Suvarnabhumi Airport welcomes Chinese visitors for “Golden Week”

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Suvarnabhumi Airport welcomes Chinese visitors for “Golden Week”

 

  

SAMUT PRAKAN, 3 October 2016 (NNT) - Suvarnabhumi International Airport launched a campaign on the weekend to welcome Chinese visitors during “Golden Week” which is China’s national holiday running from October 1 to October 7. 

Around 17,000 Chinese passengers will be travelling through the airport on a daily basis during Golden Week. Up to 658 flights from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan will be landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport with holiday makers. 

To make a good first impression, the airport is offering gifts of souvenirs and fruit to Chinese passengers while airport staff are wearing Thai traditional costumes and performing traditional dances. 

To further accommodate these passengers, the airport has put up signs in Chinese and deployed Chinese translators at various locations throughout the airport. 

From January to August 2016, 5.7 million Chinese passengers traveled through Suvarnabhumi Airport. The number accounted for 21% of all international passenger arrivals. Each visitor spends approximately 50,000 baht per trip and the two most popular destinations were Chiang Mai and Koh Samui. 

 

-- nnt 2016-10-03

[NongKhaiKid]

Look at the figures in the last paragraph especially each visitor spending approx Bt 50,000 per trip.

Only a couple of days ago the PM was on about ' zero baht ' tourism and how LoS made nothing out of them.

More examples of facts and figures being tailored to suit the needs of the day ?

Edited October 2, 2016 by NongKhaiKid

[HoboKay]

Great week to stay in and read, perhaps I'd finish "Dummies Guide to Public Administration".

[Brer Fox]

21 minutes ago, NongKhaiKid said:

Look at the figures in the last paragraph especially each visitor spending approx Bt 50,000 per trip.

Only a couple of days ago the PM was on about ' zero baht ' tourism and how LoS made nothing out of them.

More examples of facts and figures being tailored to suit the needs of the day ?

The Golden welcome mat out for the zero-dollar tourists. I reckon the PM will be frowning on this.

[daveAustin]

Why not go whole hog and prostrate themselves in front of these passengers?... I'm sure the Chinese will believe they'd be doing so at the goodness of their heart.

[PatOngo]

"To make a good first impression, the airport is offering gifts of souvenirs"

 

Golden spittoons?

[NongKhaiKid]

3 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

"To make a good first impression, the airport is offering gifts of souvenirs"

 

Golden spittoons?

And foot baths, basins.

[PatOngo]

I can almost hear the temple bells ringing in welcome in Chiang Mai!

[eliotness]

An interesting choice of words "travelling through the airport".  So how many are actually holidaying in Thailand and how many are going on to other destinations ?

[Dexlowe]

Yet another stuffed shirt display of total PR meaninglessness. 

 

"To make a good first impression, the airport is offering gifts of souvenirs and fruit to Chinese passengers while airport staff are wearing Thai traditional costumes and performing traditional dances. "

 

Once the Chinese spot those gifts, the staff will wish they were wearing armor and wielding cricket bats.

 

But 50k per visitor? Even if remotely likely, little of that money would trickle down to the locals.

[Prbkk]

5.7 million over 8 months = more than 180,000 per week. Golden week arrivals @ 110,000 looks like TAT spin.

[inactiveposter]

Based on a previous story above, ladyboys in Pattaya have joined the "Golden Week" celebration as well.


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[jaltsc]

“Each visitor spends approximately 50,000 baht per trip…” 

With most of that money going to pay for damages caused by motor bike crashes.

[elgordo38]

7 hours ago, NongKhaiKid said:

Look at the figures in the last paragraph especially each visitor spending approx Bt 50,000 per trip.

Looks like the banks still have not shut down the credit tap yet but its coming. 50,000 bahts per trip geeze they should kiss them on both cheeks top and bottom when they hit immigration and a hard hug would also be in order. Its "Golden" week so as the word suggests bring lots of it. As long as you have the "Gold" we love you. Yu all come.

[elgordo38]

1 hour ago, Prbkk said:

5.7 million over 8 months = more than 180,000 per week. Golden week arrivals @ 110,000 looks like TAT spin.

When the "Wheel of Fortune" stops spinning it will get ugly fast. Tourism is the first thing they strike off of their shopping list replaced by food and lodging and sheer survival. The Toyota's will pile up on the shipping docks waiting for their new owner to claim them. Place your bets now while the wheel is still spinning. I think Lady Luck is about to do a vanishing act.