webfact Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Deputy PM: Govt sets 20-year strategy for tourismBANGKOK, 18 January 2015 (NNT) – Deputy Prime Minister Tanasak Patimapagorn said the government has set a 20-year strategy for tourism under which natural resources will be restored and local villagers will be taken care of.He said he was confident that such strategy will lead to the stability and prosperity of the country while revenues from tourism sector from 2016 – 2017 will increase from last year though it will also largely depend on the world situation.He reiterated that the government focuses on domestic tourism and urges Thai people to travel within the country while the government will continue to develop the local, regional and central tourist attractions and create new tourist spots. -- NNT 2016-01-18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just1Voice Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 In 20 years they won't have any tourism industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesetat2013 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 In 20 years they won't have any tourism industry.That's why they are focusing on domestic tourism instead of international. Those quality tourists just never showed up the way they wanted and the ones they thought would be good got their money devalued and piss and shit on floors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) This is a hysterically funny news post. Something George Carlin might have made up, if he were still alive. Thailand taking care of its villages? Since when does the Thai government care about its villages? And a 20 year plan? This government does not engage in long term planning, so since when do they have a two decade plan? This is the most short sighted administration in recent memory. The level of incompetence they bring to the table, in nearly everything they touch is astounding. They are destroying the tourism industry. Everyone I speak with, be they in hotel management, restaurants that cater to tourists, shops, transport, etc, say the same thing. Tourism is way, way down. They are not really counting the influx of Chinese tourists, as they are of little benefit to most of these operators. Tourists from all over the world are abandoning Thailand in droves. It is not just the world economy, though that is a factor. It is the ignorant statements, the inflammatory rhetoric, the extreme nationalism, the policies that are unfriendly to both tourists and ex-pats, the LM cases, the increase in crime, the courts which are bought and paid for, the lack of effective police work, the traffic safety issues, the junta, and the general nonsense. What Thailand needs to start coming to terms with, is that they need the world, a whole helluva lot more than the world needs them. The sooner they acknowledge that, the sooner they can start doing what they need to do, to really start repairing the immense damage they have done in the past two years to their precious tourism industry. Edited January 18, 2016 by spidermike007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaltsc Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 "Deputy Prime Minister Tanasak Patimapagorn said the government has set a 20-year strategy for tourism under which natural resources will be restored and local villagers will be taken care of." It's good to see that Thailand is finally embracing recycling. This is the same strategy they proposed in 1996...and we see how well that worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) "Deputy Prime Minister Tanasak Patimapagorn said the government has set a 20-year strategy for tourism under which natural resources will be restored and local villagers will be taken care of." It's good to see that Thailand is finally embracing recycling. This is the same strategy they proposed in 1996...and we see how well that worked. Well, the Elite card is still alive... Edited January 18, 2016 by trogers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 ...the government has set a 20-year strategy for tourism under which natural resources will be restored and local villagers will be taken care of. This 20 year strategy sounds like "I Wish Upon a Star" Strategy. The govt must have copied it from a fairy tale book. But I hope the fairy tale comes true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveat Emptor Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Ouch, does this mean the junta and son of junta will be around until then to make sure it's all going to ' plan '. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foodieontour Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 "Deputy Prime Minister Tanasak Patimapagorn said the government has set a 20-year strategy for tourism under which natural resources will be restored and local villagers will be taken care of." It's good to see that Thailand is finally embracing recycling. This is the same strategy they proposed in 1996...and we see how well that worked. Well, the Elite card is still alive...Seems more like a restitched zombie to me... It get new members in waves every time immigration is tightening up for a while but still not self sustainable, and funds running low... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Anytime soon a commitee will be set up to study if the proposed 20 year strategy for tourism is sustainable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MZurf Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 "Deputy Prime Minister Tanasak Patimapagorn said the government has set a 20-year strategy for tourism under which natural resources will be restored and local villagers will be taken care of." It's good to see that Thailand is finally embracing recycling. This is the same strategy they proposed in 1996...and we see how well that worked. Well, the Elite card is still alive... For someone who post so frequently you sure don't contribute much to the discussions. Just jabs and endless replays of the same old, broken record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentine Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 If they could actually recycle some of the money back to the villages which a select few are making out of the Chinese hordes then that would be a good first step. It would be interesting to know just where that money goes. Much of it will be funneled back to China but what about the profits of the select few? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeegee Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Ouch, does this mean the junta and son of junta will be around until then to make sure it's all going to ' plan '. My thoughts exactly. Most toy soldiers are long forgotten after 20 years, especially the plastic ones. One of their daftest assumptions is that they can tear up other people's work without realizing the same can be done to theirs. As such all their drafts are: : a version of something (such as a document) that you make before you make the final version : a system in which young people are required to join the armed forces of a country for a period of service : cool air moving in a closed space http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draft Lucky for them at the current time multiple choice in Thailand always results in a pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 "Deputy Prime Minister Tanasak Patimapagorn said the government has set a 20-year strategy for tourism under which natural resources will be restored and local villagers will be taken care of." It's good to see that Thailand is finally embracing recycling. This is the same strategy they proposed in 1996...and we see how well that worked. Well, the Elite card is still alive... For someone who post so frequently you sure don't contribute much to the discussions. Just jabs and endless replays of the same old, broken record. Most problems of late evolve from failures to learn from the past...thus the need to remind many... