by Krajangwit by Johjit
    
BANGKOK (NNT) - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) expects strong air traffic during the summer to help reach its long-haul market targets by the end of this year.

 

Siripakorn Cheawsamoot, TAT deputy governor for Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas, stated that 98,625 flights have been scheduled between April and December 2023.

 

These figures demonstrate rising tourism demand despite the fact that the season is not the busiest of the year, while the average airfare is also higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

TAT has set a target for each of its eleven offices around the world to attract one million visitors to Thailand.

 

In order to help its office reach its objectives, the deputy governor said TAT plans to assist airlines increase their average load factor to 80% by expanding cooperation with domestic airlines to increase connectivity with international carriers.

 

One of its plans is to establish code-share partnerships which will allow passengers to purchase a one-time ticket without needing to buy separate domestic tickets upon arrival. Many international airlines have expressed an interest in this cooperation.

 

The deputy governor also expressed optimism for Thailand’s tourism recovery, stating that some markets already have the potential to reach the same level as it was before the pandemic.

 

One such market is tourists from Russia, which as of April 5 had already seen 591,002 visitors. It was reported that 1.48 million Russian tourists visited Thailand in 2019.

 

Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG230414231244322

 

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In additional news, TAT expects 1 quadrillion tourists to come to Thailand this year & expenditure of each tourist of 1 million dollars each for 2 week stays.

 

Blah, blah, blah .....

TAT's same old... same old expectations....pity pity pity

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) expects

Another quote straight out of the Charles Dickens novel.. Great expectations.

What TAT expects is for the trash bin. Why even make it a topic here? No other news??

 

Why give a platform to all these Thai official morons who all he time feel the need to put their opinions expectations and plans into media. Since you can't silence them at least deprive them of this platform here. What they say is not worth to even be mentioned. Very important moron's brain farts.

Edited April 15, 20233 yr by pp00

Count on their fingers after 10 they're done won't bend down to count the toes.

Not with the current air fares from Europe, which have increased by over 60% in the past month!

Well got my chuckle for the morning, now back to reality.

All the weed being grown here now, TAT must be smoking quite a bit of it... 

Remember - anyone flying through Thai airspace is counted as a visitor. Even if they are on route to Australia !  ????

6 hours ago, webfact said:

establish code-share partnerships which will allow passengers to purchase a one-time ticket without needing to buy separate domestic tickets upon arrival

Creating a monopoly for Bangkok Airways and Thai Smile????

6 hours ago, webfact said:

It was reported that 1.48 million Russian tourists visited Thailand in 2019.

Seriously? They are comparing the Russian market of 2019 with the one in 2023? Do they follow up on international news at all?

26 minutes ago, StayinThailand2much said:

Seriously? They are comparing the Russian market of 2019 with the one in 2023? Do they follow up on international news at all?

I have no idea what the numbers look like but on our recent trip to Bangkok, Hua Hin and Pattaya we saw nothing but Russians, they are everywhere. A female friend of my wife works in a hotel in Phuket and she says the same, Phuket is heaving with Russians. If the numbers came in huge, I wouldn't be surprised.

15 minutes ago, nigelforbes said:

I have no idea what the numbers look like but on our recent trip to Bangkok, Hua Hin and Pattaya we saw nothing but Russians, they are everywhere (...)

Yes, many Russians, but still silly, considering recent events and changes, to quote 2019 numbers. 

Edited April 15, 20233 yr by StayinThailand2much

2 hours ago, nigelforbes said:

we saw nothing but Russians, they are everywhere.

The number of Russians visiting Thailand may soon be curtailed - at last!!

For reference 14 April 2023:

 

 Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new law that cracks down on draft dodging.................Lawmakers rushed the legislation through both houses of parliament this week..................new law makes it very difficult for Russians to avoid being drafted or conscripted..............system will now be supplanted by electronic notifications...........And with the new law, draftees are immediately banned from leaving the country.

 

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/13/1169464889/russia-military-draft-ukraine-war

6 hours ago, pp00 said:

What TAT expects is for the trash bin. Why even make it a topic here? No other news??

 

Why give a platform to all these Thai official morons who all he time feel the need to put their opinions expectations and plans into media. Since you can't silence them at least deprive them of this platform here. What they say is not worth to even be mentioned. Very important moron's brain farts.

Not a great deal of imagination required to work out why rubbish like this is continually posted on here.  

29 minutes ago, Burma Bill said:

The number of Russians visiting Thailand may soon be curtailed - at last!!

For reference 14 April 2023:

 

 Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new law that cracks down on draft dodging.................Lawmakers rushed the legislation through both houses of parliament this week..................new law makes it very difficult for Russians to avoid being drafted or conscripted..............system will now be supplanted by electronic notifications...........And with the new law, draftees are immediately banned from leaving the country.

