Most of Thailand’s foreign arrivals in July were Malaysian tourists

[snoop1130]

Travelers walk through the arrivals terminal at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok on July 1, 2022. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

 

220,554 tourists from Malaysia accounted for the largest group of foreign arrivals in Thailand in July, according to statistics from the Thai Ministry of Tourism and Sports.

 

The other top nine countries were

 

2. India 106,139

3. Vietnam 60,981

4. South Korea 59,226

5. Singapore 56,673

6. Cambodia 51,841

7. Lao PRD  49,299

8. The United States  43,923

9. The UK  40,596

10. Australia  36,525

 

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[3NUMBAS]

wont be any farangs till the debts have been paid and they will be large gas bills for yearrs to come

[grego49]

A lot of expats returning as well i guess they get classed as tourists,,

[bert bloggs]

Well we all know the Indians are big spenders ," another water gentlemen? " it has been 2 hours

[PoorSucker]

But they rarely travel north of Hat Yai. 

[bert bloggs]

11 minutes ago, 3NUMBAS said:

wont be any farangs till the debts have been paid and they will be large gas bills for yearrs to come

Talking to my daughter yesterday  she said " dad you would not believe how food prices have risen ,its lucky my business is doing so well or we would have to go short of decent food especialy fruit.

[Baron Samedi]

More pain to come for tourism and adult entertainment.

A shame for all those workers that have struggling for 2 years already.

 

[oscarsmum]

Heard from a professional person I visit that Malaysians are opening bank accounts in Thailand. Is this a simple task?

[RichardColeman]

I'd say looking at those numbers and those countries , tourism is a complete and utter pathetic disaster. Malaysia , Laos, Cambodia and vietnam all being in the top 7 countries. Not exactly tourists I imagine, spending money in tourist area - if they knocked off people coming in for work I dare say arrivals in July are under 500K. 

[Isaan sailor]

Cambodian tourists?  Must have won big in the casinos…

[vandeventer]

8 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

I'd say looking at those numbers and those countries , tourism is a complete and utter pathetic disaster. Malaysia , Laos, Cambodia and vietnam all being in the top 7 countries. Not exactly tourists I imagine, spending money in tourist area - if they knocked off people coming in for work I dare say arrivals in July are under 500K. 

It'd pretty hard to go sight seeing when the roads are full of water and mud. Do the tourist come here for the hotels?

[2baht]

Most importantly, how many squillion gazillion baht did they spend? ????

 

 

[edogthong]

Those who were here in 2008/2009 will remember the huge impact that financial crisis had on the tourism sector. I'm not just talking numbers of tourists but more importantly the amount of money spent by each tourist. Thailand was flooded with bacbackers buying their booze in 7elevens and getting drunk in their bungalows instead of spending their money in bars. I remember talking to one realtor who went from selling on average one property every day during high season the year prior to selling one single property during the entire following high season. According to him, a lot of it had to do with the sellers who refused to follow the market and had been accustomed to their properties skyrocketing in value every year. Still, the impact of that financial crisis was enormous and it took years for Thailand to recover. Just imagine how long it will take this time. I'm sure there will be an improvement from last year but it won't be near enough. Prepare for a lot more of your favorite businesses shutting shop forever. 

[Plus Esse Quam Simultatur]

Dear Thailand. You ain't seen nothing yet 

[Boomer6969]

9 hours ago, bert bloggs said:

Well we all know the Indians are big spenders ," another water gentlemen? " it has been 2 hours

Seriously?  India is 1.38 billion people with a with a high spending  middle class of  about 80 million. Indeed Indians won't spend on booze [and ST] as much as the single Brits and Ozzies, they [their wives] spend on Louis Vuitton, while they stay on 4 and 5 star hotels.

 

I find it interesting that your only measure of tourist spending be alcohol consumption.

 

But the isn't such thing as a perfect tourist.

[Dustdevil]

11 hours ago, 3NUMBAS said:

wont be any farangs till the debts have been paid and they will be large gas bills for yearrs to come

Ah yes, if you're from the UK. The #8 in arrivals, Americans, have plenty of gas at home. Half of it comes from Donald Trump's mouth, but that's more than enough to keep our heating bills low. And if not, we head to points south like Miami or--Better Call Saul!--southern New Mexico.

 

11 hours ago, 3NUMBAS said:

wont be any farangs till the debts have been paid and they will be large gas bills for yearrs to come

 

[RichardColeman]

1 hour ago, Boomer6969 said:

India is 1.38 billion people with a with a high spending  middle class of  about 80 million.

106,000 of 1,380,000,000 = what, 0.007% of the country coming ? I'd say the promotion in India is failing miserably

[mikeymike100]

Strange that TAT didn't project how many billions of baht they would spend, like they normally do?

