Popular Post snoop1130 Posted August 11, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2023 Chinese have taken over from Russian visitors as the most numerous to come through the Thai immigration turnstiles at the moment. Nationally, Russian visitors are not even in the top 5 anymore, whilst in Phuket the arrival numbers have dropped off drastically, compared to the influx from December 2022 to February 2023. Nationally, over the past week, the foreign arrivals were… • Chinese – 95,581 • Malaysian – 73,810 (many of these are just day or weekend trips for ‘locals’ across the southern border) • South Korean – 37,754 • Indian – 27,707 • Vietnamese – 25,717 In Phuket, during the month of July… • Chinese – 74,766 • Russian – 35,521 • Australian – 24,761 • Indian – 17,224 • Hong Kong visitors – 13,817 By Peter Roche Full Story: https://phuket-go.com/phuket-news/phuket-news/chinese-take-over-from-russians-as-phukets-most-frequent-visitors/ -- © Copyright Phuket GO 2023-08-11 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 Not sure which to choose between the "quality" chinese or russians !!! ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bob smith Posted August 11, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2023 yet another reason to never visit Phuket again. Indians in 4th place as well.. taxi! 3 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoner Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 i can't wait to move to phuket soon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post John Drake Posted August 11, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: to come through the Thai immigration turnstiles at the moment. Russians aren't coming through the immigration turnstiles because they've rooted themselves and aren't going to leave. The Chinese on the other hand mostly will go home. Edited August 11, 2023 by John Drake 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted August 11, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2023 12 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Chinese have taken over from Russian visitors as the most numerous to come through the Thai immigration turnstiles at the moment. All the draft dodgers have already arrived here. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HuskerDo2 Posted August 11, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2023 It's gone from bad to worse. Good luck to Phuket. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChipButty Posted August 11, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2023 I went down my local beach the other morning 7-30 am there was 5 Chinese tour buses parked up 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 The UK Guardian newspaper today reports a huge upturn in Russians buying 1 million+$ mansions; no explanation of how these draft-dodgers circumvented Thai property owning laws. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 OT but kinda relevant given different cultures proclivity... do the Chinese smoke weed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 "Out of the fire and into the frying pan!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recom273 Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 2 hours ago, ChipButty said: I went down my local beach the other morning 7-30 am there was 5 Chinese tour buses parked up Not surprising as you live in Shandong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arithai12 Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 3 hours ago, hotchilli said: All the draft dodgers have already arrived here. The article doesn't state the numbers of departures, so your statement has no basis and as an attempt to humor is rather stale by now. Instead, try to remember that Dec-Feb (the basis for comparison in the article) is the infamous Russian winter, and that most arrivals are not from the European but from the Asian part of Russia where said winter really bites. July in Russia is relatively pleasant and they have no special reason to come - enough beaches of their liking along rivers and lakes. Russian overstayers and long-term... I am sure there will be some - like for any other nationality. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozimoron Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Chinese are more abundant than Russians in Pattaya as well these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmate Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 31 minutes ago, Emdog said: "Out of the fire and into the frying pan!" Vice versa it goes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymike100 Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 4 hours ago, hotchilli said: All the draft dodgers have already arrived here. Correct and apparently show no signs of leaving just yet? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 16 hours ago, stoner said: i can't wait to move to phuket soon. Go to Nai Yang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoner Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 2 hours ago, bignok said: Go to Nai Yang i need to open a spot on the island. think i will base in phuket town and branch out for high season. nai yang looks nice. super crowded ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinsdale Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 7 hours ago, hotchilli said: All the draft dodgers have already arrived here. And they've made it much harder to dodge. Russia needs it's canon fodder. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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