Samui braces for Chinese tourist invasion for National Day this weekend

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Samui braces for Chinese tourist invasion for National Day this weekend

 

Picture: Daily News

 

SAMUI: -- Tourism officials in Koh Samui said that Chinese people would be visiting the island in droves over the next seven days around the National Day of October 1st.

 

Hotel bookings were up on the same period last year and restaurants were busy preparing a mountain of seafood, popular with the Asian visitors.

 

Nongyao Jirandorn, a Koh Samui tourism representative for the TAT said that the influx of Chinese visitors over the seven days around the national holiday would bring in 500 million baht to the holiday island.

 

Apart from restaurants and hotels, diving companies and operators offering sea excursions were among those who would benefit.

 

Source: Daily News

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-09-27

[trogers]

Five hundred million baht to the island, and how many millions to the mountain of trash?

[BlackWolf]

I think 0 bath.

[Jeremy50]

Oh well, no doubt the gracious hosts will lay on plenty of shark fins and bear bile to placate their guests. 

[marko kok prong]

Ye gods it will be like "the walking dead " down there.

[Samui Bodoh]

Wah! That is some heavy duty negativity!

 

As a rule I don't believe the TAT or their claim of 500,000,000 baht, but a few more visitors will help out some of the businesses on the island, especially in the off season. I would remind everyone that it is a tourist island and needs tourists for its livelihood.

 

I fully agree with Trogers (above) about the trash, however every visitor to the island is responsible for some garbage. Perhaps if the Mayor and/or the Municipal government actually fixed the incinerator after all these years, then the problem wouldn't be so bad.

 

Cheers

[overherebc]

Stand by !!!!

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[InMyShadow]

Run forest run!

[saminoz]

I'm afraid that the cynic in me is wondering how many of these Chinese visitors will not make it back alive.

[peperobi]

Please, who is doing the calculation? The business on Samui will be already happy in case they get only 20% of that amount.

[InMyShadow]

Any westerners staying in hotels with a buffet breakfast should set breakfast alarm for 6.01 am.. Just sayin

[diddygq]

43 minutes ago, InMyShadow said:

Any westerners staying in hotels with a buffet breakfast should set breakfast alarm for 6.01 am.. Just sayin

Any westerners should come with American football or ice hockey attire if they plan to eat at a buffet. 

[dinsdale]

Love the pic. Maybe they should have a before, during and after pic when these arrogant, disrespectful hordes quality tourist pollute and destroy enjoy the environment.

[saakura]

Sooner or later, it will drive away the farangs. And the biggest losers will be the bars and prostitutes as the Chinese do not patronize either.

[tryasimight]

11 hours ago, BlackWolf said:

I think 0 bath.

They are talking about the Chinese tourists...not the British

[wakeupplease]

1 hour ago, saakura said:

Sooner or later, it will drive away the farangs. And the biggest losers will be the bars and prostitutes as the Chinese do not patronize either.

It has done, haven't you noticed?

[longtom]

14 hours ago, saakura said:

Sooner or later, it will drive away the farangs. And the biggest losers will be the bars and prostitutes as the Chinese do not patronize either.

I don't care much about the bars, but the hundreds of small restaurants/shops that make hardly any money with the Chinese. 

[hawker9000]

'Chinese tourist invasion, eh?   Talk about a fate worse than death.

 

Note for the locals:  Stock up on bleach for sidewalk-cleaning, and just in case they start building an airstrip you might want to have some legal beagle in Geneva or somewhere on speed-dial...

 

 

[USPatriot]

There won't be a dog or cat left on the island

[Tropicalevo]

21 hours ago, longtom said:

I don't care much about the bars, but the hundreds of small restaurants/shops that make hardly any money with the Chinese. 

In the area where I live, the mini marts do a roaring trade from the Chinese.

[PoorSucker]

1 hour ago, Tropicalevo said:

In the area where I live, the mini marts do a roaring trade from the Chinese.

Once there were 20 Chinese in my local family mart. 

All waiting for the staff to warm up their noodles. 

[Argus Tuft]

On 9/27/2017 at 9:28 PM, tryasimight said:

They are talking about the Chinese tourists...not the British

Ha!  I got it.

[tryasimight]

2 hours ago, Argus Tuft said:

Ha!  I got it.

Are you related to Rudy Zarzoff by any chance?

[Argus Tuft]

2 hours ago, tryasimight said:

Are you related to Rudy Zarzoff by any chance?

No, can't say I am

[Argus Tuft]

Are you?

[tryasimight]

10 hours ago, Argus Tuft said:

Are you?

Sorry I thought you were Aussie

[Argus Tuft]

2 hours ago, tryasimight said:

Sorry I thought you were Aussie

I am - but haven't lived there for a loooong time.  Sorry mate, didn't get the reference (makes wooshing sign over head)

[wakeupplease]

Stand by for a shock when TAT deliver the figures, it will be amazing.

[sn1per]

So where are they.... I don't see them yet.

[Argus Tuft]

1 minute ago, sn1per said:

So where are they.... I don't see them yet.

They take shelter during daylight hours and the heat of the day, to emerge after dusk in small numbered groups.  They startle easily, so approach quietly and without making sudden gestures or loud noises.