Chonburi Sees 13 Million Tourists from January to August 2023, Chinese Lead the Way

[webfact]

 

Chonburi — Chonburi received more than 13 million tourists from January to August 2023, and saw spending of over 119 billion baht, the Chonburi Provincial Office of Tourism and Sports reported on Friday, September 1st.

Ms. Ampai Sakdanukuljit Sliwinski, a Tourism and Sports official, provided an overview of tourism in Chonburi for the first 7 months of the year 2023, from January 1st to August 23rd, at the meeting held yesterday.

 

She said that 13,572,147 tourists have visited Chonburi in these 7 months, comprising of 8,104,998 Thai nationals and 5,467,149 foreign nationals. The overall spending generated from these tourists was over 119.44 billion baht.

 

Specifically, in the month of July, there were 1,956,748 visitors, with 1,123,518 being domestic tourists and 833,230 being international tourists. This month alone recorded a revenue of 18.33 billion baht, Ampai said.

 

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/09/02/chonburi-sees-13-million-tourists-from-january-to-august-2023-chinese-lead-the-way/

 

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[smedly]

key figure here is 5m foreign tourists, that is pretty poor out of 13m

[shdmn]

I thought nobody wanted to come back to Thailand because reasons?  That is what the serial whiners around here were saying and they are never wrong. 

 

They will probably now try say that these numbers are fake without presenting any evidence whatsoever.  I guess those huge lines at immigration and at the airport were just my imagination.

Edited September 3, 2023 by shdmn

[sammieuk1]

Of the 119.44 billion Baht spent how much was voluntary? and how much of this exacting figure ended up down the back of the sofa ???? 

[jacko45k]

1 hour ago, shdmn said:

I guess those huge lines at immigration and at the airport were just my imagination.

Maybe so, just read another report of nobody in the airport and someone breezing through.....

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

She said that 13,572,147 tourists have visited Chonburi in these 7 months, comprising of 8,104,998 Thai nationals and 5,467,149 foreign nationals. The overall spending generated from these tourists was over 119.44 billion baht.

And you know this how exactly?
You had roadblocks counting them in and counting them out, and had them all produce receipts for all money spent?

[2baht]

9 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Maybe so, just read another report of nobody in the airport and someone breezing through.....

1,123,518 being domestic tourists and 833,230 being international tourists. 

 

Chonburi Chinese visiting Pattaya?????

[sungod]

2 hours ago, smedly said:

key figure here is 5m foreign tourists, that is pretty poor out of 13m

Why, didn't the 8m Thais spend any money?

[RichardColeman]

Yes, but do the chinese make up the most in spending ? 

[HappyExpat57]

I pity Chonburi!

[1happykamper]

Chinese lead the way? Don't believe that. I live in Jomtien... hardly see them here.. So where are they in Chon Buri? All at go go bars on walking street? I doubt that too. 

[shdmn]

13 hours ago, 1happykamper said:

Chinese lead the way? Don't believe that. I live in Jomtien... hardly see them here.. So where are they in Chon Buri? All at go go bars on walking street? I doubt that too. 

????‍♂️

 

 

Edited September 4, 2023 by shdmn

[Chelseafan]

18 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Yes, but do the chinese make up the most in spending ? 

Yes probably at the malls. Remember, it's Chonburi, not Pattaya per se. You probably don't see them

 

Once again another report comes out without any explanation as to how they get to the figures although my guess is credit card sales. I'm a tourist, I use cash, probably spent upwards of 80k or so in a week, if this is the case then I'm not counted. Do I even exist ?

 

 

 

[Sqoop]

15 hours ago, 1happykamper said:

Chinese lead the way? Don't believe that. I live in Jomtien... hardly see them here.. So where are they in Chon Buri? All at go go bars on walking street? I doubt that too

They come by the coach load to the jontiem palm beach. Doesn't seem like fun though, arrive by coach .. stay for an overnight party and leave by coach. 

 

Many days 5 to six coach loads at a time.