Does our money really build their country?

[Tuco Ramirez]

Without tourism Thailand really struggles financially - COVID proved that beyond all doubt.

 

So did the now infamous Israeli girl have a point?

 

Or was she talking nonsense?

[KannikaP]

5 minutes ago, Tuco Ramirez said:

Without tourism Thailand really struggles financially - COVID proved that beyond all doubt.

 

So did the now infamous Israeli girl have a point?

 

Or was she talking nonsense?

Good morning B..................

[save the frogs]

11 hours ago, Tuco Ramirez said:

Without tourism Thailand really struggles financially - COVID proved that beyond all doubt.

 

Your attempt through 15 different profiles to bad mouth Thailand is struggling beyond a doubt.

 

You're a joke and no one takes you seriously. 

 

[Yagoda]

13 minutes ago, Tuco Ramirez said:

Without tourism Thailand really struggles financially - COVID proved that beyond all doubt.

 

So did the now infamous Israeli girl have a point?

 

Or was she talking nonsense?

Guess who paid for the highways and airports

[Tuco Ramirez]

7 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Guess who paid for the highways and airports

Anutin? Backpackers?

 

Come on, spill the beans, the suspense is killing me!

[Alpha84]

Rubbish. Just get back in bed Bob. Last night's angry hangover still requires more recovery before you start dropping your usual F-bomb type topics. 

[JoseThailand]

Thailand is build on Isaan p*ssies. Without them, there would be no money flowing in.

[Yagoda]

2 minutes ago, Tuco Ramirez said:

Anutin? Backpackers?

 

Come on, spill the beans, the suspense is killing me!

Well if you dont know that basic history of Thailand, you may want to crack a book.

[Tuco Ramirez]

13 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Well if you dont know that basic history of Thailand, you may want to crack a book.

I know Germany paid for their BTS system.

[Alpha84]

1 hour ago, Tuco Ramirez said:

I know Germany paid for their BTS system.

First you wrote Japan, now you've edited your post to say Germany? Cant you make up your mind, Kobe-Bob?

[IsaanT]

1 hour ago, Tuco Ramirez said:

Come on, spill the beans, the suspense is killing me!

Can we keep him in suspense...? 😉

[Cameroni]

2 hours ago, Tuco Ramirez said:

Without tourism Thailand really struggles financially - COVID proved that beyond all doubt.

 

So did the now infamous Israeli girl have a point?

 

Or was she talking nonsense?

 

No, of course not. The Israeli girl had no point at all.

 

There are 71 million Thai people. They produce a GDP of 515 billion USD.. Tourism only contributes a measly 7 .2 % to this GDP figure.

 

The Thai economy and Thai people have a lot more going than tourism.

 

The Israeli girl was talking garbage.

[Jim Blue]

1 hour ago, Tuco Ramirez said:

I know Germany paid for their BTS system.

Believe they also built the BKK ring road system  Bilfinger , not sure who paid .

[Stocky]

2 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Guess who paid for the highways and airports

Don Mueang opened as a Royal Thai Air Force base on March 27, 1914 - so the Thai military were responsible for that. First commercial fight was in 1924, first flight was KLM.

 

Though seeing as Thailand has been run by the military for most of the past 100 years I guess they're responsible for most of it.

[hotsun]

Dont think of it as your money building their country. Think of it as your money helping that special bargirl in need

[BangkokReady]

5 hours ago, Tuco Ramirez said:

Without tourism Thailand really struggles financially - COVID proved that beyond all doubt.

 

So did the now infamous Israeli girl have a point?

 

First part, possibly, second part, no.  Even if Thailand would still be like Laos and Cambodia if it wasn't for international tourism, that doesn't mean that the Thais owe foreign people anything, or that foreign people can say that their money helping Thailand gives them any claim to it.

 

People who paid to visit Thailand paid to visit Thailand.  That's it.  Once the transaction is finished, Thailand has their money and the foreigner has their experience.  No one owes anyone anything following that.

[youngster30uk]

4 hours ago, Cameroni said:

 

No, of course not. The Israeli girl had no point at all.

 

There are 71 million Thai people. They produce a GDP of 515 billion USD.. Tourism only contributes a measly 7 .2 % to this GDP figure.

 

The Thai economy and Thai people have a lot more going than tourism.

 

The Israeli girl was talking garbage.

I think you need to check your figure, Tourism contributes about 3 times more than you say

[Cameroni]

1 minute ago, youngster30uk said:

I think you need to check your figure, Tourism contributes about 3 times more than you say

 

Yah, I think you need to check your figures.

 

"In 2022, the tourism industry contributed around 7.24 percent to Thailand's GDP, which increased from the previous year. In that same period, the total value of Thailand's GDP was almost five hundred billion U.S. dollars. "

 

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143467/thailand-share-of-tourism-to-gdp/

 

So exactly as I  said.