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MZurf Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 "Deputy Prime Minister Tanasak Patimapagorn said the government has set a 20-year strategy for tourism under which natural resources will be restored and local villagers will be taken care of." It's good to see that Thailand is finally embracing recycling. This is the same strategy they proposed in 1996...and we see how well that worked. Well, the Elite card is still alive... For someone who post so frequently you sure don't contribute much to the discussions. Just jabs and endless replays of the same old, broken record.Most problems of late evolve from failures to learn from the past...thus the need to remind many... The past is still with us, as the junta is proof of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MZurf Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 "Deputy Prime Minister Tanasak Patimapagorn said the government has set a 20-year strategy for tourism under which natural resources will be restored and local villagers will be taken care of."It's good to see that Thailand is finally embracing recycling. This is the same strategy they proposed in 1996...and we see how well that worked. Well, the Elite card is still alive... For someone who post so frequently you sure don't contribute much to the discussions. Just jabs and endless replays of the same old, broken record.Most problems of late evolve from failures to learn from the past...thus the need to remind many... The past is still with us, as the junta is proof of. Nothing has changed significantly under this junta, just the snouts at the trough. Yet there still are a few TVF members who still harp on endlessly about Thaksin this and Thaksin that - just like the junta wants Thais to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwyn Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I thought the idea of this "government" was to erase corruption and allow another elected government to take over (and then repeat the process from 2014 till then every 5 years or so). Why are they faffing about with stuff like this when the next and real government might just kaibosh it anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneday Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Amazing how a short term and temporary government (555) feels they have the right to set long term goals and start long term projects, spending billions and billions of baht for the future Democratic (555) government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenixdoglover Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 If they could actually recycle some of the money back to the villages which a select few are making out of the Chinese hordes then that would be a good first step. It would be interesting to know just where that money goes. Much of it will be funneled back to China but what about the profits of the select few? I read an article a few weeks back (sorry, I don't have a link). It reported on some trends in tourism that are relevant to Thailand. 1) Thailand has been trending toward more package tours 2) When comparing the money spent on package tours and by independent travelers, a higher percent of the package tour spending goes back to the country of origin. The strategic implication is obvious; if a country relies too much on package tours, their tourism revenue will be adversely affected. I wonder if TAT knows this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantSpell Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Did they find a name for that 20 years strategy already? Maybe I could help: "Utopia" could be a nice one of "Pandemonium" could also fit... 20 years plan, this country would improve so fast if they could use the energy they spend doing stupid statements to actually do something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainarong Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 One could be forgiven to think that the Junta is in for the long haul with a twenty year strategy , other indications are recruiting 300,000 more conscripts to keep the students at bay and more vigorous control of the internet and mobile metadata to stop anyone ( Students ) sending messages in code, the only saviour is what this guy says you can take with a pinch of salt................................................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Sadly, without taking things more serious, traffic deaths, law enforcement, corruption, pollution, business environment, political environment, Thailand will continue to be stagnant, as the world advances around them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhream Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Hmm, scammers targeting skinflints, this will be interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhream Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I thought the idea of this "government" was to erase corruption and allow another elected government to take over (and then repeat the process from 2014 till then every 5 years or so). Why are they faffing about with stuff like this when the next and real government might just kaibosh it anyway? Well, it seemed like a good idea, at the time, and then... oooh look! A butterfly! Woof! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabothai Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Did they find a name for that 20 years strategy already? Maybe I could help: "Utopia" could be a nice one of "Pandemonium" could also fit... 20 years plan, this country would improve so fast if they could use the energy they spend doing stupid statements to actually do something... operation clean sweep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabothai Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 In my opinion there is nobody controlling or checking on the TAT folks. Madame can't be touched because she is the wife of a general. Every penny spent on them is a waste. 20 year plan during a .....(can't say) is more of a total waste. Operation clean sweep is the only answer to save what is left of real tourism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfill Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 The stategy in full a) get em in get their money (don't forget that smile) c) get them out Simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicki D Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I would feel much more confident in Thailand tourism business stability if he would just announced a 200 years plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwyn Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I thought the idea of this "government" was to erase corruption and allow another elected government to take over (and then repeat the process from 2014 till then every 5 years or so). Why are they faffing about with stuff like this when the next and real government might just kaibosh it anyway? Well, it seemed like a good idea, at the time, and then... oooh look! A butterfly! Woof! It is the "Homer Simpson" of governments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowsdawdle Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 In 20 years they won't have any tourism industry. Au contraire, they will have militourism. "Come experience the coup life." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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