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

 

Senior officials of Thailand’s Public Health, Tourism and Sports and Transport ministries are scheduled to meet this Thursday to prepare for the arrival of Chinese tourists, expected to begin in the middle of this month.

 

The Chinese government has eased travel restrictions, effective January 8th, allowing Chinese citizens to travel out of the country again and allowing tourists to visit China.

 

Thai tourism-related officials said that, during the initial stage, not many Chinese tourists will visit Thailand, due to the limited number of flights between China and Thailand, and many Chinese citizens may have to renew passports which expired during the COVID-19 pandemic, when travel restrictions were strictly enforced under China’s Zero Infection Policy.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/three-ministries-to-meet-thursday-to-prepare-for-return-of-chinese-tourists/

 

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41 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Thai tourism-related officials said that, during the initial stage, not many Chinese tourists will visit Thailand, due to the limited number of flights between China and Thailand, and many Chinese citizens may have to renew passports which expired during the COVID-19 pandemic, when travel restrictions were strictly enforced under China’s Zero Infection Policy.

A truly impressive display of the skills of various ministry forecasters pedalling their bicycles backwards!

 

I assume that they have realised that the "initial period" coincides with the absolute peak of the traditional Chinese holiday period, Chinese New Year?

Edited January 3, 20233 yr by herfiehandbag

Ministry of spittoons, crowd control and elephant pajamas!

I hope preparations include offering protective hockey equipment for the other diners at the hotel buffet.

I would think that quite a few of the Chinese arrivals will take a leaf out of the Russians book and try to stay longer than a short holiday . In their position I would probably do the same.

Amazing how busy they get when it comes to attracting tourists from that particular country.

It seems China has restricted the movements of it's own citizens for a long time and only gave up the zero covid policy after huge demonstrations threatened to get out of control.

 

BUT ............  they now appear peeved because other countries are proposing to implement restrictions against Chinese travelers .

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11594391/China-admits-Covid-deaths-huge-70-Shanghais-25m-residents-infected.html

 

So .....don't expect too much in the way of restrictions from Thailand.  Beware the giant panda next door.

 

Talk about what goes around comes around.

 

 

 

 

Edited January 3, 20233 yr by Denim

8 minutes ago, 248900_1469958220 said:

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Problem is the lock downs, restrictions and extra documents regulations for travel etc, that could happen once the government panic if covid cases start to increase.  

 

They already started saying they want travellers from all countries to start getting vaccination certificates etc again now as they don't want China to feel singled out. 

An anti-vax troll post has been removed.

...and here we go

Three ministries to meet Thursday.

 

Larry, Curly and Moe.????

Edited January 3, 20233 yr by Laughing Gravy

They def have started arriving at Christmas/ New Year week from Shanghai. Met many of them. The lockdown stories are insane. 

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thai tourism-related officials said that, during the initial stage, not many Chinese tourists will visit Thailand, due to the limited number of flights between China and Thailand, and many Chinese citizens may have to renew passports which expired during the COVID-19 pandemic, when travel restrictions were strictly enforced under China’s Zero Infection Policy.

A slow start then... always a silver lining.

Looks like, at least one, is on his way to the meeting. 

 

Edited January 3, 20233 yr by Orinoco