Re: TG gives up on Thailand?
Well, look at that. When a country is run under a military dictatorship headed by a xenophobic general for 4.5 years, tourism goes down the shitter.
Gee, who would have thought.
At least all those food market stalls are off the sidewalks now, even if loads of poor people are financially struggling even more now. Phew, that was a close one.
Re: TG gives up on Thailand?
Matt, what are you talking about?
Thai stats: First quarter arrivals in 2018 up by 15.4 % compared to previous year (10.61 million arrivals)
Total number of visitors to Thailand increased from 32.59 million in 2016 to 35.38 million in 2017.
The title of this thread is TG - the two letter code for Thai Aiways. Not all tourists arrive on Thai planes.
Re: TG gives up on Thailand?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
cdnmatt
Well, look at that. When a country is run under a military dictatorship headed by a xenophobic general for 4.5 years, tourism goes down the shitter.
Thailand's real problem is that it's attracting hordes of low value tourists from mainland China. The numbers go up but the overall tourist spend is coming down. The phenomenon even has a name - "zero dollar tour groups". Bali is beginning to experience the same phenomenon. That's part of the problem. The other is how far behind other countries in the region Thailand is lagging. You can go through Immigration in Malaysia, for example, without even seeing an Immigration officer; it's mostly automated. Cambodia has had a eVisa system for years. Thailand is only just now tinkering with introducing eVisas - not yet introduced and no details of what it actually means are available
No point in flying First World tourists through Bangkok when most of the tourists to Bangkok are either zero dollar tour groups from China or sex tourists on their way to their ghetto in Pattaya
Re: TG gives up on Thailand?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
frequent
The phenomenon even has a name - "zero dollar tour groups".
"Zero dollar groups" has opposite meaning if we will talk about spending. For such groups tours to Thailand cost zero (or almost zero) because they have obligatory shopping in programs and must spend a lot - on this way tour operator covers expenses - via commissions from Thai shops.
Examples:
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business...lar-tour-costs
https://www.ft.com/content/698a002a-...b-680c49b4b4c0
Re: TG gives up on Thailand?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
paborn
Matt, what are you talking about?
Thai stats: First quarter arrivals in 2018 up by 15.4 % compared to previous year (10.61 million arrivals)
Total number of visitors to Thailand increased from 32.59 million in 2016 to 35.38 million in 2017.
The title of this thread is TG - the two letter code for Thai Aiways. Not all tourists arrive on Thai planes.
Don't confuse people with facts.
Using facts is unfair to those posters who are unfamiliar with the thought process.
Re: TG gives up on Thailand?
stayed in a hotel really popular with Chinese tour groups in Paris recently, had a sign in the room above the electric jug in Chinese characters advising guests to please not cook noodles or ANY food on it. Note sign was only in Chinese.
Re: TG gives up on Thailand?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
latintopxxx
stayed in a hotel really popular with Chinese tour groups in Paris recently, had a sign in the room above the electric jug in Chinese characters advising guests to please not cook noodles or ANY food on it. Note sign was only in Chinese.
I saw a similar sign—in Chinese only—in a hotel in small town in Sweden, telling guest that breakfast is supposed to be consumed in the breakfast room, and not to be taken out for lunch.
1 Attachment(s)
Re: TG gives up on Thailand?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Uranus
I saw a similar sign—in Chinese only—in a hotel in small town in Sweden, telling guest that breakfast is supposed to be consumed in the breakfast room, and not to be taken out for lunch.
This is my all-time Chinese favourite:
Attachment 7902
Re: TG gives up on Thailand?
why would they want to examine you??