webfact Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Strong growth from key markets compensate for slight dip in Chinese tourists By The Thaiger by Thanchanok Phobut | Senior Coordinator, Thailand CBRE, international property consultants, believe that the Thai tourism market is still as resilient as ever. Earlier this year, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports announced they are expecting more than 40 million tourists to visit Thailand this year, up from the record-breaking 38.3 million last year. According to the latest figures, the first two months of 2019 showed a 2.5% year-on-year growth in international tourist arrivals at 7.3 million, compared to 7.1 million the previous year. In the first two months of 2019, the total number of Chinese tourist arrivals decreased slightly by 2.2% – 2.17 million in 2018 to 2.12 million this year. Chinese tourist arrivals in February, the month in which the Chinese New Year was celebrated this year, decreased by 12.3% year-on-year. Full story: https://thethaiger.com/thai-life/travel/strong-growth-from-key-markets-compensate-for-slight-dip-in-chinese-tourists -- © Copyright The Thaiger 2019-04-25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasThBKK Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 So this article is pretty much the opposite of Lol? Thailand should import some real journalists i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracker1 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Appears more fiddled figures in Thailands favour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 CBRE sees strong tourism growth By The Nation CBRE, a leading international property consultant, said in a press release on Thursday that the Thai tourism market is as resilient as ever. Earlier this year, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports (MOTS) announced it is expecting more than 40 million tourists to Thailand this year, up from the record-breaking 38.3 million in 2018. According to the latest numbers released by MOTS, the first two months of 2019 showed a 2.5 per cent Y-o-Y growth in international tourist arrivals at 7.3 million, compared to 7.1 million the previous year. In the first two months of 2019, the total number of Chinese tourist arrivals decreased slightly by 2.2 per cent Y-o-Y from 2.17 million in 2018 to 2.12 million. Chinese tourist arrivals in February, the month in which the Chinese New Year was celebrated this year, decreased by 12.3 per cent Y-o-Y. Looking back at 2018, there was a 23.8 per cent M-o-M jump in Chinese tourist arrivals from 0.97 million in January to 1.20 million in February. This year, it was a 1.5 per cent M-o-M decrease in the same market. Other key feeder markets like Malaysia, India, Korea, and Japan showed double-digit growth in the first two months, with India having the highest figure at 20.1 per cent Y-o-Y. Even though the combined number of tourists from these four feeder markets was smaller than that of the Chinese market alone, this positive trend could help lessen the impact from the loss of Chinese tourists. The challenge remains for Thailand to win back this biggest feeder market now that the most significant holiday for Chinese people has passed. Bangkok still attracts tourists from around the world. The number of international tourist arrivals to Bangkok in the first two months of 2019 as reported by MOTS was 4.68 million, a 3 per cent Y-o-Y growth. The development of a third runway in Suvarnabhumi International Airport, which was approved by the government on 17th April this year, will strengthen Bangkok’s capacity to handle larger numbers of tourists in the future. “In the first quarter of 2019, Rosewood Bangkok, a 159-key luxury hotel next to Phloen Chit BTS station, opened its doors to the public. This was one of Bangkok’s most highly-anticipated luxury hotel openings together with Capella Bangkok and Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River, both of which will open later this year, underpinning renewed interest in the riverside area and capitalizing on recent developments outside of the hotel sector,” said Atakawee Choosang, Head of Capital Markets - CBRE Hotels in Thailand. CBRE believes that Bangkok will continue to be one of the top tourist destinations in the world with new luxury hotel openings, improved infrastructure, and attractions that appeal to a wide range of tourists. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/Tourism/30368342 -- © Copyright The Nation 2019-04-25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 the only loss to the economy ; was less Diesel decanted at the pumps for their OneBahtTour Chinese filled busses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 22 minutes ago, webfact said: Chinese tourist arrivals decreased slightly So Chinese returning in coffins is finally having an impact? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbezoz Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 15 minutes ago, ThomasThBKK said: So this article is pretty much the opposite of Lol? Thailand should import some real journalists i guess. No they harass the real ones and their families, so its safer for the real ones to report from a safe country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 3 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said: So Chinese returning in coffins is finally having an impact? ... causing their numbers to sink to a new low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 3 minutes ago, webfact said: CBRE believes that Bangkok will continue to be one of the top tourist destinations in the world with new luxury hotel openings, improved infrastructure, and attractions that appeal to a wide range of tourists. No great fun fair, but the traffic will make up for that. Try a tuk-tuk slalom ride in break neck speed, or back of a motorcycle taxi when doing their amazing superhuman stunts. Bring a sick-bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaiyen Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Thailand has become a very expensive, polluted, grot hole with even more traffic jams and gridlock, and packed trains. The people are mercenary in their hunt for money, especially in the