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Thailand aims to attract Muslim, Israeli and gay tourists

NEW YORK: -- In recent marketing campaigns, Thailand has been aiming to attract diverse categories of tourists including Muslims, Israelis and homosexuals, the New York Times reported on Sunday.


“The land of smiles,” as the country is sometimes known, has stressed its openness and attractiveness to a wide range of tourists who are sometimes rejected by surrounding countries.

Thailand, a predominantly Buddhist country, is trying to tap into the lucrative market of Muslim travelers. Unlike neighboring Myanmar, where anti-Muslim feelings have recently spilled over into violence, Thailand presents itself as a Muslim-friendly country.

It is already the eighth most popular country with Muslim travelers, particularly Gulf Arabs, according to Crescentrating, an online travel guide for Muslims.

Thailand is aiming to increase these numbers by marketing itself as a place where halal food (complying with Islamic requirements) is readily available and “halal spas” offer separate facilities for women and men.

All the leading shopping malls in the country have Muslim prayer rooms, as well as in the beach resort city of Pattaya.

Meanwhile, Crescentrating’s study ranked Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport as the most Muslim-friendly airport in a non-Muslim country.

Full story: http://english.alarabiya.net/en/life-style/travel-and-tourism/2013/08/04/Thailand-aims-to-attract-Muslim-Israeli-and-gay-tourists.html

-- Al Arabia 2013-08-05

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People from the gulf area can be found on soi nana et around Bumrungrad .... nothing new .. Gays can be found on silom soi 2 and 4 ...nothing new ... so what's new then ?

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Muslims, Israelis and gays!

Put them altogether and just feel the love!

Can't be worse than Germans and British fighting for the reservation of a place on the pool....

Wanna bet?

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NEW YORK: -- In recent marketing campaigns, Thailand has been aiming to attract diverse categories of tourists including Muslims, Israelis and homosexuals,

All at once. An explosive combination on the plane that one.

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Sometimes I think these articles are custom-written just so that TV reviewers can take the P1SS out of them... seriously, gays, muslims and israelis all in the same breath, juxtaposition wise I am sure that plenty of jokes will come out of this one.clap2.gif well done TAT for brightening our Monday

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Thailand is aiming to increase these numbers by marketing itself as a place where halal food (complying with Islamic requirements) is readily available and “halal spas” offer separate facilities for women and men.

NOTE: Halal prostitutes and halal condoms are available.

Thank you and visit again.

Have a happy vacation.

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Muslims, Israelis and gays!

Put them altogether and just feel the love!

Can't be worse than Germans and British fighting for the reservation of a place on the pool....

the germans mostly win.They have more towels
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Do they have to be hi- end tourists?

Sheiks, Israeli businessmen and the more affluent gays would be. The rest would be the same as anyone else.
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Another 'great' idea on the way to wotk by some official..

Will they ever stop having (hare-brained) ideas?

Mercy..

You have to love TAT, they have big mouths but not big enough for all the feet they try to stick in.

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A muslim, an Israeli and a gay walk into a bar.......

...the bartender is a Papua New Guinea headhunter...

He gets head from the gay, then. bah.gif

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People from the gulf area can be found on soi nana et around Bumrungrad .... nothing new .. Gays can be found on silom soi 2 and 4 ...nothing new ... so what's new then ?

The new is Thailand wants more of them to come.

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Another 'great' idea on the way to wotk by some official..

Will they ever stop having (hare-brained) ideas?

Mercy..

It's bad enought that they have these harebrained ideas, but then they go voice them in public.

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