webfact Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 TAT grants rewards for 28 millionth visitor to ThailandBANGKOK, 14 December 2015 (NNT) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand has granted rewards including two free return tickets for the 28 millionth visitor to Thailand, aiming to attract the lucky visitor to return to Thailand in the future.The Tourism Authority of Thailand’s (TAT) Deputy Governor for International Marketing Juthaporn Rerngronasa has led officials from Airports of Thailand, THAI Airways, True Corporation, and the Immigration Bureau to welcome Mr Singh Sundeep Kumar from India along with his family after being the 28 millionth visitor to Thailand.The lucky visitor was traveling from Singapore to Thailand and intends to stay in Thailand for 7 days. He was given the return tickets for two passengers traveling from the originating country to and from Bangkok, with an additional 5 nights accommodation, and a smartphone equipped with a 4G network plan.The TAT Deputy Governor has said that the number of visitors to Thailand in 2015 is expected reach 28.8 million persons which meets the designated goal. The number of visitors during the first 10 months this year has increased by 24.75 percent, 60 percent of which are from Asian countries, 30 percent from European and American countries, and from other countries by 10 percent.She has also mentioned that there have been about 1 million visitors from India to Thailand throughout the year. -- NNT 2015-12-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubbaJohnny Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Have yer cake and treat it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 wasn't it only like last week they did the same for the 27 millionth visitor ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 How many more can they ' squeeze ' in for a New Year's Eve presentation farce ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetime Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Just make sure they make it home alive. That will be reward enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Return tickets? Arai wa? Don't you need to purchase tickets to get here first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalVelosity Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 28 Millionth visitor gets an airline ticket and a smart phone??? I would have said, oh no thanks and walked away, and then gauge there reactions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 So arrivals are to meet the goal of 28.8 million exactly ? Roll on the New Year and Songran holidays so they can announce how many people travelled and how much money was spent before the holidays are actually over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeegee Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Nevermind a tourist industry promotion, Thailand should be boycotted. Hit 'Like' to be disappeared in Thailand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lujanit Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 TAT and desperation. Same meaning just different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 By all odds I am expecting Chinese! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyDelight Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 (edited) Wonder how they would treat the ten millionth expat. Edited December 14, 2015 by flyDelight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokheat Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 lets be fair about this, we are all sure tat is telling the truth and tourist arrivals has hit 28mil, it just doesnt show on the streets so much due to so many expats moving to greener pastures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorG Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Strange how the "lucky numbered" winner is always flying THAI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upena Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Visitors are not necessarily tourists. How many visitors are in-transit waiting for a connecting flight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaltsc Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 "The Tourism Authority of Thailand has granted rewards..." A two week paid vacation to the Mediterranean would be the best reward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheard Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Nice wholesome family deserves the prize - if the actual 28th m was a crusty old farang pervert monger, I reckon they might wait for nicer specimens to present themselves (like these Indians - good luck to them). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginjag Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Has everyone noticed it is NEVER someone that has just done his visa run. Everything here is done for Photo ops only---self promotion---(facebook style) Uniformed officials--Police pointing--and the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhooks Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 28 Millionth visitor gets an airline ticket and a smart phone??? I would have said, oh no thanks and walked away, and then gauge there reactions Just may be the case they could spell correctly as well ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Has everyone noticed it is NEVER someone that has just done his visa run. Everything here is done for Photo ops only---self promotion---(facebook style) Uniformed officials--Police pointing--and the rest. Uniformed officials--Police pointing--and the rest. I imagine the police officer is just a little miffed his face was not in the picture at such an important presentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Thailand's tourism council had forecasted 30.3 million visitors this year following the Shrine bombing. Now TAT is forecasting 28.8 million for a 5% decrease. This makes their prediction of 32 million for 2016 questionable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamalaRider Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 (edited) 28 Millionth visitor gets an airline ticket and a smart phone??? I would have said, oh no thanks and walked away, and then gauge there reactions Just may be the case they could spell correctly as well ! Imagine my happiness then when an English native don't spell correctly, then I'm in the clear when failing to do so. Not to mention the grammar... Edited December 14, 2015 by KamalaRider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidybeard Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 What an amazing piece of management coordination by TAT,... 28.8m visitors per year is 78,904 per day which is 3,287 per hour which is 55 per minute so nearly 1 per second .. all spread over multiple points of entry across the LOS, so to know that this guy was the 28 millionth is very reassuring. Nice to know that we are all so highly valued and counted. so carefully. Would be interesting to know how many leave, and the difference would be the number that don't make it out alive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowsdawdle Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 28 Millionth visitor gets an airline ticket and a smart phone??? I would have said, oh no thanks and walked away, and then gauge there reactions No way you could have been the 28 millionth, unless cousin Somchai pulled you aside at immigration and asked you to stand in for him and receive his gifts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowsdawdle Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Strange how the "lucky numbered" winner is always flying THAI. Actually, it would be strange if they weren't flying Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mot Dang Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 How many more can they ' squeeze ' in for a New Year's Eve presentation farce ? I think that could get at least another 5,000 onto Pattaya Beach at 7:00 in the morning. I'm sure I have seen some vacant sand. That will mean another 200 speed boat rides a day, and another 1,250 kg per day of rubbish to get rid of, and at least say 10,000 hard-earned baht into the coffers. It must be worth it. TAT says so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mot Dang Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Wonder how they would treat the ten millionth expat. With contempt, exactly what they have been doing since 1984, at the start of the first "Amazing Thailand" campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalansanitwong Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 (edited) I hope this Indian couple have been advised not to hire a jetski or stay in high rise buildings otherwise they might become another kind of statistic. Its a shame the 28th million tourist wasnt an old farang on a Silver Fox tour to Pattaya NOTE.....the 28th million tourist probably was an old farang bar monger wearing nothing but underpants and a singlet so they by-passed him and went for the better dressed Indian couple one of whom appears to be wearing cargo shorts or camo trousers. Stay classy Thailand ! Edited December 14, 2015 by jalansanitwong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 How many more can they ' squeeze ' in for a New Year's Eve presentation farce ? Their goal is 30 million better get hoping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLSEEINGEYE Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 at least they didn't have to pretend to solve a terrorist bombing to get their reward. Oh that's right....it wasn't terrorism, my bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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