bars. ( "You buy me drink !"). On my last trip we spent about 50% more than last year. The fun has disappeared completely in the last few years. The Chinese are welcome to it. Time to explore Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Yes tourist numbers are rising, while at the same time hotels reporting low occupancy so all the million of tourists must staying under some trees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterb17 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 44 minutes ago, jaiyen said: Thailand has become a very expensive, polluted, grot hole with even more traffic jams and gridlock, and packed trains. The people are mercenary in their hunt for money, especially in the bars. ( "You buy me drink !"). On my last trip we spent about 50% more than last year. The fun has disappeared completely in the last few years. The Chinese are welcome to it. Time to explore Europe. Sadly the same as every where in the world; traffic, overpopulated, polluted, dangerous etc. The golden days of travel have gone for ever. On the other hand if you base your views on the antics of sex workers trying to earn a living - maybe stick to Europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfiddler Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Strange that they should show a group of farangs, when they have just finished telling us that we are of no importance whatsoever ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 57 minutes ago, BestB said: Yes tourist numbers are rising, while at the same time hotels reporting low occupancy so all the million of tourists must staying under some trees Various reasons: Room nights not increased at the same rate as arrivals due to shorter average stays; Bigger hotels catering to package tours are booked out with Chinese and Russians but smaller hotels/guesthouses/hostels get very little of this market; Airbnb and similar operations are growing quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, madmitch said: Various reasons: Room nights not increased at the same rate as arrivals due to shorter average stays; Bigger hotels catering to package tours are booked out with Chinese and Russians but smaller hotels/guesthouses/hostels get very little of this market; Airbnb and similar operations are growing quickly. Everything you say totally logical and makes sense, however my hotel is surrounded by another 3,we are all in different categories, One caters to Russian and Indian groups, empty Another one caters to middle eastern and upscale indian market, also empty. A cheap guesthouse, empty I am 3 star, cater to all, no contracts with any particular group, empty By empty, i mean very quite, not even 50% occupancy We are all on good terms and all in agreement, past 12 months has been least busy in a decade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Numbers, numbers, but very little to back it up with. The traditional places that got Thailand where they are today in the tourist areas are getting nothing out of the Chinese or Indian,,,, just the big corporate big boys who export the profits back to their shareholders. Send a delegation down to Sinukville (sp) & see the carnage . The once peaceful, good fun town is pretty muck owned & operated by the Chinese & along with that just polluted the place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsider Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 3 hours ago, webfact said: up from the record-breaking 38.3 million last year They had a record-breaking 2018??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baansgr Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Lets throw a spanner in the works.....Thai Baht is strong in Thailand....recent visit to PI, its worthless with a 150% spread. TAT and BOT can say what they want, their currency is viewed as that of a banana republic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng50 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 1 hour ago, jaiyen said: Thailand has become a very expensive, polluted, grot hole with even more traffic jams and gridlock, and packed trains. The people are mercenary in their hunt for money, especially in the bars. ( "You buy me drink !"). On my last trip we spent about 50% more than last year. The fun has disappeared completely in the last few years. The Chinese are welcome to it. Time to explore Europe. Agree fully and according to australian government statistics ( which are accurate and not bulls>>t like thai figures), that more aussies are heading to Vietnam/Cambodia. USA, Portugal, (very popular) Hawaii, Fiji and Sri Lanka( but that will change now after the last week of horror) thailand didnt even figure in the results so that meens less than 2% of aussie tourists holiday in Thaiand each year. Looks like all the bad news coming out about LOS is starting to take affect, and people who have been there on holidays do talk and the talk is avoid this place, its a dump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttrd Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 3 hours ago, webfact said: CBRE sees strong tourism growth By The Nation CBRE, a leading international property consultant, said in a press release on Thursday that the Thai tourism market is as resilient as ever. Earlier this year, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports (MOTS) announced it is expecting more than 40 million tourists to Thailand this year, up from the record-breaking 38.3 million in 2018. According to the latest numbers released by MOTS, the first two months of 2019 showed a 2.5 per cent Y-o-Y growth in international tourist arrivals at 7.3 million, compared to 7.1 million the previous year. In the first two months of 2019, the total number of Chinese tourist arrivals decreased slightly by 2.2 per cent Y-o-Y from 2.17 million in 2018 to 2.12 million. Chinese tourist arrivals in February, the month in which the Chinese New Year was celebrated this year, decreased by 12.3 per cent Y-o-Y. Looking back at 2018, there was a 23.8 per cent M-o-M jump in Chinese tourist arrivals from 0.97 million in January to 1.20 million in February. This year, it was a 1.5 per cent M-o-M decrease in the same market. Other key feeder markets like