kind of numbers.

 

that means every month starting now they will receive about 4.3 million. 

 

something seems a little off to me. just my humble opinion with some simple math thrown in. 

 

 

Edited September 2, 2022 by stoner

[ezzra]

Come December AirAsia X will start flying with very cheap fares to several destinations of quality tourists, unlike the fare gauging that going on at the moment with many airlines preventing more tourist to come to Thailand...

[worldexpress]

If judged by the number of gold necklaces being snatched off quality tourists, it's plausible.

[MikeyIdea]

Why not, westerners and wealthy Indians are not afraid of covid-19 and are itching to travel. Russia and China won't travel though so lets say good recovery but not full recovery.

[ikke1959]

Every week/month we read about the recovery of tourism.... and nothing new only changing numbers from TAT which have no clue who are tourists and expats/businessmen/or Thai coming back from holiday etc.... every arrival is a tourist.. Luckily I am 2 times in the figures already

[John Drake]

A tourism industry newspaper generating income from ginned up business. No conflict of interest at all. This essentially is a reprinted press release. What is the criteria for publishing stuff like this?

[Knocker33]

No it's not

[Longwood50]

Are they basing these estimates on the number of thefts by ladyboy police reports? 

[ivor bigun]

Well we live in Pattaya ,i have seen very few western tourists ,the most are Indians and certainly not rich ones ,just groups of men walking around ,some holding hands ,and they just walk into the road holding their  arms out for you to stop for them . as for how much they spend ,dont see any in the bars on beach rd.

 

[billd766]

As far as I understand from other topics and newspaper reports, Every foreigner who enters Thailand for whatever timespan is classed as a tourist. That includes expats going and returning to their homes in Thailand, every non Thai who crosses the border, even for an hour or two and doesn't stay overnight but may visit 3 or 4 times in a week, every non Thai who may come to do market shopping on a daily basis.

 

To me a tourist is somebody who enters a country for a week or several or even a month on holiday. Perhaps they will stay in one place or maybe move around the country a few days here or there.

 

Those would be the truer numbers of tourism and not the silly numbers that TAT spew out on a daily basis.

[AnotherFarang8]

10 hours ago, MikeyIdea said:

Why not, westerners and wealthy Indians are not afraid of covid-19 and are itching to travel. Russia and China won't travel though so lets say good recovery but not full recovery.

Russia’s Aeroflot will resume direct flights to Phuket from October 30. As for good or full recovery of tourism in Thailand, there is a very long way to go, considering all the damage already done and the global economic crash in slow motion that will take years to play out, wiping off the middle class and savings.

[Mac Mickmanus]

11 hours ago, MikeyIdea said:

Why not, westerners and wealthy Indians are not afraid of covid-19 and are itching to travel.

Generally, many Westerners are trying to cope with the cost of living crisis with inflation into double figures and their income staying the same .

   Taking a holiday in Thailand would be way down on their list of things needed to be done 

[3NUMBAS]

boatloads of cheap charlys coming your way

[3NUMBAS]

16 minutes ago, AnotherFarang8 said:

Russia’s Aeroflot will resume direct flights to Phuket from October 30. As for good or full recovery of tourism in Thailand, there is a very long way to go, considering all the damage already done and the global economic crash in slow motion that will take years to play out, wiping off the middle class and savings.

thais wil get done for sanctions busting as the planes need parts and fuel all restricted ,planes may have a sanction on them for non payment and are wanted

[Baron Samedi]

lol

[Orinoco]

Nice to see the Chinese are coming back.

Joy oh joy., eating out was so much fun. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMVjskBB4w0 

 

 

Edited September 3, 2022 by Orinoco

[Sparktrader]

13 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Mmmm.... Hurray! Let´s say that will double in the last 6 months. That would make it 2M + 4M. A number that stands for about 15 % of what they had. Good Luck with the other 85 %. 

Its not their fault farangs are scared of living. Western media brainwashing.

