Thai Authorities To Promote 'Martial Law Tourism'

By Khaosod English


Tourists walk past a military jeep mounted with a machine gun on Ratchadamri Road in Bangkok, 20 May 2014.

BANGKOK — The Tourism Authority of Thailand says its preparing to add one more tourist attraction to the Kingdom's long list of temples, beaches, and mountains: life under martial law.

"The TAT is preparing a campaign called '24 Hours Enjoy Thailand' to attract foreign tourists to visit Thailand under martial law," TAT Governor Thawatchai Arunyik told Thai Rath newspaper on Friday.

Thawatchai said that martial law is beneficial to tourism, because it ensures that foreign tourists can be safe 24 hours a day.

"We want the tourists to be confident that they can travel in Thailand both day and night with safety at all times," Thawatchai said, adding that he hopes to promote this concept by creating a "buzz" on social media.

The military imposed martial law over the entire nation on 20 May and seized power two days later.

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-- Khaosod English 2014-10-13

Words fail me.....

Are they serious??

Tourists are no safer here now than before martial law?

In fact many cannot get travel insurance to a place under martial law.

Another Stellar Idea from the TAT! Why didn't we think about that earlier? I wonder if the planned tourism activities would be included? I have a few in mind but might be stepping on toes I don't want to cross. ha ha...

TAT does it again.....

I suggest the kill some to make it even more real.....................Oh wait, they do that already

Very good idea.

Its been working well so far.

"because it ensures that foreign tourists can be safe 24 hours a day."

Seriously????? Aren't we forgetting something else going on right now?

Or does the fine print say "unless you're in a bikini"

I have been reading a lot of about rapes, assaults and brutal killing lately. Seems Martial law is having little to no effect on personal safety.

Come and see our failing state.

How pathetic.

hub of Martial Law

For those who aren't quite ready to tour North Korea.

Thawatchai said that martial law is beneficial to tourism, because it ensures that foreign tourists can be safe 24 hours a day.

Perhaps we need 25 hours in a day?

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What a complete and utter load of bullshit from TAT (i.e. WE HAVE NO <deleted> CLUE WHAT WE ARE DOING) . . .

Or not....

Phuket tourists snared in Army's taxi raid.

http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Phuket-Police-defend-snaring-foreign-tourists-illegal/36086#ad-image-0

Can one shoot a cow with an RPG here too ?

From Georgia, USA: Now what'll we do? http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/investigative/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2014/10/seizures-SWAT.jpg

"Thawatchai said that martial law is beneficial to tourism, because it ensures that foreign tourists can be safe 24 hours a day."

I really want to vomit..

I hope the insanity virus here is not airborne.. But better to stay safe and try to get hold of some haldol or risperdal before it's too late and the psychosis will hit with full force...

'Martial Law Tourism' (or anything for a Baht)

Why not promote tours to the 3 problem provinces in the south at the same time? Tourists can watch School burnings, beheadings, and learn how to use their smart phones to set off bombs etc.

"Thawatchai said that martial law is beneficial to tourism, because it ensures that foreign tourists can be safe 24 hours a day."

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If I remember correctly the brutal murder of the two young Brits on Koh Tao took place under martial law??

Total lunacy. If and when an Ebola victim hits the shores of Thailand then TAT can do tours of the relevant hospital and show the tourist they have the cure for the virus. That surely will attract scores of people to tour Thailand.

Talk about shooting yrself in the foot. Thailand needs western help in regard to marketing, press anouncements etc etc.

Oh thats right we dont understand the people, the culture or more generally put we dont understand anything at all or it appears that way.

Well thats my opinion anyway

i got an idea a tourist lottery

winners can shake hands with general PrAyuth himself

how exciting

This is like promoting tourism to West Africa to watch Ebola!!

Is there no end to the stupidity of the officialdom of this country?? (No need to answer, I know already)

Talk about lunatic Monday here's another candidate for the fickle finger of fate weekly award, TAT, just shovel more B/S someone will swallow it , I am quiet sure the family unit would just love to all go for a ride in a half track around Ratcharda in the ding dang, don't forget the history lessons on how many coups Thailand has had and the Democracy that has formed between coups, don't ya just love em.

Take advantage of TAT's latest offers:

-airport transfers by APC,

-floating market tours at gunpoint.

Surely must be a Not The Nation article.

Ahh, well, that’s a horse of a different color then…

What a bunch of desperate, clueless clowns.

Absolute childlike mentality…

Tourism under martial sure did not help the two from the UK.

Great idea. But need to add tourist murder tourism. Visit the beaches on Koh Tao and Koh Samui where David and Hannah, Nick Pearson and Katherine Horton were murdered, the guest house in Chiang Mai where Kirsty Jones was raped and murdered probably by a policemen, the streets in Kanchanaburi and Pai where Vanessa Ascott and Leo del Pinto were murdered by policemen. Take home souvenir pictures of the bloodied corpses leaked by police and finish up with a pep talk about police integrity and efforts to protect foreign tourists at National Police HQ. This will be a more gripping tour than Madame Tussaud's lame effort in Siam Paragon.

Talk about lunatic Monday here's another candidate for the fickle finger of fate weekly award, TAT, just shovel more B/S someone will swallow it , I am quiet sure the family unit would just love to all go for a ride in a half track around Ratcharda in the ding dang, don't forget the history lessons on how many coups Thailand has had and the Democracy that has formed between coups, don't ya just love em.

New slogan for TAT - ' We Do Defy Description '.