TAT reach out to the NY Pride March to attract more LGBT tourists to Thailand

[webfact]

TAT reach out to the NY Pride March to attract more LGBT tourists to Thailand

By The Thaiger

 

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand is reaching out to the US LGBT community to help broaden Thailand’s tourism base and attract more travellers. The TAT sent a contingent to New York’s annual pride parade, held on World Pride Day, to lure more tourists to the Kingdom. The parade was held last Sunday.

 

TAT are using the branding “Go Thai Be Free” in their ‘come to Thailand’ marketing campaign aimed at the large US LGBT base.

(LGBT, LGBTQ, GLBT – all acronyms listing people identifying as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer)

 

The director of the TAT office in New York, Charinya Kiatlapnachai, says they were marketing at the event to encourage LGBT tourists to visit Thailand. The TAT say statistics show that 5 million US citizens identify under the LGBT banner. The TAT has also been promoting the message of Thailand being a safe and fun travel destination for LGBT travellers in the Latin American market where the target audience reaches more than 20 million potential travellers.

 

NY Pride Event organisers say there were about  150,000 marchers in the actual parade and more than 4 million visitors to the city to watch the event. The annual pride march, held in many cities around the world, commemorates the ‘Stonewall Uprising’, an event seen as triggering the modern LGBT movement. This year was the 50th anniversary of Stonewall.

 

Source: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/tourism/tat-reach-out-to-the-ny-pride-march-to-attract-more-lgbt-tourists-to-thailand

 

 

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[Puchaiyank]

Pride marches...source of unique humor over the years...????

[Cadbury]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

TAT are using the branding “Go Thai Be Free” in their ‘come to Thailand’......LGBT, LGBTQ, GLBT = Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer)

 

TAT leaves no stone unturned in their quest for hubs for tourists of all types and persuasions. Another 20 million inbound tourists heading to Thailand if the Latin American market is anything to go by.

This new one can be added to the following list. Now we have the Hub of gays, lesbians, trannies, queers and bi's.

 

·         Durian Kit Kat tourists

·         Pokemon Go tourists

·         Rusting naval base tourists

·         Jetski tourists hub

·         Eliminate prostitution

·         Sports tourists hub

·         Medical tourists hub

·         Jewellery tourists hub

·         Pattaya good clean family fun tourists.

·         Wealthy Chinese tourists who normally go to Japan

·         Wealthy Japanese tourists who normally go to Taiwan

·         Promote 400B National Parks for tourists

·         Attract Chinese couples for marriage in Thailand

·         Hub of world film locations

·         Rainy season tourist programme

·         Village to the World project

·         Gastronomy tourism

·         Wedding and honeymoon hub

·         Indian Bollywood stars hub

·         Thai Sustainable Tourism in Thai Way of Life Project

·         Attract India couples for marriage in Thailand

·         Thailand Golf Paradise hub

·         Cultural world heritage development in lower northern provinces

·         Married couples hub

·         Hub of Soap Operas

      

[toofarnorth]

Talk about clutching at straws to get visitors . If they go to Oz, beyond the black stump ,they might like to encourage the ' Wombats of woop - woop ' to pay a visit .......maybe be not at 21B - $ .

[BigBadGeordie]

 

16 minutes ago, Cadbury said:

TAT leaves no stone unturned in their quest for hubs for tourists of all types and persuasions.

There is a "HUB" you missed.

 

According to Paul Chambers, a professor at Chiang Mai University's Institute for South-East Asian Affairs, says there have been almost 30 coup attempts in Thailand (whether successful or unsuccessful) since 1912

[nikmar]

(LGBT, LGBTQ, GLBT – all acronyms listing people identifying as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer)

 

just curious but, what is the difference between "gay" and "queer"??

[Phuketshrew]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The TAT sent a contingent to New York’s annual pride parade, held on World Pride Day, to lure more tourists to the Kingdom.

Why do they keep using the word "lure" ?

I guess this definition from vocabulary.com has it about right:

"to provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion"

 

[worgeordie]

3 minutes ago, Phuketshrew said:

Why do they keep using the word "lure" ?

I guess this definition from vocabulary.com has it about right:

"to provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion"

 

The other day they were "touting" for tourists from visitors from N.Africa,middle east.

things must be getting desperate. "Tout" =   attempt to sell (something), typically by pestering people in an aggressive or bold manner.yeh that sounds right,maybe employing ladyboys

 from Pattaya.

 

regards worgeordie

[Justgrazing]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The TAT has also been promoting the message of Thailand being a safe and fun travel destination

That's stretching it a bit .. Fun sometimes .. Safe .? just don't mention the death toll on the roads .. Or the pollution .. 

[PatOngo]

15 minutes ago, Phuketshrew said:

Why do they keep using the word "lure" ?

I guess this definition from vocabulary.com has it about right:

"to provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion"

 

This......is a lure!

 

 

[DLock]

I needed to Google the "I" and "Q" in LBGTIQ.

 

Surely they could buy a few vowels and make a pretty cool catch all phrase.

[toofarnorth]

28 minutes ago, nikmar said:

(LGBT, LGBTQ, GLBT – all acronyms listing people identifying as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer)

 

just curious but, what is the difference between "gay" and "queer"??

Gay means happy , queer means odd.  Did when I were a lad . LGBT  I think of it as  Lets Go By Train.

I'm not queer but my Ladyboy boy friend might be.

[Eligius]

27 minutes ago, Phuketshrew said:

Why do they keep using the word "lure" ?

