Thai tourism remains intact despite MERS

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Thai tourism remains intact despite MERS

BANGKOK, 22 June 2015 (NNT) – The Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA) has expressed confidence in the government’s measures to control a MERS outbreak in Thailand. A number of Thai tourists visiting South Korea where the virus has proliferated has slightly decreased.

President of the Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA) Charoen Wang-ananon said more than 30% of Thai tourists had already cancelled trips to South Korea but the Thai tourism had not yet been affected by the disease. The president added that MERS’ impacts and severity were lower than other epidemics.

As for the ICAO’s downgrading of safety standards of the Thai aviation, Mr Charoen said aviation regulatory bodies from Europe would not use the measures which could severely affect the Thai aviation industry. He also suggested that Thailand should urgently tackle its aviation problems.


-- NNT 2015-06-22

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Tourism minister is confident tourist arrivals are not affected by MERS



BANGKOK: -- Tourism and Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanawarangkura said Sunday she was confident tourist arrivals in Thailand would not be affected by MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) spread abroad as there has not been a case of booking cancellation.

The minister toured the Suvarnabhumi international airport during the weekend to inspect the preparedness of authorities concerned in coping with tourists arriving from countries where there was an outbreak of MERS.

She said she believed tourists were confident with Thailand’s health management and prevention of several contagious diseases in the past such as bird flu and SARS.

Tourist arrivals this year will remain unchanged at 28.8 million representing an increase of about 20 percent from the previous year’s 26.5 million arrivals.

Meanwhile, the Public Health Ministry said that three passengers who travelled to Thailand in the same flight with an Omani man who was confirmed to be infected with MERS had been cleared of the virus.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/tourism-minister-is-confident-tourist-arrivals-are-not-affected-by-mers


-- Thai PBS 2015-06-22

[NongKhaiKid]

Not a single booking cancelled ? I suppose she's checked every airline, travel agency and hotel personally.

She might care to remember how LoS handled the bird flu, it was denied stiff for a month to protect poultry exports. Yes that certainly inspires confidence.

[Strangebrew]

Ah right but then agian this isn't South Korea too.

[LomSak27]

If there is going to be a fallout from MERS it will be next month in July. That is why you slam out these Press releases now, before there is any real data on what is happening

TAT knows its stuff

[rijit]

Mers asian flu what ever the chinese won't

give a fuc, it'll take more than that to stop them getting their dose of los !!! Imagine the gossip\ loss of face in having to tell friends and family u had. cancel cos of health issues

rijit

[MB1]

Not a single booking cancelled ? I suppose she's checked every airline, travel agency and hotel personally.

She might care to remember how LoS handled the bird flu, it was denied stiff for a month to protect poultry exports. Yes that certainly inspires confidence.

Bird flu never messed it up, nor did EBOLA or Sars, oh and even aids.....F**CK I should be dead by now.....Whats's the next health scare where the drug companies can make billions....

Oh yes it's a YANK...,Al GORE....

[clockman]

Opening mouth, before engaging brain. Typical Thai politicion. Wait till after Ramadan. Before making statements. About M.E.R.S.

[oneday]

It is so amazing to me that with such a WIDESPREAD OUTBREAK of the MERS virus in Thailand that tourists are still willing to travel here and risk their lives.

Wow!

[Borzandy]

We are proud to announce that nothing can affect tourism in Thailand!

[biplanebluey]

If there is going to be a fallout from MERS it will be next month in July. That is why you slam out these Press releases now, before there is any real data on what is happening

TAT knows its stuff

You can have riots in the streets,terrorists and police shooting ,military coups,deadly diseases----- NOTHING will stop them coming.What a wonderful place Thailand is

[dcpo]

MERS has killed fewer than 600 people worldwide in 3 years. It's on a par with the number of people who die on the roads in Thailand in any given week.

[Oziex1]

Who benefits from these announcements? What is the purpose of them.

Is it only to maintain the pride (face) of the Minister.

You wouldn't want to use the figures for a business plan.

[JOC]

Another meaningless statement from the honorable Minister Madame "wristband" Popcorn:

I call:

[bangon04]

We are proud to announce that nothing can affect tourism in Thailand!

"He also suggested that Thailand should urgently tackle its aviation problems."

the guy is a genius....... but wait - Thailand doesn't have any problems, just misunderstandings from those pesky foreigners...

[realenglish1]

Tourism and Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanawarangkura is blowing in the wind It is impossible to get statistics so fast Even in the United States or England which have well oiled infastructure for gleening such information . He spits out there are no cancelations because of MERS

What a joke and Thai people believe this garbage This is one reason they are having so many problems here in Thailand because if infactual information

[little mary sunshine]

Intact for the moment. Hope it's true only 2 cases of MERS, BUT TIME

WILL TELL (14 days and counting) incubation period. Hope we don't

See a massive outbreak in BKK.

[shirtless]

If you believe what these retards say ypur new to the country thais cant speak without lying

[captainhornblower]

There's none so blind as those that don't want to see

[jackanapes]

tourism will continue to flourish providing tourists get a fair crack of the whip stop using the two tier system on all tourist sites and stop ladyboys badgering tourists on beaches

[diehard60]

I do not believe anything the TAT says.

[Stargeezr]

I hope that Thailand stays MERS free,SARS free as well as Ebola free,

but I wished these diseases would surface right in the midst of the Taliban and the

ISIL bunch, maybe something like this would make them all unlikeable even to themselves.

Could you just imagine! A would with a lot less terrorists, that would not be such a bad thing,

at least in my opinion.

[Reigntax]

We are proud to announce that nothing can affect tourism in Thailand!

Not even the foot in mouth disease which the junta and his cohorts have obviously contracted.

[phoenixdoglover]

Here is a list of activities in Thailand that are significantly greater threats of injury, disease or death than contracting MERS:

1) Lifting your overloaded luggage at baggage claim

2) Taking a taxi

3) Walking down the sidewalk

4) Eating from a food cart

5) Visiting a bar

6) Inviting anyone back to your room

7) Going to a clinic for treatment of a sudden rash

Enjoy your visit!

[Jimlove]

TAT say that .... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Edited June 25, 2015 by Jimlove

[Strangebrew]

Earthquake in California TAT statement as follows earthquake won't effect tourism Thailand. Space craft crashes on mars lets see oh yeah the old standby .