For Chinese tourists in Bangkok, 76 Garage, an open-air restaurant on the northern outskirts of the Thai capital, has long been near the top of the list of places to visit.

 

And they go there not for the food, but the waiters.

 

In the middle of the restaurant is a swimming pool. The evening reaches its highlight when the waiters, all fit young men, strip down to their shorts and wade into the pool, offering to carry the diners for a photo op and a tip.

 

There was a time when 76 Garage was so popular you needed to book a month in advance to get a table. These days half the tables are empty.

 

Thailand's lauded tourist industry is missing its biggest customers: the Chinese.

 

By Jonathan Head
in Bangkok

 

Full story: BBC 2023-11-07

 

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Shrimp buffets are feeling neglected.

 

 

Chinese tourists are returning - but not to Thailand

 

Thank god for that!!

Thailand is only still good for a retired sexpat and odd Indian, that's all

So  where are they going? Sorry AN... i dont feel like clicking for the full article. seems to me this little bit of info could easily have been added

Quality journalism

12 minutes ago, Celsius said:

Thailand is only still good for a retired sexpat and odd Indian, that's all

 

According to the article they are also attracting those from the Alphabet club.

16 minutes ago, Pouatchee said:

So  where are they going?

I read the full article and I'm still none the wiser; nonsensical title.

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And Thailand's biggest appeal, he says, is "that element of adventure and, let's say, manageable danger".

 

Interesting comment

Edited November 7, 20232 yr by Tropicalevo

13 minutes ago, Pouatchee said:

So  where are they going? Sorry AN... i dont feel like clicking for the full article. seems to me this little bit of info could easily have been added

Quality journalism

China. Macua, HK. Domestic tourism in the economic slowdown has boomed.

8 minutes ago, nausea said:

I read the full article and I'm still none the wiser; nonsensical title.

You wasted more time than myself, as came to the same conclusion just speed reading the OP.  Another one of those ..... oops, almost said it and got put on vacation again .... 

Edited November 7, 20232 yr by KhunLA

32 minutes ago, Celsius said:

Thailand is only still good for a retired sexpat and odd Indian, that's all

 

    Which are you?

12 minutes ago, nausea said:

29 minutes ago, Pouatchee said:

So  where are they going?

I read the full article and I'm still none the wiser; nonsensical title.

 

Perhaps Jonathan Head has resorted to ChatGPT to write his nonsense as well? Made no sense to me either.

1 hour ago, Celsius said:

Thailand is only still good for a retired sexpat and odd Indian, that's all

Promise?

My stepdaughter works at King Power.They are down in sales significantly. They are juggling staff between Pattaya, Bangkok and U Tapao every month.The heyday is over for them.

She says some days her sales are zero or only a couple thou.

Pre CV several tour busses would arrive each day and her sales topped out at 200k per month.

I've advised her to have a plan"B" just in case.

 

TH is occupied by RUSSIA

Chinese are high IQ people. They experience, learn, remember, and act accordingly. 

 

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Chinese tourists have taken to their social media to say that a Thai company ripped them off to the tune of thousands of baht for a Loy Krathong/Yi Peng celebration that left them completely unimpressed. 

 

So bad was the rip off that Chinese tourists were seen in clips chanting their dissatisfaction before a crowd surged forward and one man stormed a stage where a cultural event was taking place. 

 

The angry crowd were furious they had been charged 6,000 baht for VIP tickets - and got virtually nothing. 

 

 

Edited November 7, 20232 yr by John Drake

Well I'm sure tourism dollars are down, but it is likely many are enjoying the lack of Chinese crowds. It did get to be a bit much there for a while.

 

Although having said that, I much prefer the Chinese tourists to the Russian tourists. The Chinese are sort of fun-loving, the Russians are just dour and very, very hard to be around. 

So where are they going then?

3 minutes ago, Deserted said:

So where are they going then?

Who cares, so long as its not here. Cambodia I presume, as they virtually own the country and can gamble to their hearts content   

3 hours ago, Doctor Tom said:

Who cares, so long as its not here. Cambodia I presume, as they virtually own the country and can gamble to their hearts content   

 

That's not actually too far from the truth. There are documentaries on what's happened to Sihanoukville as a result. It's not pleasant viewing, especially the DW one.

3 minutes ago, Deserted said:

 

That's not actually too far from the truth. There are documentaries on what's happened to Sihanoukville as a result. It's not pleasant viewing, especially the DW one.

Indeed so 

29 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Although having said that, I much prefer the Chinese tourists to the Russian tourists. The Chinese are sort of fun-loving, the Russians are just dour and very, very hard to be around. 

They are both as bad as each other, just in different ways, imo.

3 hours ago, Celsius said:

Thailand is only still good for a retired sexpat and odd Indian, that's all

You mean Bob?

Wouldn't at least a few words supporting the notion of the headline be useful. Articles are usually poor here, but this one exceeds normal level of inadequacy.

1 minute ago, bob smith said:

They are both as bad as each other, just in different ways, imo.

 

     Bloody commo's!

Returning but not to Thailand?

 

The title does not make any sense.

3 hours ago, Pouatchee said:

So  where are they going? Sorry AN... i dont feel like clicking for the full article. seems to me this little bit of info could easily have been added

Quality journalism

The article tells you, but as you aren't interested enough to read it I'll let you live on in ignorance.

2 hours ago, 2baht said:

 

    Which are you?

 

both

39 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

The article tells you, but as you aren't interested enough to read it I'll let you live on in ignorance.

 

as i said but you didnt open your eyes enough to notice... i dont care to read the link from bbc... and as nausea stated...

 

3 hours ago, nausea said:

I read the full article and I'm still none the wiser; nonsensical title.

 

some thing as easy as stating where they are going takes no room at all, instead of creating click bait articles

 

for some, such as you barry... ignorance is bliss and you are quite blissful so go insult someone else

 

Edited November 7, 20232 yr by Pouatchee

40 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

The article tells you, but as you aren't interested enough to read it I'll let you live on in ignorance.

oh and btw... read what the other posters wrote... kinda is the same thing i said... so why dont you insult them too? blissful ignorant dude...