I guess this definition from vocabulary.com has it about right:

"to provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion"

 

Yes: 'lure' always suggests 'luring people to their doom' - enticing the unaware and guileless to step into undreamed-of territories of danger!

[chainarong]

1 hour ago, Cadbury said:

TAT leaves no stone unturned in their quest for hubs for tourists of all types and persuasions. Another 20 million inbound tourists heading to Thailand if the Latin American market is anything to go by.

This new one can be added to the following list. Now we have the Hub of gays, lesbians, trannies, queers and bi's.

 

·         Durian Kit Kat tourists

·         Pokemon Go tourists

·         Rusting naval base tourists

·         Jetski tourists hub

·         Eliminate prostitution

·         Sports tourists hub

·         Medical tourists hub

·         Jewellery tourists hub

·         Pattaya good clean family fun tourists.

·         Wealthy Chinese tourists who normally go to Japan

·         Wealthy Japanese tourists who normally go to Taiwan

·         Promote 400B National Parks for tourists

·         Attract Chinese couples for marriage in Thailand

·         Hub of world film locations

·         Rainy season tourist programme

·         Village to the World project

·         Gastronomy tourism

·         Wedding and honeymoon hub

·         Indian Bollywood stars hub

·         Thai Sustainable Tourism in Thai Way of Life Project

·         Attract India couples for marriage in Thailand

·         Thailand Golf Paradise hub

·         Cultural world heritage development in lower northern provinces

·         Married couples hub

·         Hub of Soap Operas

      

Yer missed out on one Cadbury,  Hub of all coups.

[DrTuner]

47 minutes ago, DLock said:

I needed to Google the "I" and "Q" in LBGTIQ.

 

Surely they could buy a few vowels and make a pretty cool catch all phrase.

I just call them alphabets. Covers all future groupies.

[teacherofwoe]

 I prefer MGBGT

[dcnx]

I’m sure they will love all the Chinese tourists, scams, and double pricing.

 

Let’s hope the TAT lets them know to bring 20k baht cash.

[Justgrazing]

1 hour ago, DLock said:

I needed to Google the "I" and "Q" in LBGTIQ.

 

Surely they could buy a few vowels and make a pretty cool catch all phrase.

I know VW made a GTI but not sure about a Q version .. 

[yellowboat]

Hard to believe that any gay person is unaware of Thailand.   Perhaps they should allow for longer stays with less hassles, open up the business sector.  Business people stay longer and nicer hotels than tourists.   The spend your model and go home as soon as possible is just plane boring.  During the hight of junta mania, talked to foreign restaurant owners.   They said their regular customers disappeared, leaving them to survive on tourists.  Many were unable to do that.    TAT has the key to an empty room in Thailand.  

[DaddyWarbucks]

This makes business sense for sure.

No need to build infrastructure and gay bars, they already exist.

Thais are, and have traditionally been, tolerant of homosexuality.

The local entertainment industry exploits gay men as comic actors. If LGBTIQ people start coming to Thailand as tourists in large numbers, those stereotypes may have to change.

 

 

[ChipButty]

2 hours ago, nikmar said:

(LGBT, LGBTQ, GLBT – all acronyms listing people identifying as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer)

 

just curious but, what is the difference between "gay" and "queer"??

You're not allowed to say Queer no more

 

[473geo]

6 minutes ago, DaddyWarbucks said:

This makes business sense for sure.

No need to build infrastructure and gay bars, they already exist.

Thais are, and have traditionally been, tolerant of homosexuality.

The local entertainment industry exploits gay men as comic actors. If LGBTIQ people start coming to Thailand as tourists in large numbers, those stereotypes may have to change.

 

 

I think a little too late to 'corner' the market, improving world wide acceptance has probably the opposite effect in that the LGBT community are welcomed at all class of resorts - not reduced to trawling the streets in well known 'entertainment' areas

[Misterwhisper]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

TAT reach out to the NY Pride March to attract more LGBT tourists to Thailand

Ooooh, the stench of desperation...

[Isaan sailor]

All fine and dandy to pitch them.  Only one problem: a grossly overpriced Baht.

[Lamkyong]

1 hour ago, ChipButty said:

You're not allowed to say Queer no more

 

Queer

[DrTuner]

1 hour ago, ChipButty said:

You're not allowed to say Queer no more

You are but you have to be one. Just like the mighty N-word.

[wotsdermatter]

4 hours ago, Phuketshrew said:

to lure more tourists

 

4 hours ago, Eligius said:

Why do they keep using the word "lure" ?

Harking back to the article concerning the soon to be held Scrabble Tournament, another anagram is found.  The word "lure" is can become RULE, a word this government loves because it exactly fits into the vocabulary of their agenda.

'nuf sed.

[DLock]

50 minutes ago, DrTuner said:

You are but you have to be one. Just like the mighty N-word.

 

Yeah, they took it back.

 

Now we straight folk can't use it any more.

 

How queer is that?

[boonrawdcnx]

Ahh TAT and Thailand is jumping on the bandwagon realizing that events like this generate hundreds of millions of dollars very often over only one weekend!

Sad thing is Thailand has done nothing for the LGBT community.

They only want the money!

While many even more conservative countries then Thailand have made lots of progress over the last 30 years nothing has changed in Thailand.

There are no rights at all for gay people in this country, no legal partnership or marriage.

So Thailand wants the money from the LGBT community but does not want to do anything to legally recognize them?



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[JAG]

II always wanted a LGB trainset...