Money changers in Pattaya

[webfact]

No significant drop in planned visits by Chinese
CHINA DAILY
ASIA NEWS NETWORK

BANGKOK: -- CHINA'S major tour operators are reporting no major cancellations of planned group trips to Thailand after explosions rattled Bangkok on Monday and Tuesday.

Ctrip, an online service provider based in Shanghai, said no clients had asked to cancel their planned trips as of noon on Tuesday. Groups that had planned to go to Thailand on Tuesday left as scheduled.

More than 7,300 people now in Thailand, including those in tour groups and individual Ctrip travellers, were confirmed safe and will return to China on schedule, Ctrip added.

Other travel agencies, including the China Youth Travel Service, China International Travel Service and Tuniu, related similar experiences.

China has been Thailand's No 1 source of overseas tourists, with 4.6 million Chinese visiting the country last year. The bombing of the Erawan Shrine, a major attraction both for Thais and for visitors from across Asia, killed at least 20 people and injured 125.

The Hong Kong government issued a red travel warning for Bangkok - the second-highest of a three-tier system, meaning that travel here should be avoided unless absolutely necessary - while the Chinese Embassy in Thailand reminded Chinese travellers to raise their security awareness.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/No-significant-drop-in-planned-visits-by-Chinese-30267019.html


-- The Nation 2015-08-20

[Thai at Heart]

It's two days....... Strewth. They don't get blown up by Uighur separatist at home. Why come to Thailand.?

Edited August 19, 2015 by Thai at Heart

[Srikcir]

For now though the Junta and TAT can forget about attracting Chinese high-end tourists. They will continue to vacation in Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea.

[chickenrunCM]

now we know that 100% there will be a drop, as all the statements are all the ti es the oposite of reality, of course not this week, but all new bookings will be decrease by

50% we will see it in December and Spring. If this happens Pty will be finally a ghost town

[English 1]

Pity as they are rude and ignorant with no manners at all.

[taony]

Right.

TAT won't notice

[impulse]

Pity as they are rude and ignorant with no manners at all.

Strange. That's what they say about Europeans and Americans (And Japanese and Koreans and Russians) traveling in China.

Edited August 20, 2015 by impulse

[connda]

Of course not.

[misterphil]

Thats a shame. NOT!

Need to get the noisy chinks on a jet ski and get them scammed. That'd put them off.

[colonialboy]

Rude & socially ignorant Cheap Charlie's

[jerojero]

Oh really! They know this from fortune cookie predictions? Sheesh!