webfact Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Tourism situation improved: PM Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Friday that the tourism industry situation has improved with more foreign tourists visiting Thailand. For example, in September the number of foreign tourists was about 200,000 higher than the same month last year, Abhisit said. He said the Tourism and Sports Ministry expected a total of 14 million foreign tourists would visit Thailand this year. "I affirm that the number of foreign tourists has increased a lot," the prime minister told reporters after the monthly meeting of permanent secretaries. -- The Nation 2009/10/30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawnGnome Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Swampy was packed last week, when I was there, and flights looked rather full as well. Doesn't seem to be any shortage of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardy1943 Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 They be all smiles let really jack up farang prices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaoPo Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 It's always odd that those messages come out whilst it's impossible at the same time to find RELIABLE statistics and numbers.....IMPOSSIBLE. If the PM knows so well, why don't they produce the statistics ? LaoPo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR Texas Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 They be all smiles let really jack up farang prices I would not believe any data published by the Thai govt.........especially TAT if that is where the numbers came from. According to a recent story by Al Jazeera, the people on the ground seem to disagree that numbers are up: http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2009/20...3650894888.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I'm not sure about that, I met a chap today who works the Jetstar Aus/Thai run on a regular basis and he tells that all flights are full or close to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnwills Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Still able to get good discounts at hotels in BKK, my usual is still selling their top room at 1100 baht, compared to the normal price of 3000 baht. So they cannot be that busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenpounds Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Samui is very very very quiet and has been all year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLew Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Of course it is up over this time last year Wasn't it 12months ago that the yellow shirts were running wild in Bangkok Pretty sure it was november that tourist could not land in Bangkok So I guess 1 person arriving would have been an increase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotlost Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Still quite in CM not counting Loy krathong. Are these so called tourist bring money or are they backpackers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waza Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I have been looking at the flight to and from Thailand and they seem to be fully booked at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basjke Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Of course it is up over this time last yearWasn't it 12months ago that the yellow shirts were running wild in Bangkok Pretty sure it was november that tourist could not land in Bangkok So I guess 1 person arriving would have been an increase You might take a look at your calendar and notice that we are october now.The airport siege was end of november,too lazy to look it up but I think it started 24 november. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
givenall Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Swampy was packed last week, when I was there, and flights looked rather full as well. Doesn't seem to be any shortage of people. Is it time for the RED shirt to mass things again so the economy gets worse so Thaksin happy thinking he is coming back. Can someone tell him he will come back when hel_l freezes over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnwills Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I have been looking at the flight to and from Thailand and they seem to be fully booked at the moment My Flight was full coming over last month, but a lot a people seemed to be going on to Taiwan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnhancePlus Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 My flights are always full coming into Taipei, HK or Manila, but are always half filled on the next leg to BKK. But last december it was a beech getting a hotel in BKK and Hua Hin during xmas and new years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommysboy Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Doesn't matter a jot! As we all know Thailand doesn't need or want tourism! and it accounts for only 6-7% GDP at most with no profit.! Where's the irony icon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Ummm.... As for planes being full, it is very nice, but an explanation could be that there are fewer scheduled flights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I have been looking at the flight to and from Thailand and they seem to be fully booked at the moment My Flight was full coming over last month, but a lot a people seemed to be going on to Taiwan. Eva (I presume) always seem to be full when I travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiasurfer Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I would say Abhisit knows as much about tourism as a Goldfish has knowledge about Maths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolypie Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 there seem to be a few more people in pattaya and close to it but my bar friends and local business owners tell me nobody is spending so whats the point in coming here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHM Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Kanchanaburi quiet, backpacker sorts, water bottle carriers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Ummm....As for planes being full, it is very nice, but an explanation could be that there are fewer scheduled flights? That is certainly the case and Air Asia have postponed receipt of 8 new aircraft I don't see Tony Fernandes doing that if he thinks business is picking up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccw Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Still quite in CM not counting Loy krathong. Are these so called tourist bring money or are they backpackers? Backpackers are also a vital part of the economy. Depends which end of the scale your business is. Especialy useful for the cheaper family run thai places around which all too often are/ have been pulled down and turned into another souless resort, falang pub or retail outlet. This was MrTs 'great' development push, big business over small, turn everywhere in to a thai themed resort singaporesqe for the rich, plus no party no fun, my dee loi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptuan Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 I would say Abhisit knows as much about tourism as a Goldfish has knowledge about Maths. Bad analogy. My goldfish multiply pretty well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LomSak27 Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 The PM wants it to be so ... so why not claim it is. Why let reality stop you. Suvv was indeed packed on Thursday b ut it was with the school - uni bound and LKrotong CM crowd. Chiang Mai was dead on thursday night, for that matter last night, for a friday night was slow. Just flew in from Southrn euroland where a number of cafe owners told me it was their worst summer season in 10 years or more. Don't see how the PM's words will change that, but hey its the best he can do, so let him burble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 I would say Abhisit knows as much about tourism as a Goldfish has knowledge about Maths. means that he has the best knowledge since Chuan Government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumfoord Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 I would say Abhisit knows as much about tourism as a Goldfish has knowledge about Maths. means that he has the best knowledge since Chuan Government. the picture below was taken yesterday, can everybody spot who sit in the middle of the front? (click on photo to see bigger version) understand now? evidently He is Da Man, the awesome leader of the fun. source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddv Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 If it's quiet now while flights from west coast of the USA are @ mid $600s might be very very dead after Nov 30 the price spikes to $1600-2000 for the cattle section. I would imagine holiday fare increases will effect all originating countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahtin Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 In Lamai, Samui, the bargirls are hungry you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Swampy was packed last week, when I was there, and flights looked rather full as well. Doesn't seem to be any shortage of people. Surely because the actual number of flights is down, over recent months, helpfully giving Swampy a chance to move back Thai's operations from Don Muang, rearrange the security-scanners, polish the floors, crack down on taxi-touts or ciggie-smugglers, etcetera ? Still quite in CM not counting Loy krathong. Are these so called tourist bring money or are they backpackers? I would suggest that backpackers also spend real money, perhaps more overall than shorter-stay elite tourists, they merely spend less money per-diem and stay for longer (visas permitting). Their money is very welcome to guesthouses & bungalow-operations, cheaper eating/drinking-establishments, local laundry-operations or beach-massage operatives. But they do tend to avoid the 4/5-star hotels ... can't say that I blame them. Lastly that late-October/early-November is hardly the high-season here, in my own experience, but that anyone hoping for a full-resumption of normal business in the tourism-industry may have a few years to wait yet. The high-unemployment back home (Europe/USA) and strong-baht (increasing apparent-costs) are still with us, also oil and airfares are not yet cheap, so who can realistically expect otherwise ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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