Tourism Governor Sees Positive Outlook Next Year

[webfact]

 

BANGKOK, Dec 15 (TNA) – The governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand expected 11 million visitors to the country this year and saw a positive outlook for the Thai tourism sector next year.

TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn said in his meeting on Wednesday nwith investment analysts and representatives of institutional investors that the country was likely to welcome 11 million visitors this year, about 60,000-70,000 visitors a day. Most visitors, about 91,000, were from Malaysia and India.

 

More Russian visitors were arriving on chartered flights at U-Tapao airport after their previous disappearance due to the war between Russia and Ukraine. There were also more visitors from Saudi Arabia. Bangkok, Pattaya and Phuket remained as visitors' major destinations, Mr Yuthasak said.

 

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[Will B Good]

I am guessing that based on these predictions someone is also gearing up all the services to support such an influx.......hahaha....what planet am I on?

[brommers]

They can make any forecast they want to because they are not accountable and there are no accurate counting mechanisms. The dream world that is TAT has no value to anyone in the tourism industry because they have zero credibility. On the ground the picture is very different to the breathless optimism of TAT, it remains a hard slog to make a few baht and tourists are not pouring into anywhere but a small number of resort cities. The Chinese will not be arriving next year because the virus is exploding all over the country and their health system cannot cope. So visions of a prosperous 2023 are little more than a pipe dream.

[klauskunkel]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn said that the country was likely to welcome 11 million visitors this year, about 60,000-70,000 visitors a day. Most visitors, about 91,000, were from Malaysia and India.

He must have prayed to the Holy Coconut Tree 

[zzaa09]

Close the border now before it's too late.....

[RichardColeman]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

and saw a positive outlook for the Thai tourism sector next year.

If we led to believe a meteorite named 'recession' is about to hit the earth, this may be a little premature

[hotchilli]

18 hours ago, webfact said:

The governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand expected 11 million visitors to the country this year and saw a positive outlook for the Thai tourism sector next year.

Of course he does... he wants to stay in his job.