Former TAT governor urges government to boost Chinese visitor numbers

[snoop1130]

 

The former Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) governor urged the government to reconsider its tourism strategy to improve the dwindling Chinese market. Predictions for this year suggest that arrivals from China will only total 26.8% of the 2019 level.

 

Former TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn suggested that the government should negotiate with China to secure more flight routes and slots for Thai airlines on a parity basis with Chinese airlines. This will not only enhance the recovery rate but also sustain reasonable airfares amidst the current economic downturn.

 

Between October 2023 and March 2024, referred to as the cool season, flights between Thailand and China have seen a 24.3% recovery, with 16,330 flights in comparison to 67,062 flights in 2019.

 

Up until November 20, Chinese tourist arrivals have reached nearly 3 million this year, which is a 26.8% recovery from 2019. The average daily arrival of Chinese tourists is 9,196, which falls short of the 30,000 per day recorded in 2019.

 

Former TAT governor Yuthasak stated that to attract more Chinese tourists, Thailand needs to address allegations of tourism scams and fraud. He suggested that the tourism industry should offer high-quality products and services and that all sectors should work together to restore tourist confidence.

 

Yuthasak also highlighted the importance of using key opinion leaders and influencers in marketing campaigns to attract Chinese tourists.

 

By Alex Morgan

Caption: Photo courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-11-23

 

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[Pouatchee]

and how does he expect the gvt to do that? order more subs?

 

--> i dont get it... I have pretty fast internet, but AN seems really slow loading. is it just me?

 

Edited November 23, 2023 by Pouatchee

[Celsius]

Read my lips.

 

Chinese are broke.

[WHansen]

Probably not a good idea until details of the latest health problem that is being reported is clarified. It didn't work out well last time they all got sick in 2019 and spread it to every corner of the planet.

[daveAustin]

No!

[RichardColeman]

11 hours ago, Celsius said:

Read my lips.

 

Chinese are broke.

Certainly the ones who paid for their unbuilt Thai condos are now that someone appears to have run off with their money

[sammieuk1]

TAT could start the campaign off with a free boat or coach trip to make the little fellas feel at ease 🤔

[hotchilli]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The former Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) governor urged the government to reconsider its tourism strategy to improve the dwindling Chinese market. Predictions for this year suggest that arrivals from China will only total 26.8% of the 2019 level.

Chinese tourists came en-mass, saw everything, got shafted, some even got killed.

Why would they want to return?

 

 

[Captor]

Maybe Thailand should start address the PM2.5 problem. Not only talk about it but actually DO something.

[PETERTHEEATER]

13 hours ago, Pouatchee said:

and how does he expect the gvt to do that? order more subs?

 

--> i dont get it... I have pretty fast internet, but AN seems really slow loading. is it just me?

 

There is a 'pinned' note explaining the forum is being run temporarily from a cache and the loading speed is expected to improve. So, no, it is affecting all users.

[mfd101]

So much time & energy poured down the drain of tourism ...

 

If only Thai governments and people devoted themselves to lifting education & productivity outcomes so they could lift their country out of the Third World/Second World borderlands.

[mikebell]

I thought TAT already boosted tourist numbers by dodgy mathematics?

[Muhendis]

11 minutes ago, mfd101 said:

So much time & energy poured down the drain of tourism ...

 

If only Thai governments and people devoted themselves to lifting education & productivity outcomes so they could lift their country out of the Third World/Second World borderlands.

I entirely agree.

 

The tourism industry represents something like 20% of Thailand's income. There is no enthusiasm to improve general education because it will mean spending money with no immediate return.

Meanwhile The Thai government is pushing to become an AI hub (what a worn out word that is) and is also trying to attract car companies for assembly work etc.

 

Thailand would be better off getting out of the tourism rut and improving it's engineering skills base.

[Muhendis]

8 minutes ago, mikebell said:

I thought TAT already boosted tourist numbers by dodgy mathematics?

They use their own special Thai designed calculator which is clearly the best in the world.

[JimHuaHin]

So many current and former TAT officials seem to have zero comprehension of what is happening in the world.

 

What is next week's plan - boost tourisim from Palestine?

[newnative]

16 hours ago, Pouatchee said:

and how does he expect the gvt to do that? order more subs?

 

--> i dont get it... I have pretty fast internet, but AN seems really slow loading. is it just me?

 

MY AN seems very slow, as well, since it finally came back on-line.

[Pouatchee]

3 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

There is a 'pinned' note explaining the forum is being run temporarily from a cache and the loading speed is expected to improve. So, no, it is affecting all users.

 

thx did not see the pinned note. 

 

i actually looked for the note, maybe i need stronger glasses, but still did not find it

Edited November 24, 2023 by Pouatchee

[Pouatchee]

On 11/24/2023 at 7:28 AM, PETERTHEEATER said:

There is a 'pinned' note explaining the forum is being run temporarily from a cache and the loading speed is expected to improve.

 

still looking for this pinned statement... did it miraculously vanish?

[PETERTHEEATER]

40 minutes ago, Pouatchee said:

 

still looking for this pinned statement... did it miraculously vanish?

Looks like a Mod removed it in favour of a fuller explanation later. It was there when I made my response.

Things have speeded up however although I can't get some topics to open at all.

[Pouatchee]

35 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Looks like a Mod removed it in favour of a fuller explanation later. It was there when I made my response.

Things have speeded up however although I can't get some topics to open at all.

 

many times the wheel keeps spinning and spinning and spinning for me. i would like to know what the problem is though. a workaround i found is i go in to history and click on whatever i want from there... old posts or even the homepage. seems to work for me...

 

i doubt george will/needs to give and explanation... one thing though, sure beats teakboor and their rude and boring posters, and their cryptic webpage set up... just sad it is slow here

 

alright enough of me on that... kinda off topic solly bout that y'all