webfact Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 TAT: Positive feedback received from recent roadshowsBANGKOK, 3 December 2014 (NNT) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has revealed that its recent roadshows in Jordan and Egypt were a great success, with a large number of bookings made, while expecting the Middle Eastern market to grow 8.16 percent next year.Ms Juthaporn Rerngronasa, the TAT’s Deputy Governor for International Marketing in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Americas, stated that there were eight companies joining the TAT in the roadshows in Jordan and Egypt during November 24-28. She expressed satisfaction over the results, given several packages for 2015 were reserved in advance by tour agencies in both countries.The Deputy Governor pointed out that the motive behind the roadshows was to help Thai businesses explore and penetrate the two markets, which are deemed to have strong potential. Jordanian and Egyptian visitors are mostly considered high-end customers of the Thai tourism sector, especially honeymoon couples.In 2013, Thailand recorded the number of tourists from Jordan at about 12,000, an increase of 38 percent from the previous year, while a rise of 48 percent was also seen in the number of Egyptian travelers. The TAT is targeting to push up the number in either group by another 10 percent in 2015.As for the Middle Eastern market as a whole, the tourist number next year is estimated at 721,000, increasing 8.16 percent, with a total revenue of over 48 billion baht. The TAT is also prepared to penetrate new markets in North African countries, including Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.-- NNT 2014-12-03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hanuman2543 Posted December 3, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2014 (edited) Jordanians and Egyptians high end customers? Are they so desperate? Edited December 3, 2014 by hanuman2543 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JOC Posted December 3, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2014 What is next?? Somalia and Sudan?? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JOC Posted December 3, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2014 Quality tourists in burqa and hijab?? That for sure will solve Prayuths bikini-problem!! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NongKhaiKid Posted December 3, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2014 (edited) Quality tourists in burqa and hijab?? That for sure will solve Prayuths bikini-problem!! Positive Feedback ? Well where TAT is involved it couldn't be anything else. Edited December 3, 2014 by NongKhaiKid 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chainarong Posted December 3, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2014 Not worth commenting on , the article speaks for itself, Quality indeed.. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOC Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 To improve the service for existing customers is of course not an option?? Oh silly me!! Thai's never do anything wrong, so let us blame the visitors!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertthebruce Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Saying nowt..... That's what I will do....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOC Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Now I understand the temporary closure of the soapy places!! TAT was making adjustments, to make sure everything is hal-al!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadman Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Why does it not even surprise me at the tone of the comments on this thread to date? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konying Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I am surprised they did not stop over in Iraq and Syria 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recycled Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Jordanians and Egyptians high end customers? Are they so desperate? Just goes to show you how low their own self esteem is. What next, Lebanese and South Americans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konying Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Why does it not even surprise me at the tone of the comments on this thread to date? May be because people are worried all the ladyboys will be unavailable 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nong38 Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 (edited) Yes we all had a good time and they promised to send us lots of tourists ( only quality ones naturally ) and we beleive them! Bit short of Russians this year though. Edited December 3, 2014 by metisdead Bold font removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryp Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 every little helps ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 ........'self-praise is no praise'.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Theres a lot of people in Syria,Iraq,and Afghanistan that would like to get away on a holiday. regards Worgeordie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noitom Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Thai TAT "revealed" large number of bookings, but no interviews or quotes from the Jordanians or Egyptians to affirm this "claim." TAT's claims are to be trusted 100%. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Great idea targeting countries that have had civil unreast and wars for many years.....obviously, high end, well to do mysoginist men and women covered head to toe in Burqa........... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubl Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 So, instead of 24.014 million tourists soon we'll have 24.016 million what with all those Jordanians coming over ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 The market will grow 8.16%, couldn't they be a little more accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabothai Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Yep, lure them in and show them the 5 tourist attractions in development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan653 Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Hey!!!.....if it come's from the TAT, then it has to be true! HA..HA..HA..HA..!!! Yah right! LMAO....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has revealed that its recent roadshows in Jordan and Egypt were a great success, with a large number of bookings made The TAT only got these bookings, because they promised that Bangkok street food vendors had 'Goat on a Stick' on the menu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsider Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 (edited) This predilection with 'quality' and 'high-end' tourists is both crass and downright tasteless, Edited December 3, 2014 by outsider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lupatria Posted December 3, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2014 Thai TAT "revealed" large number of bookings, but no interviews or quotes from the Jordanians or Egyptians to affirm this "claim." TAT's claims are to be trusted 100%. Which one made the bookings and who gave you the positive feedback? Eh, eh, eh... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casindonet Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Of course it's positive, TAT said so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacker Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Exactly what this country needs ....keep up the great work .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabis Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Theres a lot of people in Syria,Iraq,and Afghanistan that would like to get away on a holiday. regards Worgeordie I suppose just getting away would be holiday enough for most of them - if not all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krataiboy Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 8.16 percent? Why not 8.17 or 8.18? I'd love to see how they work out these silly sums and how earth they expect even a gullible Thai public to swallow them. Still, I guess wishful thinking costs nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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