Centara confident tourism in South will recover after Phuket boat tragedy

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Centara confident tourism in South will recover after Phuket boat tragedy

By The Nation

 

Centara Deputy CEO, Markland Blaiklock

 

The Phoenix tour boat tragedy has had a “minimal impact” on Centara Hotels & Resorts business in the South, despite over 7,700 hotel room cancellations reported to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports.

 

Forty-seven Chinese tourists died when the vessel sank on July 2.

 

Centara Deputy CEO, Markland Blaiklock said: “Thus far impact has been minimal and we expect it to remain so, providing the government continues to quickly and effectively respond to the situation.

 

“The tourism industry in the South should rebound after a few months. We have received some cancellations mostly in Krabi and Phuket and some in Bangkok most probably linked to the ones in the South, while other regions have minimal or no impact currently.

 

“We are already working to replace this business and any future business loss. In today’s world, it is important to be nimble and able to react quickly to a diverse range of situations.”

 

Chinese tourists account for one third of foreign visitors to Thailand and almost a third visit Phuket.

 

“While the Chinese inbound sector is affected by the accident in Phuket, we believe it will have only a short-term impact if Thailand can prove it will take stronger measures for tourist safety, which is of course to the benefit of all visitors.

 

“We regard it as a wake-up call for synergy across the tourism industry to ensure tourist safety and welfare remain paramount.

 

More robust enforcement of basic safety measures and regulations should be put in place by the government in order to continue to grow the appeal of the destination and Thailand as a whole,” Markland said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30350457

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-07-20

[Oziex1]

'it will have only a short-term impact if Thailand can prove it will take stronger measures for tourist safety,'

 

Will they prove they can improve safety?

[Deli]

Interesting to see that Centara as a Thai company has a foreign CEO...

[thaibeachlovers]

So everything is just fine, as long as the tourists continue to populate his hotels. Usual story in LOS; it's always someone else's problem.

[Cadbury]

Well th

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Centara confident tourism in South will recover after Phuket boat tragedy

Well that's great news. I was getting worried about that for a while. The news must be a huge load off for the families of the victims.

How insensitive is this smarmy cretin to be making such an announcement so soon after the tragedy?

[Lingba]

wishful thinking...what else would he say

[ratcatcher]

1 hour ago, Deli said:

Interesting to see that Centara as a Thai company has a foreign CEO...

Centara Deputy CEO, Markland Blaiklock

As you can see, Centara has a number of foreign managers.

 

Tos Chirathivat
Executive Chairman and CEO

Big Boss.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[seajae]

once again all that matters are the profits keep rolling in, 47 dead chinese tourists is minimal damage going by their statements. Typical here in Thailand, just keep the money rolling, a few deaths here and there are of no consequence to these companies and health and safety are nothing to the govt.

[yellowboat]

Another inappropriate statement from the tactless and ethically challenged.   It is best to say nothing, so people can heal.  

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, Cadbury said:

Well th

Well that's great news. I was getting worried about that for a while. The news must be a huge load off for the families of the victims.

How insensitive is this smarmy cretin to be making such an announcement so soon after the tragedy?

Hope this turns into a "Ratner" type backlash.. and people start to cancel bookings at their hotels in response to his lack of compassion and timing in his comments!

[Retiredandhappyhere]

Yes, so tourism may recover, but unfortunately many of the families involved in the Phuket boat disaster will not.  Insensitive comments like those of the Centara prat will definitely not help, although he is, after all, only repeating the same sentiments  of several Government officials. 

[Dave67]

That's ok then at least some good came from 47 deaths