Rich Indians to the Rescue as Chinese Tourists Shun Thailand

[Phuketshrew]

28 minutes ago, howzat said:

2 hours ago, piewarmer said:

The Thai exchange rate gives poor value to tourists, once the rich Indians have had their one visit they will move on to greener pastures, just like the Chinese. I don't know any Thai who has nice things to say about Indian people, they will feel unwelcome, so I don't expect any long term boom.

I thought they were just coming for the short term boom boom.

[Yinn]

53 minutes ago, Deli said:

Russians - Chinese - Indians - ??? Maybe Marsians coz nothing else left.

I remember everybody complaining about the Russians in the glory days. Wait until the Indians come in numbers.

Run Forrest, run...

I work in hotel Patong part time before during peak season.

90% of Indians are no problem, like 90% of European, 90% of Russian, 90% of Chinese etc etcๆ

 

Every country have about 10% that we don’t want to come back. Each country make problem little different way.

 

Chinese because noisy and messy. Don’t care the rule. Steal small thing. But spend a lot shopping and for tour.

 

Russian don’t smile much, can only speak Russian. Hard to know if they complain or happy. Confuse the staff. But not too much problem.

 

Indian, there food smell a lot. Big group hard to control but family group is very nice and polite.

 

European bring the sex worker to the hotel. Make other guest uncomfortable Angry drunk and complain. But spend a lot in bar.

 

All groups sometimes a little smelly if not shower.

 

But 90% everyone is no problem, nice , polite, friendly and enjoy the holiday.

 

Every country is welcome to enjoy our culture and country if they polite. Our culture is make you feel welcome and enjoy. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[AlQaholic]

1 hour ago, LomSak27 said:

 

It's a race to the bottom and it looks like we are in the knock out stages of the contest. Indian tourists where? Pattaya, Phuket? Not up north and not in Bangkok as of three weeks ago when I was there. 

Indians and Pakistanis have been coming to Thailand for many years now, they just don't go to the same places as other nationalities. Safari World is packed with them, every single day.

[Whyamiandwhatamidoinghere]

Well they will get the Chinese back and more when they open legal casinos. Arrivals of Chinese by the sh*t loads. Add a sportsbook and Indians can enjoy betting the 100 million dollars gambling market of cricket while basking in the Phuket Sun. Casinos are the last big frontier for Thailand and their demise. 

 

[Naamblar2014]

1 hour ago, ChipButty said:

Just recently Ive seen groups of Indians around Rawai I can tell they are not rich Indians cheap charlie tour groups 1 coke and 4 straws 

If by coke you mean 1 lady on beach road and by 4 straws you mean 4 men eagerly negotiating down the 500baht fee,  then I would tend to agree. ????

[phantomfiddler]

1 hour ago, Deli said:

Russians - Chinese - Indians - ??? Maybe Marsians coz nothing else left.

I remember everybody complaining about the Russians in the glory days. Wait until the Indians come in numbers.

Run Forrest, run...

I honestly believe that when the number of Indians reaches a certain level, not far above their present numbers, all civilized westerners will stop coming here. Between their arrogance, ignorance, and penchant for washing their undies in the hotel swimming pools, the basic fact is they are not big spenders and have a negative effect wherever they appear in numbers ????

[GeorgeCross]

3 minutes ago, Yinn said:

European bring the sex worker to the hotel. Make other guest uncomfortable Angry drunk and complain. But spend a lot in bar.

 

hahaha so true. bitter pill to swallow, me being european!

 

 

[Whyamiandwhatamidoinghere]

1 minute ago, GeorgeCross said:

 

hahaha so true. bitter pill to swallow, me being european!

 

 

They forgot to mention the sex worker was downstairs in the hotel bar in the first place. Lol! Everyone's itchy back is scratched. 

[Nip]

1 hour ago, Deli said:

Russians - Chinese - Indians - ??? Maybe Marsians coz nothing else left.

I remember everybody complaining about the Russians in the glory days. Wait until the Indians come in numbers.

Run Forrest, run...

Are you Deli, Delhi or Del Boy?

[Isaan sailor]

I have a crazy idea for TAT:  bring the Baht down, about 20%.  Then you’ll see many tourists, especially from the west...

