5.2 million tourists mostly Chinese are expected to visit Thailand in November-December

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5.2 million tourists mostly Chinese are expected to visit Thailand in November-December



BANGKOK: -- About 5.2 million tourists mostly Chinese are expected to visit Thailand during November and December bringing the total number of incoming tourist for the whole year to 29.5 million, said tourism and sports deputy permanent secretary Ms Wannaseri Morakul on Thursday.

The number of Chinese tourists visiting Thailand is steadily increasing and it is expected that their numbers for the whole year will increase to more than eight million which is above the targeted figures of 7.5-7.8 million, she added.

The number of tourists visiting Thailand for the whole year this year is expected to reach 29.5 million, about 700,000 above an earlier forecast of 28.8 million generating revenues totaling about 1.42 trillion baht – an increase of 20 billion baht from earlier forecast of 1.4 trillion baht.

For the first ten months of this year, 24.36 million tourists have visited the country representing a whopping increase of 24.75 percent compared to the same period last year. Chinese tops the biggest number of tourists followed by Malaysians and Japanese.

Ms Wannaseri attributed the increase of foreign tourists to the restoration of peace in the country coupled with tourism promotion measures and increased safety.

She disclosed that the tourism strategy for 2015-17 will focus on development of tourist destinations in eight clusters.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/5-2-million-tourists-mostly-chinese-are-expected-to-visit-thailand-in-november-december


-- Thai PBS 2015-11-05

[Thian]

And why is the euro/baht going downwards very fast this week? The Europeans won't come with this rate....

[phoenixdoglover]

Thanks for the warning.

[BeefSlapper]

They tight anyway

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[Hawk]

Good luck everyone.

[chainarong]

Hide your baby formula , OZ is running out...........

[Prbkk]

Egypt effectively closed, Tunisia unsafe, Maldives in crisis, Bali airport closed yet again due to volcanic ash. So a few competitors are struggling and yet my industry sources say the high season is looking pretty ordinary with Chinese and Koreans the only bright lights ( at least to stem the losses and keep hotel doors open)

[ChrisY1]

Keep them away from Hua Hin/Cha Am!

[lungbing]

Get the spitoons out.

[fritzzz25]

So the net profit from this "boom" should be around 52 million baht from those 5.2 million quality tourists!

[B166ER]

....83,000 a day for 60 days? hmmm......

[Kitsune]

Now we know how they can afford to kick the farangs out.

[shirtless]

The Chinese are good solely for TATs figures little benefit to local and small operators.I hope the demographics change back to westerners.

[SoilSpoil]

The Chinese are good solely for TATs figures little benefit to local and small operators.I hope the demographics change back to westerners.

I know some hotel owners in Chiang Mai and Rai and they are more than happy with the influx of Chinese. They rent motorbikes, book trips and just have a nice holiday and spend lot of cash. If you visit places like Pattaya or Phuket the story might be different, but who in their right mind go to these destinations anyway.

[DrTuner]

Little China, formely known as Thailand. We're I not a resident, I wouldn't come here as a tourist anymore. The glory days are long gone.

[upena]

One day - Quality tourist. The next, Quantity. Just read another article that TAT is going after backpackers since they are the future quality tourists.

[morpho]

I'm sure that Chiang Mai will be overrun with hordes of Chinese tourists during Loi Krathong later the month. I'll have to be more careful driving my motorbike and watch out for more Chinese driving on the wrong side of the road or Chinese pedestrians stopping in the middle of the road. And of course I'll have to weave through the hordes around Traphae Gate at night....and hopefully they'll be some food left at the Sunday Night Markets since they seem to eat everything they can get their hands on. Yeah, I'm not a big fan of Chinese tourists...I admit it.

[craigt3365]

The Chinese are good solely for TATs figures little benefit to local and small operators.I hope the demographics change back to westerners.

I know some hotel owners in Chiang Mai and Rai and they are more than happy with the influx of Chinese. They rent motorbikes, book trips and just have a nice holiday and spend lot of cash. If you visit places like Pattaya or Phuket the story might be different, but who in their right mind go to these destinations anyway.

Actually, a majority are on zero cost tours. They don't buy food outside where they are taken (and a lot is included in the package), they do a little bit of shopping, but only at designated places. And they are herded around like cattle and don't spend money with a normal local. Where they spend their money is tightly controlled. Usually by Chinese here.

I just went through Don Muang. It was ridiculous. Huge tour groups all over, leaders yelling on loud speakers. It was actually hard to navigate around them.

But I think large tour groups are disruptive, regardless of nationality.

[Lupatria]

Now I'm waiting for the TAT press release: next season only 5 mio. Chinese will sty at home!

[Bender]

After the Erawan bombing, i have a hard time believing that chinese will flock. The next high season might be a real disaster.

[puukao]

knee how ma....knee how.......

how's my thai?

[lujanit]

I hope all the Chinese tourist destinations have installed squat toilets otherwise there will be real sh!t to clean up.

[Tidybeard]

....83,000 a day for 60 days? hmmm......

Yep, that is 277 large panes daily .... don't think so...

[i claudius]

So the net profit from this "boom" should be around 52 million baht from those 5.2 million quality tourists!

B---ARD

you beat me to it

[i claudius]

I do wish they wouldnt shout so much , just came back from Chiang Mai ,you couldnt hear yourself think in the airport .for the noise they make .

[Yann55]

The good news : About 5.2 million tourists are expected to visit Thailand during November and December

The bad news : Mostly Chinese

[manhood]

As the chinese tourists just traveling in group tours the only benefit of this millions of "high quality tourists" is for the big hotel chains and big restaurants , but all the small business who had their customers with Europeans, Russians will loose all and sure also their business!

So keep on going with that strategy and you will sure not win in anyway way, just get another state of China! As politic is anyway on the way already!

[Mudcrab]

I hope all the Chinese tourist destinations have installed squat toilets otherwise there will be real sh!t to clean up.

I think that's a fairly safe bet.

I've seen the odd squat toilet in Thailand...maybe 85% of them.

[nemrut]

I hope the demographics change back to westerners.

Why, there are already too many low-life farang in Thailand walking around shirtless/shoeless and behaving like animals -- and that's when theyre not even drunk.

[lee b]

GOD HELP US ALL !