 

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/13/1169464889/russia-military-draft-ukraine-war

Have to say that the majority of Russians we saw in Thailand recently on our trip were not exactly of draft age, or of military calibre, unless Vlad has resorted to conscripting pensioners and tubbies.

21 hours ago, webfact said:

These figures demonstrate rising tourism demand despite the fact that the season is not the busiest of the year,

Could it coincide with the non-burning season?  If a variety of potential tourists made enough noise about lung cancer would the Government do anything about it?

12 hours ago, nigelforbes said:

Have to say that the majority of Russians we saw in Thailand recently on our trip were not exactly of draft age, or of military calibre, unless Vlad has resorted to conscripting pensioners and tubbies.

I live in Phuket and can say there are plenty. Of course, in the major tourist areas you are going to see tourists, but look to the more residential parts and sometimes you think you've landed in PhuketGrad.

12 hours ago, nigelforbes said:

Have to say that the majority of Russians we saw in Thailand recently on our trip were not exactly of draft age, or of military calibre, unless Vlad has resorted to conscripting pensioners and tubbies.

I usually see quite a few when out shopping in the Pattaya area and they would qualify as of draft age. Often young families or couples. 

3 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

I usually see quite a few when out shopping in the Pattaya area and they would qualify as of draft age. Often young families or couples. 

Yes, me too. But I wrote, "majority of".

Thank you TAT. The daily update to numbers of expected tourist arrivals is something I really live for. It is so exciting wondering what today's forecast is going to be....wondering whether 100 million or 100, 000, 001 visitors will arrive this summer Of particular interest is the racial make up of the arrivals....wondering whether there will be more Indians or Chineses....and who will arrive on buses rather than by air. Once again thank you for your dedication in revising these numbers several times a day.....it reminds me of being back at work when or management demanded to know the exact forecast sales of each product line each hour of every day.

The worlds worst fortune tellers strike again. 

On 4/15/2023 at 1:07 PM, pp00 said:

What TAT expects is for the trash bin. Why even make it a topic here? No other news??

 

Why give a platform to all these Thai official morons who all he time feel the need to put their opinions expectations and plans into media. Since you can't silence them at least deprive them of this platform here. What they say is not worth to even be mentioned. Very important moron's brain farts

Don't hold back.  Just say what is on your mind!

20 hours ago, nigelforbes said:

Have to say that the majority of Russians we saw in Thailand recently on our trip were not exactly of draft age, or of military calibre, unless Vlad has resorted to conscripting pensioners and tubbies.

Lots of young military age and young families in Phuket.  Especially in the residential areas.  My Thai friends are complaining that the Russians are now living where Thai people usually live.  And they party too much. Not happy with Russians living in Thai neighborhoods.

TAT. Are they a group of the most optimistic people in the worl or just completely full of s**t?  I think both. 
They spend all this time running “campaigns “ to attract tourists, generally various specific nationalities, religions, etc. Why not come up with a theme song?  Aerosmith’s “Dream On” would seem to be a good fit. 

On 4/16/2023 at 7:52 AM, Karma80 said:

I live in Phuket and can say there are plenty. Of course, in the major tourist areas you are going to see tourists, but look to the more residential parts and sometimes you think you've landed in PhuketGrad.

Maybe they do not feel welcome in the EU hotspots any more - or perhaps there are not many airlines able to fly to the Med from Russia.

On 4/16/2023 at 3:57 PM, LivingNThailand said:

Lots of young military age and young families in Phuket.  Especially in the residential areas.  My Thai friends are complaining that the Russians are now living where Thai people usually live.  And they party too much. Not happy with Russians living in Thai neighborhoods.

Presumably the noisy Russians are renting or have bought property from quieter Thais - how inconsiderate.

On 4/15/2023 at 9:58 AM, webfact said:

TAT has set a target for each of its eleven offices around the world to attract one million visitors to Thailand.

Some of these offices are in Dubai, Czechia, Singapore, and Hong Kong...

 

Dubai, for example, has a population of 3.33 million. And their target is 1 million visitors... 

????????????

 

 

TAT: "If a third of your population doesn't go for a holiday to Thailand, we will stop buying your oil!"

 

Dubai: "Okay... All will come."

Edited April 17, 20233 yr by StayinThailand2much

On 4/15/2023 at 1:07 PM, pp00 said:

Since you can't silence them at least deprive them of this platform here. What they say is not worth to even be mentioned.

Yet by commenting you are doing the very thing you object to - giving them a platform. 

 

If such news were simply ignored and not ‘clicked on' the thread would quickly die off and be ignored, the news teams would not bother supplying the information ‘we click on’....