[fredwiggy]

7 hours ago, Tuco Ramirez said:

Without tourism Thailand really struggles financially - COVID proved that beyond all doubt.

 

So did the now infamous Israeli girl have a point?

 

Or was she talking nonsense?

Tourism brings a lot in but the expats living here spend a lot also every month.

[KannikaP]

29 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

 

30 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

Yah, I think you need to check your figures.

 

"In 2022, the tourism industry contributed around 7.24 percent to Thailand's GDP,

What year are we in now please?

[Cameroni]

40 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

 

What year are we in now please?

The central bank has cut its projection for foreign arrivals this year from 39.5 million to 37.5 million, with the reduction attributed to a decline in Chinese visitors to 5 million, said Pranee Sutthasri, senior director of the macroeconomic department.

The contribution to Thai GDP from tourism is expected to soften this year, according to KKP Research.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/3031171/bank-of-thailand-slashes-tourism-forecast

[KannikaP]

32 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

The central bank has cut its projection for foreign arrivals this year from 39.5 million to 37.5 million, with the reduction attributed to a decline in Chinese visitors to 5 million

Great !  So what percentage of the GDP were those 2 million foreign arrivals contributing.

[NorthernRyland]

She's never been in the real Thailand apparently and thinks the entire country is based around the economy on Koh Phangan. These people may fly into Bangkok but then go straight into these tourism economies and they never see the outside world. What percent of tourists never see the real Thailand I wonder. Probably something crazy like 80%. That's why she got it so wrong.

[Jenkins9039]

Tourism is a significant contributor to Thailand's economy, both directly and indirectly.

Direct Contribution

In 2022, the direct contribution of travel and tourism to Thailand's GDP was approximately 4.8%, amounting to THB 831.4 billion. Website Files

Total Contribution (Including Indirect and Induced Effects)

When accounting for indirect and induced impacts—such as supply chain activities and spending by those employed in the tourism sector—the total contribution of travel and tourism to Thailand's GDP in 2022 was about 10.1%, equating to THB 1.74 trillion. Website Files

Employment Impact

The tourism sector also plays a vital role in employment. In 2022, it directly supported approximately 4.6 million jobs, representing 11.8% of total employment. When including indirect and induced employment, the sector accounted for around 20% of total employment in Thailand. Website FilesBank for International Settlements

Future Projections

Looking ahead, the World Travel & Tourism Council projects that by 2033, the total contribution of travel and tourism to Thailand's GDP could reach 23.4%, with the sector supporting nearly 10.6 million jobs, or 28.7% of total employment. Website Files

These figures underscore the critical role of tourism in Thailand's economic landscape, highlighting its importance not only in terms of GDP contribution but also in employment generation.

[PB172111]

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[wavodavo]

On 5/26/2025 at 11:07 AM, save the frogs said:

 

Your attempt through 15 different profiles to bad mouth Thailand is struggling beyond a doubt.

 

You're a joke and no one takes you seriously. 

 

 

On 5/26/2025 at 11:07 AM, save the frogs said:

 

Your attempt through 15 different profiles to bad mouth Thailand is struggling beyond a doubt.

 

You're a joke and no one takes you seriously. 

 

The best way to get rid of this BOB  idiot if the moderaters won't is everybody DO NOT REPLY  to his ravings. Then he might get the hint and go away.

[Hummin]

On 5/26/2025 at 7:56 AM, Tuco Ramirez said:

Without tourism Thailand really struggles financially - COVID proved that beyond all doubt.

 

So did the now infamous Israeli girl have a point?

 

Or was she talking nonsense?

 

It just proves no country should be depended on tourism! 

 

Thailand is not poor or depended on tourism if you looking at the infrastructure made for thais and Thai farming, factories and production companies.

 

 

[save the frogs]

11 hours ago, wavodavo said:

The best way to get rid of this BOB  idiot if the moderaters won't is everybody DO NOT REPLY  to his ravings. Then he might get the hint and go away.

some folks actually enjoy his silly antics.

 

[Airalee]

16 hours ago, Cameroni said:

The central bank has cut its projection for foreign arrivals this year from 39.5 million to 37.5 million, with the reduction attributed to a decline in Chinese visitors to 5 million, said Pranee Sutthasri, senior director of the macroeconomic department.

The contribution to Thai GDP from tourism is expected to soften this year, according to KKP Research.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/3031171/bank-of-thailand-slashes-tourism-forecast

Cut down to 37.5 million?

 

That is still more than 3 times the number of tourists that made up that 7% gdp figure you quoted for 2022….during the height of the pandemic.

 

https://www.statista.com/statistics/994693/thailand-number-international-tourist-arrivals/
 

 

[Drumbuie]

Tourists? Is that what you think you are? 

 

We're not here for a few weeks holiday, we're *migrants*.  Economic migrants. Immigrants. The kind of people you probably complained about back home. 

 

And no, "our" money didn't build this country nor does it sustain its $546billion+ GDP.