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Thailand turns to Russia as foreign tourist revenue is projected to be only 21% of 2019 record figures


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It will take some time for the industry to make a full recovery,...!?!?

Hm,.. and that might last longer than they think.

They make it so difficult for tourists and expats to get a visa that many might look for other places. Some of my European friends have already switched Thailand for Spain or Portugal !!!

As for the Russians?,.. Putin has announced this morning that Russia will in-store a partial military draft !!! that'll take away a lot of potential tourists away of Thailand !

 

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7 hours ago, Robert Tyrrell said:

Good Morning,

 

AN ABSOLUTE SHAME THAILAND !!
 

meanwhile people are being oppressed and killed and tortured in Ukraine and your supporting Russia inviting tourist.

not to mention chartering planes to circumvent what the major airlines are NOT !! DOING !! SHAMEFUL !! 

it’s very true what they say it’s all about Baht !! SAD !!  

Not sending any royalty to Queen Elizabeths Funeral ,   not condemning Myanmar's Military for killing innocent school children ,   this is what you get, not with a league of gentlemen,  but with a league of authoritarian regimes . 

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This could backfire on TAT. They could come and declare refugee status and Thailand would have to feed and house them. Most popular google search from parts of Russia yesterday was "how can l leave Russia".

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28 minutes ago, Jen65 said:

Not sending any royalty to Queen Elizabeths Funeral ,   not condemning Myanmar's Military for killing innocent school children ,   this is what you get, not with a league of gentlemen,  but with a league of authoritarian regimes . 

Don't think they were even invited.

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34 minutes ago, off road pat said:

It will take some time for the industry to make a full recovery,...!?!?

Hm,.. and that might last longer than they think.

They make it so difficult for tourists and expats to get a visa that many might look for other places. Some of my European friends have already switched Thailand for Spain or Portugal !!!

As for the Russians?,.. Putin has announced this morning that Russia will in-store a partial military draft !!! that'll take away a lot of potential tourists away of Thailand !

 

just send the young beautiful females then

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25 minutes ago, ryane66 said:

This could backfire on TAT. They could come and declare refugee status and Thailand would have to feed and house them. Most popular google search from parts of Russia yesterday was "how can l leave Russia".

there will always be work for the young beauties.

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26 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

and some of them are good people

Yes, they sure are. Unfortunately for them, they live in a country with an evil dictator, supported by a clan of billionaire kleptocrats who don't give a hoot how they make their money.

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9 hours ago, wombat said:

Shame over what?

Business is business....when has something as insignificant as another war on the planet got in the way of business?

According to the Council on Foreign Relations's Global Conflict Tracker, there are currently 27 ongoing conflicts worldwide.1 Apr 2022

The conflict in Ukraine is entirely different to any other in terms of its potential and given the announcements from Putin today, the potential for escalation has increased dramatically.  Should NATO be drawn into this, as seems increasingly likely, Thailand will have to decide where its loyalty lies.  It will have to do that whilst giving due regard to its relationships with both Russia and China.

 

As for it being a business decision as it clearly is, once again its a bad business decision. Western tourists have been the backbone of the Thai tourist industry for many years - we were there long before the Russians, Indians and Chinese yet its those groups that Thailand has repeatedly targeted with promotions, extended visas ect. etc.

 

This time they are doing exactly the same, instead of putting on charter flights to Europe or the US, which would probably force the regular airlines to reduce their currently ridiculous prices and therefore enable hundreds of thousands of Western tourists to visit again, they decide to do that for the Russians.

 

Western economies may well be down but think what its like in Russia right now.  I'd hazard a guess that this will be a very short term project, only a limited number of Russians will be able to travel.

 

Long term, something Thailand doesn't seem to have the ability or brains to consider, all this is going to do is p... off Western tourists who will find alternative destinations.  Tourists are creatures of habit, once they find somewhere they like, they tend to go back time and time again.

 

They might also take the time to consider the feelings of their own people towards the groups they continually target. Thai people have far better relations with Westerners than any of the groups the authorities have targeted over the last few years.  How many times have you seen hotels or bars with signs outside saying 'No Russians' or 'No Indians' for example? I've seen both.  Hotel and Condo owners hate the Chinese for their trickery and multiple occupancy of rooms intended for 1 or 2 people.

 

So overall, in my opinion, the long term negative effects of this decision will far outweigh any short term benefits.

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2 hours ago, Jingthing said:

and some of them are good people

I tend to agree. If there was not the threat of lethal reprisals you would see so much more anti- limited military operations protests and activities in the streets of Moscow. We need to be careful not to tar everyone with the same brush. The average Russian is also a victim of Putin’s crime albeit unknowingly. Putin is the real villain here not the powerless people. 

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6 hours ago, Gknrd said:

LOL, who comes to Thailand for the Pissy these days.. Only ones coming for that is the India guys. They are the only one still gullible enough to fall for the sick buffalo lines....  Or what ever the latest Thai women are spouting these days..

That's TAT's perspective. Ofcourse there are better places in Europe or Latin America for sex tourism but Thailand still trying to work out things worked for them in 90s. 

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2 hours ago, Aussieroaming said:

Australia won't stop tourism either. 

 

The real question to ask is how will the Russian Tourists pay for their transactions whilst here when many of their credit cards are blocked worldwide.

 

Scum Putin will be conscripting them soon anyway.

Rich Russian have bank credit card's from China,Cyprus,Turkish..... Many have dual citizenship also! But they heart is Russian! 

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