 

500 and 600 baht rooms galore. Just turn up.

 

Probably better they dont come back. No airport lines.

[Sparktrader]

13 hours ago, ezzra said:

Come December AirAsia X will start flying with very cheap fares to several destinations of quality tourists, unlike the fare gauging that going on at the moment with many airlines preventing more tourist to come to Thailand...

Scoot had $350 return tickets, thats cheaper than airasia

[Sparktrader]

13 hours ago, stoner said:

stop it. this article is fake news.

 

 ok lets break that down a little.

 

approx 40 million tourists pre pandemic 

2 million so far this year.

 

so in the coming 18 months they will need about 78 million tourists to achieve those kind of numbers.

 

that means every month starting now they will receive about 4.3 million. 

 

something seems a little off to me. just my humble opinion with some simple math thrown in. 

 

 

40m before? Not so unless malays st count

[Eleftheros]

14 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Mmmm.... Hurray! Let´s say that will double in the last 6 months. That would make it 2M + 4M. A number that stands for about 15 % of what they had. Good Luck with the other 85 %. 

Well, they claim that over 1m arrived in July, traditionally low season,  if they can maintain that, they will get 8m (only about 20% of what they had, good luck with the other 80%). With a following wind, they may make it to 10 million, kind of depends on geopolitics.

 

There is enormous pent-up demand for tourism; Greece is so full right now that Greeks are complaining that if they want a cheap holiday, they have to go to Moldova, or somewhere like that.

 

And try booking a tour from Thailand to Japan even for early next year....

[MikeyIdea]

2 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Generally, many Westerners are trying to cope with the cost of living crisis with inflation into double figures and their income staying the same .

   Taking a holiday in Thailand would be way down on their list of things needed to be done 

Yes and no. Sure, many lower income level people are struggling, especially lower income level families but there are also many who still have money and they are itching to travel. Not going to be the old numbers of course, that will take a long time, but I do think we will be surprised in December. 

 

Aeroflot won't be flying many Boeings or Airbus's in December, most will be grounded due to lack of spare parts

[Mac Mickmanus]

3 minutes ago, MikeyIdea said:

Yes and no. Sure, many lower income level people are struggling, especially lower income level families but there are also many who still have money and they are itching to travel. Not going to be the old numbers of course, that will take a long time, but I do think we will be surprised in December. 

 

Aeroflot won't be flying many Boeings or Airbus's in December, most will be grounded due to lack of spare parts

You need to remember that the rich people didnt tend to go to Thailand anyway .

   Thailand was always a place where people went because it cheap and not because they were rich 

[kwak250]

50 minutes ago, Eleftheros said:

Well, they claim that over 1m arrived in July, traditionally low season,  if they can maintain that, they will get 8m (only about 20% of what they had, good luck with the other 80%). With a following wind, they may make it to 10 million, kind of depends on geopolitics.

 

There is enormous pent-up demand for tourism; Greece is so full right now that Greeks are complaining that if they want a cheap holiday, they have to go to Moldova, or somewhere like that.

 

And try booking a tour from Thailand to Japan even for early next year....

On a positive note my Mum is arriving in October .

As Tesco would say "Every little helps"

 

Edited September 3, 2022 by kwak250

[Mac Mickmanus]

2 hours ago, Orinoco said:

Nice to see the Chinese are coming back.

Joy oh joy., eating out was so much fun. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMVjskBB4w0 

 

 

That video is from five years ago and has been posted numerous times 

[Sparktrader]

2 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

You need to remember that the rich people didnt tend to go to Thailand anyway .

   Thailand was always a place where people went because it cheap and not because they were rich 

Phuket full of well off people

[Mac Mickmanus]

1 minute ago, Sparktrader said:

Phuket full of well off people

How much salary do they earn or how much do they receive per week ? ?

[Sparktrader]

Rich folks own businesses or live off investments

[Orinoco]

5 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

That video is from five years ago and has been posted numerous times 

Humor is just wasted on some people