TAT confirms New Year activities NOT canceled nationwide as reports of tourists canceling hotel bookings rise

[stoner]

59 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Had Omi already. It was a nothing burger. Two days of a flu and then two days of a cold. Hardly anything to be alarmed about if you are healthy and strong. 

i meant another kind of get it with your remark about the covids. ????

 

[KhunLA]

8 hours ago, Cake Monster said:

So cancel the festivities in Khao San Road, but grant a 500 M budget to Central to hold Festivities.

Herd them sheeple into the Malls to get them spending Money me thinks.

 

Went to CentralWorld 1 yr for fireworks ... terrible display.  Even stayed at hotel right across the street, for convenience, and didn't make the experience any better ????

[ThailandRyan]

5 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Went to CentralWorld 1 yr for fireworks ... terrible display.  Even stayed at hotel right across the street, for convenience, and didn't make the experience any better ????

Icon Siam always had the best. We could view them from our Condo and the drinks and food were cheap and self prepared.

[KhunLA]

1 minute ago, ThailandRyan said:

Icon Siam always had the best. We could view them from our Condo and the drinks and food were cheap and self prepared.

Before ICONSIAM, we always went to AsiaTique's display, and quite nice, with exception of that krap CW time.   Always managed to get a hotel near AsiaTique, and easy walking distance.

[bangon04]

11 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

BUsiness first, as it would looks good for the holiday season, after New Year, we go back to reality

New Year AND Chinese New Year

[greeneking]

15 hours ago, internationalism said:

  

Khaosan ha s cancelled countdown, but the rest activities are going on. All pubs, clubs, restaurants are opened and each one will have countdown, music and all night parties.

If central would cancel, they will lose their 500mln investment and not any music concerts, after midnight party will take place there. They would have to dismantle music stage and cordon off an area, to prevent party goers from polluting their grounds. 

 

Tourists are cancelling rooms and activities now because they are scared they will lose their payments, if they delay and try to cancel at the last moment. 

There is also a possibility, that their bookings might be cancelled by hotels, restaurants etc without refunds or only partia refund.

So they prefer make already now some alternatives, rather in their locations and communities. 

 

There are secret orders from the ministry of education and earlier from the  ministry of justice, to cancel new year celebrations. Some schools, including the governmental ones, had already cancelled xmass parties, that yet before ministry order and even they are not connected with new year celebrations.

 

"The Education Ministry issued a "most urgent" directive on Thursday for all its offices nationwide to cancel New Year parties out of respect for HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha who remain unconscious at Chulalongkorn Hospital" 

https://www.facebook.com/KhaosodEnglish/posts/pfbid026XiBMZvPxVmdKDLRW5jzc8ugwJv4AV9R2h5vo69nyXJLV6GZsATmytYcJ1ZQdpk7l

 

"Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha said Tuesday there is "yet" a request by the government for the private sector and the general public to refrain from having festive holiday parties. The remark came after the Office of the Court of Justice decided to cancel new year parties and asked its officials to make merit for HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha who remain unconscious and hospitalised." 

https://www.facebook.com/KhaosodEnglish/posts/pfbid029vccp39eT7nQevPDfdGvyf7ojSwrSrU2jAMz5ALAPxhHFVf3r2ahk9UGNdBAe2YRl

 

 

stable condition......yes, the same since Wednesday.  No celebrations anytime soon.

[greeneking]

13 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Just heard another Family member has heart issues as well.  One wonders if the huge announcement you indicate the possibility of will bring about the wearing of black clothing. Let's hope not.

Many would be preparing the fireworks rather than the black clothing.

[vangrop]

16 hours ago, internationalism said:

  

Khaosan ha s cancelled countdown, but the rest activities are going on. All pubs, clubs, restaurants are opened and each one will have countdown, music and all night parties.

If central would cancel, they will lose their 500mln investment and not any music concerts, after midnight party will take place there. They would have to dismantle music stage and cordon off an area, to prevent party goers from polluting their grounds. 

 

Tourists are cancelling rooms and activities now because they are scared they will lose their payments, if they delay and try to cancel at the last moment. 

There is also a possibility, that their bookings might be cancelled by hotels, restaurants etc without refunds or only partia refund.

So they prefer make already now some alternatives, rather in their locations and communities. 

 

There are secret orders from the ministry of education and earlier from the  ministry of justice, to cancel new year celebrations. Some schools, including the governmental ones, had already cancelled xmass parties, that yet before ministry order and even they are not connected with new year celebrations.

 

"The Education Ministry issued a "most urgent" directive on Thursday for all its offices nationwide to cancel New Year parties out of respect for HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha who remain unconscious at Chulalongkorn Hospital" 

https://www.facebook.com/KhaosodEnglish/posts/pfbid026XiBMZvPxVmdKDLRW5jzc8ugwJv4AV9R2h5vo69nyXJLV6GZsATmytYcJ1ZQdpk7l

 

"Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha said Tuesday there is "yet" a request by the government for the private sector and the general public to refrain from having festive holiday parties. The remark came after the Office of the Court of Justice decided to cancel new year parties and asked its officials to make merit for HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha who remain unconscious and hospitalised." 

https://www.facebook.com/KhaosodEnglish/posts/pfbid029vccp39eT7nQevPDfdGvyf7ojSwrSrU2jAMz5ALAPxhHFVf3r2ahk9UGNdBAe2YRl

 

 

is it not possible to pass your message in a few lines, instead of developping an useless prost?

[Callmeishmael]

Wearing black helps you look slimmer. I do need to get a couple of new black shirts before the shopping frenzy begins though.

[Puccini]

On 12/25/2022 at 10:30 PM, soi3eddie said:

Back pedaling now to avoid losses. Read, once we've copped the 11.2 billion Baht, further announcements will be made. 

 

Back-pedalling from what? Can you give a link to a government order cancelling public New Year celebrations?

 

The only "order" I have seen referred to somewhere was that the government and judiciary ordered their offices to cancel celebrations.

 

I have seen it mentioned in the news media that the Khao San Road countdown was cancelled at the initiative of the committee for that event, and that in Pattaya it was the city's mayor who first decided to cancel the fireworks that were planned for several days but he subsequently allowed it to go ahead except for New Year's Eve.