[Kaopad999]

I don't really understand how they can be any good for the Thai economy? I mean, how often do you see groups of indians eating in Thai restaurants, spending money in 7elevn, drinking at the local bars, spending money in the local markets, and so on...
from what I have seen, they go to places like Pattaya & Phuket, rent a cheap 500 thb hotel, and share between a group of 5 men, and then share their "fun" for the night too. 

Or maybe i'm just missing something here? 

[marcusarelus]

41 minutes ago, Lucius verus said:

Rich Indians go to the USA,Canada and Europe.Why come here?

Flight times.  Flight cost.  Shopping.  Unless Chinese around no one poops in the street.  

[Naamblar2014]

21 minutes ago, Grandpa Cool said:

It's not going to happen. I lived and traveled in India for 4 years. If one is polite and steps aside to allow someone on the bus before oneself you won't be able to break back into the queue. I've had to pay railway porters  to lift and push me through the widow of the train in Agra...and the passengers inside the train were trying to push me out. It was very crowded! It's a dog eat dog world!

We need a WOW emoticon.  That's just amazing! Frightening maybe.  People trying to push you out.  Yikes!

[manhood]

Now TAT in panic and they do everything they can to destroy the country by millions of tourists who are far from quality tourists as there are much better places in this world.

 

[Peterw42]

People need to wake up and stop spewing the same old rhetoric. There are, and always has been, more Indian, Chinese,  tourists and ex-pats here than <insert home country here>.

You just look stupid quoting one coke and four straws.

There are millions and millions of middle class Indians who travel, make and spend more than your average western expat/tourist.

They are not staying in a guest-house in soi sexpat, chowing down on the 99 baht breakfast special. Chances are an Indian expat owns the guest-house and the restaurant.

 

My wife does some work for a couple of Indian guys in Pattaya, they are filthy rich, they own hotels, restaurants. I have met and socialised with these people and their visiting friends. The friends stay at 5 star hotels, hire a minivan and driver, a nanny for the kids, they probably spend in a day what a fan room expat spends in a week. You wont see them at 7/11 or on a baht bus or nursing the happy hour beer.

 

 

 

 

[BestB]

I doubt even the rich will supplement 7-11 losses as Indians bring their own rice ????

[justin case]

"Thailand sees fivefold jump in Indian visitors between 2018-28"

 

 

oh ok, thai government has crystal ball to predict future

[petemoss]

1 hour ago, bkkbudddy said:

Greetings, 

In Pattaya, 3 out of 5 tourists are middle class Indians!  In other words, too many Indians, majority of my friends from USA will not be visiting Thailand this year due to strength of Thai bhat!

Nope, not middle class and not 3 out of 5. Mostly groups of market traders, stocking up on cheap goods to sell back home. See them on Beach Road every night, groups of 3 or 4 harassing a girl for ages, in order to get a good price for a block booking. They really make my skin crawl (and the girls).

[Whyamiandwhatamidoinghere]

4 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

People need to wake up and stop spewing the same old rhetoric. There are, and always has been, more Indian, Chinese,  tourists and ex-pats here than <insert home country here>.

You just look stupid quoting one coke and four straws.

There are millions and millions of middle class Indians who travel, make and spend more than your average western expat/tourist.

They are not staying in a guest-house in soi sexpat, chowing down on the 99 baht breakfast special. Chances are an Indian expat owns the guest-house and the restaurant.

 

My wife does some work for a couple of Indian guys in Pattaya, they are filthy rich, they own hotels, restaurants. I have met and socialised with these people and their visiting friends. The friends stay at 5 star hotels, hire a minivan and driver, a nanny for the kids, they probably spend in a day what a fan room expat spends in a week. You wont see them at 7/11 or on a baht bus or nursing the happy hour beer.

 

 

 

 

So... if you don't see them at 7\11 they don't exist! Lol! 

[BestB]

2 minutes ago, petemoss said:

Nope, not middle class and not 3 out of 5. Mostly groups of market traders, stocking up on cheap goods to sell back home. See them on Beach Road every night, groups of 3 or 4 harassing a girl for ages, in order to get a good price for a block booking. They really make my skin crawl (and the girls).

The reason why it takes so long is because there is another 3-4 waiting in the room ????????

[petemoss]

7 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

People need to wake up and stop spewing the same old rhetoric. There are, and always has been, more Indian, Chinese,  tourists and ex-pats here than <insert home country here>.

You just look stupid quoting one coke and four straws.

There are millions and millions of middle class Indians who travel, make and spend more than your average western expat/tourist.

