by Tanakorn Sangiam

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Tourism and Sports hopes to drive up the number of international visitors to Thailand to 80 million over the next five years.

 

This optimistic target will see the number of international visitors doubling the pre-pandemic figure, and exceeding the country’s current population of 70 million.

 

Minister of Tourism and Sports Pipat Ratchakitprakarn said this target, once achieved, could raise the country’s tourism revenue from 1.93 trillion baht in 2019 to 5 trillion baht.

 

He said this target also calls for an upgrade to tourism safety standards, in order to accommodate the influx of visitors.

 

Thailand’s administration has since the COVID-19 outbreak been planning to collect an arrival fee from international visitors. This 300 baht per person fee is likely to be imposed from 1 June this year.

 

The National Tourism Policy Committee will be holding a meeting on 24 January to finalize the details of the fee, which will be applicable to foreign passport holders arriving in Thailand.

 

This fee will however not be applicable to foreigners entering the country using border passes, local public servants at border areas, or those holding a valid work permit in Thailand.

 

Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG230112094733270

 

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You have to give them credit for the comedy factor. I guess they continually use this method.

2027 .......I never thought Thailand thunk that far in the future....more wishful thinking

than a prediction.......

 

regards Wogeordie

I am eyeing winning the billion dollar lottery once a year for the next 10 years and have my eyes set on that Lamborghini countach .......reality or wishful thinking like TAT or do we need to be put in a white coat and locked away because we are delirious.....

Funny

   I certainly hope not--as there certainly will not be an 'upgrade' to Pattaya's infrastructure to handle the percentage of that many tourists choosing to visit Pattaya.  Pattaya could barely handle the traffic with the 2022 tourist numbers.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The Ministry of Tourism and Sports hopes to drive up the number of international visitors to Thailand to 80 million over the next five years.

Another pipe-dream... and I have an idea what this one is full of.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

He said this target also calls for an upgrade to tourism safety standards, in order to accommodate the influx of visitors.

 

Thailand’s administration has since the COVID-19 outbreak been planning to collect an arrival fee from international visitors. This 300 baht per person fee is likely to be imposed from 1 June this year.

So not only will tourists save the country with increased revenue the tourist has to foot the bill for increased safety measures..

Welcome all.

I could believe it if the Chinese really get fed up. 

I can only think that they have based this on "think of a number and double it"!

They have also not considered the laws of supply and demand.

That is (in Thailand)

If demand is higher than supply, increase prices.

If supply is higher than demand , increase prices.

If there were such an increase in tourist numbers, prices would go through the roof and Thailand will no longer be attractive to tourists.

I was planning on moving back to the states in a couple of months.  Maybe I will stay now

Another idiot making predictions that bear no semblance to reality. However, if true, it will be time to either buy a hotel, or high tail it out of LOS and find some place with no tourism industry at all.

16 hours ago, webfact said:

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Tourism and Sports hopes to drive up the number of international visitors to Thailand to 80 million over the next five years.

Tomorrow: "There has been a mistake, a 'zero' was missing. The ministry is actually expecting 800 million visitors..."

Even without covid recovery, that's an embarrassing guesstimation for a Minister to make in public.

Hmmm, if they carry on letting unchecked Chinese visitors in , the figures could be zero tourist as the Country will be locked down again..

19 hours ago, webfact said:

said this target, once achieved, could raise the country’s tourism revenue from 1.93 trillion baht in 2019 to 5 trillion baht.

So,

- foreign arrivals will double.

- 30% price increase (over the already high prices)

 

Thank God for the June 2022 liberalization. how else could he continue to smoke out these numbers..

It will never happen, but let them dream. They can’t even complete a road project in 2-3 years. If it even rose to pre pandemic levels they will be screwed. Nobody wants to go on holiday to wait hours in the airport to get out then be stuck in traffic all day, scared of being ripped off(double charged) or messed with the police who like to play games with the foreigners. Also it’ll turn into China town and it won’t be the quiet peaceful land of smiles it used to be. Even that has disappeared in the bigger tourist locations already. 

The minister must have been enjoying seriously good weed. Combined with (by then) 500 - 1'000 Baht landing fee the country will be seeing explosive increases in money flows; from China and India, apart from our brethren in the sand. 

Keep an eye on Pipat, let's see where he is in 2027 .......... at Swampy airport welcoming the 80 millionth tourist? Stay tuned ???? 

Let’s all hope this fails like most TAT projects or projections.

 

Thailand was already creaking at the seams with 40 million pre-covid.

I have zero confidence that they can make the required infrastructure improvements to sustainably handle 80 million within 5 years.

 

If this prediction comes true, I expect it will be hellish in many tourist areas and providing an overall experience which only the mass-tourism market would accept. 

 

Once again, it raises the (rhetorical) question of how does this fit in with a quality and sustainable tourism strategy as so often espoused by the TAT ?

That would create a vast tropical slum.

thailand tourism was growing at some 10% oer year, from 10mln in 2000 to 40mln in 2019.

After covid growth is from 11mln in 2022 to possibly 25mln in 2023 - that if chinese will start coming at numbers (at the time they need obligatory insurance and might be facing the other curtailments, as to the other countries - pre-departure pcr).

After that jump I would expect steady 10% growth every year. In 5 years time it might add up to 37mln.

Many hotels, restaurants, tourist attractions shut down permanently in over 2 years of pandemic.