Malaysia, India, Korea, and Japan showed double-digit growth in the first two months, with India having the highest figure at 20.1 per cent Y-o-Y. Even though the combined number of tourists from these four feeder markets was smaller than that of the Chinese market alone, this positive trend could help lessen the impact from the loss of Chinese tourists. The challenge remains for Thailand to win back this biggest feeder market now that the most significant holiday for Chinese people has passed. Bangkok still attracts tourists from around the world. The number of international tourist arrivals to Bangkok in the first two months of 2019 as reported by MOTS was 4.68 million, a 3 per cent Y-o-Y growth. The development of a third runway in Suvarnabhumi International Airport, which was approved by the government on 17th April this year, will strengthen Bangkok’s capacity to handle larger numbers of tourists in the future. “In the first quarter of 2019, Rosewood Bangkok, a 159-key luxury hotel next to Phloen Chit BTS station, opened its doors to the public. This was one of Bangkok’s most highly-anticipated luxury hotel openings together with Capella Bangkok and Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River, both of which will open later this year, underpinning renewed interest in the riverside area and capitalizing on recent developments outside of the hotel sector,” said Atakawee Choosang, Head of Capital Markets - CBRE Hotels in Thailand. CBRE believes that Bangkok will continue to be one of the top tourist destinations in the world with new luxury hotel openings, improved infrastructure, and attractions that appeal to a wide range of tourists. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/Tourism/30368342 -- © Copyright The Nation 2019-04-25 RE - CBRE believes that Bangkok will continue to be one of the top tourist destinations in the world with new luxury hotel openings Can be, but only until you must swim out of the airport and all the way into hotel reception … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbbbooboo Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Yawn..... same rubbish different day. It’s almost like they think if you say something enough times then it will become true( just like a child does) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnarth Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 it is simple the government want to spend much more money tourism is the big money maker so tourism figures have to go up with people who come and go spending big money no problem if they make a mistake with the numbers, those subs are still looking good for what is anyone's guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malibukid Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 who's the blonde????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterbilt Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 28 minutes ago, bbbbooboo said: Yawn..... same rubbish different day. It’s almost like they think if you say something enough times then it will become true( just like a child does) Yes.... Thats the way brainwashing works..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millcx Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 4 hours ago, geoffbezoz said: No they harass the real ones and their families, so its safer for the real ones to report from a safe country. I 1 hour ago, phantomfiddler said: Strange that they should show a group of farangs, when they have just finished telling us that we are of no importance whatsoever ! Report is <deleted> .. Go tell the shops and restaurants and bars that are closing ... Even add the Samui figures which will decrease their alleged stats that Bangkok Air turn away due to an unfair monopoly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe666 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 2 hours ago, jaiyen said: Thailand has become a very expensive, polluted, grot hole with even more traffic jams and gridlock, and packed trains. The people are mercenary in their hunt for money, especially in the bars. ( "You buy me drink !"). On my last trip we spent about 50% more than last year. The fun has disappeared completely in the last few years. The Chinese are welcome to it. Time to explore Europe. Chinese do not go to the bars you go to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millcx Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 11 minutes ago, Peterbilt said: Yes.... Thats the way brainwashing works..... There are lies Damn lies then Stats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geisha Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 It’s quite obvious that most of the tourists are on package tours, Chinese , Indian , and westerners . Just look at the buses outside hotels or at the airports . Package tourists spend much less, and lots of the profits go to travel agencies/companies. Very little indépendant travellers, who have found greener grasses elsewhere. In Europe, just look in any agency windows and on the Internet, super deals , 1000 € , 12 days Thailand ( and other destinations of course) flight, hotel, half board, airport shuttle all included. Work it out ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wealthychef Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 So an international group of “property consultants” says tourism and business is strong. I totally believe this unbiased group’s conclusions and will immediately start buying a lot of property in Thailand. ROTFL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brunolem Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 And since none of these tourists ever set a foot in Isaan (thank God for small favors), this means that roughly half of the country, by surface, has to cope with 40 million invaders! Lucky them (the good people from Phuket to Samui to Pattaya and of course Bangkok)... Thailand is very much focused on numbers, with the (wrong) assumption that the more the better. In order to brag about their success, they would rather have 40 million tourists spending 10 dollars a day, than 4 million spending 100 dollars a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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