[Sydebolle]

Of the 49'000+ Laotians a mere few percent, if at all, made it beyond Makro, Big C, Lotus's and some DIY-stores in Nong Khai mega city.
While they certainly spend ....... ahem burn ....... money on shopping, the traditional tourism industry of hotels, sightseeing, wine and dine remain completely untouched by them. 
Apart from emptying the shelves in supermarkets, the Laotians (at least the upper crust in their Toyota Prados and LandCruisers, Range Rovers, Jaguars and other SUVs) fill up petrol on leaving Thailand. 

Congratulations are in order for the Tourism Authority of Thailand for getting people dumping some money, despite not having done a single thing for this kind of (presently only) traffic from Laos. 

[crazykopite]

Most of those are men who come over at the weekends to meet up with Thai woman before heading back home to the wife 

[Sparktrader]

11 hours ago, 3NUMBAS said:

wont be any farangs till the debts have been paid and they will be large gas bills for yearrs to come

120,000 farangs it says

[Sparktrader]

21 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

106,000 of 1,380,000,000 = what, 0.007% of the country coming ? I'd say the promotion in India is failing miserably

1.3bn are too poor to travel.

[spidermike007]

1 hour ago, Boomer6969 said:

Seriously?  India is 1.38 billion people with a with a high spending  middle class of  about 80 million. Indeed Indians won't spend on booze [and ST] as much as the single Brits and Ozzies, they [their wives] spend on Louis Vuitton, while they stay on 4 and 5 star hotels.

 

I find it interesting that your only measure of tourist spending be alcohol consumption.

 

But the isn't such thing as a perfect tourist.

Wrong. Their wives don't spend on luxury brands here. And neither do other tourists. The duty is just too high. People with money are not stupid. They can get the same bag in Singapore for less than half of what the cost is here. I have rarely ever seen anyone in one of those boutiques here. Same goes for fine wine. The numskulls who created these taxes simply priced themselves out of the market. 

[Sparktrader]

1 hour ago, Boomer6969 said:

Seriously?  India is 1.38 billion people with a with a high spending  middle class of  about 80 million. Indeed Indians won't spend on booze [and ST] as much as the single Brits and Ozzies, they [their wives] spend on Louis Vuitton, while they stay on 4 and 5 star hotels.

 

I find it interesting that your only measure of tourist spending be alcohol consumption.

 

But the isn't such thing as a perfect tourist.

How many stay in 5 star? Maybe 10%. Lots of backpackers, IT nomads, middle class, drinkers, golfers etc

[Sparktrader]

2 hours ago, vandeventer said:

It'd pretty hard to go sight seeing when the roads are full of water and mud. Do the tourist come here for the hotels?

Thats not true. Visited 6 cities great weather everyday. Not 1 day was rained out. Rained 4 or 5 nights, small amount during the day.

 

Stop watching the tv.

[Sparktrader]

3 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

I'd say looking at those numbers and those countries , tourism is a complete and utter pathetic disaster. Malaysia , Laos, Cambodia and vietnam all being in the top 7 countries. Not exactly tourists I imagine, spending money in tourist area - if they knocked off people coming in for work I dare say arrivals in July are under 500K. 

Not really. Farangs are told by their own gov to stay home due to covid. Also inflation is 6 to 10%.

 

Farang leaders ruined their economies. Farangs are second guessing what to do.

 

Thailand is cheaper now than 5 years ago in terms of hotel deals. So many bargains.

[wandasloan]

2 hours ago, edogthong said:

Those who were here in 2008/2009 will remember the huge impact that financial crisis had on the tourism sector. I'm not just talking numbers of tourists but more importantly the amount of money spent by each tourist. 

I don't remember much about what you describe, because most of it didn't happen.

The actual, real "financial crisis" for Thailand and others was from 1997 onwards. They even call it the "tom yang koong" crisis, in honour of Thailand's leading role.

Rakesh Saxena is even back on the front pages today.

 

[shackleton]

Considering the majority of Malaysian tourists are coming through the border near Hat Yai probably on a daily basis 

Let's have the numbers arriving at the International Airports for a truer figure of Arrivals coming to spend their

money on hotels. Restaurants ect ????

[wandasloan]

12 hours ago, 3NUMBAS said:

wont be any farangs till the debts have been paid and they will be large gas bills for yearrs to come

You write that as if it's a bad thing. And as if you believe the world's only farang are western Europeans. And as if western European farangs are somehow important peop.e.

I won't list all the errors, but Malaysians, previously Malayans and thus including everyone from Singapore, have been the Number One tourist arrivals for more than 50 years. Closer to 70, actually, since credible figurues don't go back beyond that.

 

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, grego49 said:

A lot of expats returning as well i guess they get classed as tourists,,

Everyone gets classed as tourists, even business people.

Got to keep the numbers looking good