They are not staying in a guest-house in soi sexpat, chowing down on the 99 baht breakfast special. Chances are an Indian expat owns the guest-house and the restaurant.

 

My wife does some work for a couple of Indian guys in Pattaya, they are filthy rich, they own hotels, restaurants. I have met and socialised with these people and their visiting friends. The friends stay at 5 star hotels, hire a minivan and driver, a nanny for the kids, they probably spend in a day what a fan room expat spends in a week. You wont see them at 7/11 or on a baht bus or nursing the happy hour beer.

 

 

 

 

The majority I see are staying in guesthouses/cheap hotels and do sit at a bar with 3 or 4 of them nursing one bottle of water. Their attitude to Thai women is disgusting. YMMV

[newnative]

2 hours ago, piewarmer said:

The Thai exchange rate gives poor value to tourists, once the rich Indians have had their one visit they will move on to greener pastures, just like the Chinese. I don't know any Thai who has nice things to say about Indian people, they will feel unwelcome, so I don't expect any long term boom.

   With 1.3 billion people, there's an ample stream of 'one visit' tourists.  By the way, I usually only visit places once as a tourist, too--so many other places to go to that I haven't been to yet.

[Whyamiandwhatamidoinghere]

7 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

People need to wake up and stop spewing the same old rhetoric. There are, and always has been, more Indian, Chinese,  tourists and ex-pats here than <insert home country here>.

You just look stupid quoting one coke and four straws.

There are millions and millions of middle class Indians who travel, make and spend more than your average western expat/tourist.

They are not staying in a guest-house in soi sexpat, chowing down on the 99 baht breakfast special. Chances are an Indian expat owns the guest-house and the restaurant.

 

My wife does some work for a couple of Indian guys in Pattaya, they are filthy rich, they own hotels, restaurants. I have met and socialised with these people and their visiting friends. The friends stay at 5 star hotels, hire a minivan and driver, a nanny for the kids, they probably spend in a day what a fan room expat spends in a week. You wont see them at 7/11 or on a baht bus or nursing the happy hour beer.

 

 

 

 

And the topic has to do with anticipation of rich Indian TOURIST taking up the tourism slack not the Indians living and owning businesses. But we know you just wanted us to all know that they allow you to hang out with them. Nice of them to show humility to the less fortunate. ????

[peter14]

Well the visa thing is a major issue and drive everything down  Cambodia and Vietnam  happy right now

[petemoss]

1 minute ago, Bipolar said:

Disgusted with some of the farangs here who like to look down on the chinese and also the indians and other asians,

It's due to having regular personal experience with these 2 types of tourist in Pattaya. Don't just suck up what TAT tells you, go out and experience it for yourself.

[petemoss]

1 minute ago, Peterw42 said:

Thats probably a reflection of where you hang out rather than where well off indian tourists hang out. I often see western tourists drinking at the 7/11 front step bar.

3 sharing one bottle of water? 4 sharing one girl?

[BestB]

2 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

Thats probably a reflection of where you hang out rather than where well off indian tourists hang out. I often see western tourists drinking at the 7/11 front step bar.

But you do not see 7-11 full of Chinese buying mama or Indians bargaining to buy same mama?

[Whyamiandwhatamidoinghere]

Filth rich Indians are an minority visiting Thailand. The 20k baht requirement was made because of all the Indians arriving with as little as 3k baht in their pockets. 

[Olmate]

19 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

People need to wake up and stop spewing the same old rhetoric. There are, and always has been, more Indian, Chinese,  tourists and ex-pats here than <insert home country here>.

You just look stupid quoting one coke and four straws.

There are millions and millions of middle class Indians who travel, make and spend more than your average western expat/tourist.

They are not staying in a guest-house in soi sexpat, chowing down on the 99 baht breakfast special. Chances are an Indian expat owns the guest-house and the restaurant.

 

My wife does some work for a couple of Indian guys in Pattaya, they are filthy rich, they own hotels, restaurants. I have met and socialised with these people and their visiting friends. The friends stay at 5 star hotels, hire a minivan and driver, a nanny for the kids, they probably spend in a day what a fan room expat spends in a week. You wont see them at 7/11 or on a baht bus or nursing the happy hour beer.

 

 

 

 

Then who are the mobs roaming Patong at the moment?

[petemoss]

1 minute ago, Peterw42 said:

I have never said my wife owns a restaurant.

So the second paragraph of @BestB's post is true then?