BANGKOK, Aug 4 (TNA) – Thailand’s tourism sector has generated a total income of 1.084 trillion Baht during the first 7 months of the year, with 15 million foreign tourists visiting the country.

 

Ms. Trisulee Trisaranakul, the Deputy Government Spokesperson said that the Ministry of Tourism and Sports reported that tourism remains a continuously expanding sector and a crucial driving force for the economy.

 

 In the first 7 months of this year, the tourism industry earned a combined income of 1.084 trillion baht from both Thai and foreign tourists.

 

Full Story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1217781

 

-- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2023-08-04

 

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Oh really!!

22 minutes ago, Cardano said:

Oh really!!

Yes, three of my Thai neighbours told me that they were each 15,500 baht (1.084 trillion : 70 million) richer now (or was it 15,500 baht more in debt?)... Well, big numbers!

Edited August 4, 20232 yr by StayinThailand2much

Great news for a small group of very rich people.

How do they count this?

i guess the legalisation of weed has helped. maybe that is why chonburi is having trouble with those naughty arab drivers.

And the household debt of the Thai tourist went up .75 trillion Baht. .

Would be interesting to see the numbers of Thai tourists.. 

 

Edited August 4, 20232 yr by Gknrd

We can't do math.

Or are they finally including all the sexy time money too?

Edited August 4, 20232 yr by fondue zoo

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thailand’s tourism sector has generated a total income of 1.084 trillion Baht during the first 7 months of the year, with 15 million foreign tourists visiting the country.

Yeah okay....

99% comes from Farangs going 61 kph in a 60 kph zone.

 

I've been pulled over by cops 3 times in the USA.

 

I lived in Kuwait 6 years and Abu Dhabi 2 years as well. Never talked to the cops.

 

I bet I have been stopped by cops almost 100 times in Thailand.

 

Road trip to Surin or Ko Chang? Not a matter of IF, but WHEN will the suicidal BIB run out in front of me?

12 hours ago, Tom H said:

How do they count this?

With their eyes closed!

3 hours ago, jaywalker said:

I bet I have been stopped by cops almost 100 times in Thailand.

I have not been pulled over since pre-Covid, or paid any stipend for over 6 years. You must be  a frequent user of a lucrative road. 

How many 800,000s is that?  My interest on this deposit is taxed; can I claim it back?

3 minutes ago, mikebell said:

How many 800,000s is that?  My interest on this deposit is taxed; can I claim it back?

Yes you can claim back withholding tax if annual income is below the threshold.

Kind of puts the Household Debt which stands at a whopping 16 Trillion into perspective

 

6 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Yes you can claim back withholding tax if annual income is below the threshold.

All my money is generated in UK so otherwise have no Thai income.  Do I qualify?

Only a trillion baht! Clearly foreigners aren't contributing anything to the economy, better start charging them a 300 baht entry fee ????

Soo.... Are they complaining because they want more than 1T THB? or is good news? 555555

sometimes I don't get how much greedy they can turn to be.....

20 hours ago, mikebell said:

All my money is generated in UK so otherwise have no Thai income.  Do I qualify?

Yes, you have to fill a tax form in. First step is a COR from immigration. Tax certificate(s) from the bank showing tax paid. I stopped doing it because interest rates went so low, the rebates weren't worth the effort. The tax office were interested if I got a UK State pension as they thought that would mean I was liable to pay them than claim back. 

Must be some truth in it, we received an email from airbnb the other day, 

 

Strong growth in Chinese outbound travel demand 爱彼迎发布最近报道：中国用户出境游需求增长强劲

Airbnb has recently released the “Summer Outbound Travel Trend Report”, which reveals that the search volume for outbound travel among Chinese users during early summer (July 1 – 15) has skyrocketed nearly sixfold, showing a strong growth momentum. So far, Airbnb's Chinese users are expected to check in to their Airbnb stays in nearly 10,000 cities and towns across 194 countries and regions worldwide this summer, building a deeper connection with the world. The top ten trending destinations for this summer are Thailand, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Australia, Italy, Malaysia, and South Korea.

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