webfact Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Minister Kobkarn: Thailand needs to focus on quantity of tourismBANGKOK, 05 October 2015, (NNT) - Thailand must adjust its tourism policy, focusing on attracting tourists to remain in the Kingdom longer and spend more, said the Tourism Minister, Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul.The comment was made during the 'Thailand Moves Forward program', after the Cabinet had approved the 2015-2017 national tourism plan and a long term tourism strategy.The strategy involves cooperation from both the government and the private sector to promote secondary tourism destinations aimed at increasing the number of tourists and the time they stay as well as the money they spend in Thailand. The Minister said the move would help generate income for locals through the sales of native products.She also pointed out that part of the strategy would involve urging those in the tourism sector to conserve water as well as asking tourists to do, so given that Thailand has been facing water shortage crises. -- NNT 2015-10-05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 I think we heard this before, and got hoards of Chinese. regards Worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaidam Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Bear in mind this is the woman that said tourists should wear electronic ankle bracelets to help police keep track of them. Her comments came after the Koh Tao double murder when it was apparent that the real culprits were above the law and she was concerned that having a gang of serial killers on the loose might scare away a few tourists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 (edited) "The Minister said the move would help generate income for locals through the sales of native products." they should widen Cowboy so the tour buses can drop everybody off in the middle. Edited October 5, 2015 by NCC1701A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockatoowho Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Why doesn't someone give this oxygen bandit some butcher's paper and a pack of crayons and let her sit in the corner of the padded room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterwhisper Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 "Please stay longer and spend more, but don't waste so much water while you're here." Is that in essence what she's saying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Jones Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 More empty statements from Ms. Popcorn - She can hear the fat lady is Warming up to finish this dying tourist industri ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya28 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 (edited) More Waffle !! Thailand only knows how to do things "on-the-cheap". Thailand doesn't know the meaning of "quality". Edited October 5, 2015 by Pattaya28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockman Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 A better lure, is required! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryp Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 going by past actions they will most prob announce that all tourists have a maximum stay of 24 hours then they must leave the country ...this will make them spend all their money in 1 day ...thai logic at its finest if Carlsberg/Chang did f..d up countrys it would be this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Like a cracked record........you wanted Chinese...you got 'em......you want 'em to stay longer and spend...ain't gonna happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamnutsak Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Why do I have the impression that Kunh Kobkarn's compensation package is tied to tourist headcount? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevc Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Thought it was quality tourist they wanted not quantity.....no that was last month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockman Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 They killed the golden goose, along time ago. Now they are charging first world prices. And they are still a third world country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 What does this country have to offer to quality tourists? One can only overprice kao kang 2x and not 10x... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeckosDiving Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 (edited) Why doesn't someone give this oxygen bandit some butcher's paper and a pack of crayons and let her sit in the corner of the padded room. How do you know when a women knows what she is talking about ? When they start their sentence with "My husband / Boyfriend says............. Edited October 5, 2015 by GeckosDiving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldiablo Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 So now they have moved from quality to quantity. Remind me to leave the faucets running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeegee Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 You don't deserve any tourists. You, missy, should be forced to wear a wristband if you go outside Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 The immigration doesn't want anybody but the government only wants tourists who don't wash or shower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taony Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Yeah, they should have two tourisms. Two is always better than one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruud4u Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 It is exactly the opposite of the West. It is really a well-founded strategy or not ....... It unfortunately confirms the level of Thai on high position.It's bad for the people and the country to have such weak-founded strategies. We want to grow but do not know how and wait and see what happens. Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Minister Kobkarn: Thailand needs to focus on quantity of tourismThe comment was made during the 'Thailand Moves Forward program' You fool, you didn't learn anything!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatproblem Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Try making Thailand safe first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rethaier Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 I don't suppose we could consider focusing any effort on quality of the hosts. Some things to consider mat be corrupt cops shaking people down, scamming tuk-tuk drivers, dual pricing and violence toward tourists. Nah that would be expecting to much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessi Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Thought it was quality tourist they wanted not quantity.....no that was last month. When Thaksin was in power he wanted better quality tourist and we finished up with Russians & Chinese. Next please . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emster23 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Perhaps if they provided quality then quantity would follow? Pull in billions but can't bother to pick up the endemic trash, for example. Should give each tourist a bullseye shirt so everyone knows, from the police on down (or up?) "easy money here, hunting season is ON!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAZZPA Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Erm, I dont think thats what he really means when he says "stay longer and spend more", what I think he meant to say was "stay less and spend more". Perhaps you could start with,, stopping police corruption and harassment, dont have dual pricing for tourists, come down hard all all scammers (jet ski, sun beds etc), create effective policing where tourists know they can rely on emergency services etc,,, At present the only news I see coming out of Thailand is bad news, sorry to say but it seems to be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaimat Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 The Farangs who come here year after year, and stay 2-3 months, have it harder and harder with ever changing ever more difficult visa policies. So the strategy is, let's make it more difficult for the tourists who are staying longer, and spending more, but try to get more of the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaimat Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Erm, I dont think thats what he really means when he says "stay longer and spend more", what I think he meant to say was "stay less and spend more". Perhaps you could start with,, stopping police corruption and harassment, dont have dual pricing for tourists, come down hard all all scammers (jet ski, sun beds etc), create effective policing where tourists know they can rely on emergency services etc,,, At present the only news I see coming out of Thailand is bad news, sorry to say but it seems to be true. TAT 50 years behind the times, they still think advertising trumps PR. Someone might want to mention to them that this is the digital age, PR is everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehard60 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 WOW! I don't beleive it. They finally woke up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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