snoop1130 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 New steps to boost tourism approved By THE NATION The council of the economic ministers today (October 11) approved in principle new measures, proposed by the Tourism and Sports Ministry, to enhance tourism in the short, medium, and long terms. The short term measures, to be implemented this year, will see an increase in the numbers of agents and locations offering VAT refund service to foreign tourists. Also, some rules governing the travel of foreigners in Thailand will also be reviewed. Under the medium and long term measures coming into force next year, special loans will be offered to hotels and accommodation operators to upgrade their premises. New safety rules will be introduced to lessen the risks of accidents or death of foreign tourists. The country will host major sports and entertainment events to attract foreign visitors while seeking more international conferences to be held here. Thailand expects 41.8 million foreign tourist arrivals next year, with total spending of Bt2.22 trillion, said Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Governor Yuthasak Supasorn. This year it has targeted a total of 40 million, spending Bt2.04 trillion. The number of foreign tourist arrivals in the first half stood at 26.5 million, up 2.83 per cent year on year. TAT expects 13.3 million to arrive in the rest of the year. The meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, also acknowledged the latest assessment of the local and global economies. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/business/30377323 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-10-11 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skallywag Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 9 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: The number of foreign tourist arrivals in the first half stood at 26.5 million, up 2.83 per cent year on year. There has never and will never be a decline in tourism according to TAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracker1 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 before you can implement all these wiz bang ideas you have to have the tourists not fiddly figures ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Free flights and hotels and visas for quality Chinese and Indian tourists will do the trick. May not be good for revenue though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyNets Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Similar to the "Shop - Eat - Spend" campaign, this new strategy to enhance tourism will streamline the whole process. Pass the arrivals gate, hand over your wallet and then deported. Gate – Wallet - Deport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 50 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: New safety rules will be introduced to lessen the risks of accidents or death of foreign tourists. Reduced price amulets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf61 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Statistician: expect a decline down to 1/2 of the usual numbers Thai: no ploplem, we will charge the remaining half double the prices 1/2 x 2 = same same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmen Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 No mention of actually staffing the empty IO desks in arrivals. That's a good start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lungstib Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 57 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: 41.8 million foreign tourist arrivals next year Thats 2 arrivals for every 3 people living here. Do you really believe that? A complete absence of discussion about polluted air, plastics in the ocean, overcrowded beaches, two tier pricing for entrances, tourist rip-offs and city traffic jams. Tourists do not live in a news restricted world where everything here is just hunky dory like the govt would wish it to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 How about, Oh <deleted> it aint happening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, Lungstib said: Thats 2 arrivals for every 3 people living here. Do you really believe that? A complete absence of discussion about polluted air, plastics in the ocean, overcrowded beaches, two tier pricing for entrances, tourist rip-offs and city traffic jams. Tourists do not live in a news restricted world where everything here is just hunky dory like the govt would wish it to be. Dont forget the hospitals mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 1 hour ago, snoop1130 said: New safety rules will be introduced to lessen the risks of accidents or death of foreign tourists. "If we keep the tourists alive a few days more, they'll have time to spend more, na krap" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmsally Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Here is an idea to save their butt in the next few months. Winter getaway tourists will be arriving the next month or so. Quickly initiate an easy visa for them to stay longer. Do away with the TM30 completely, waste of time and has generated Thai tourism a whole load of bad press. For god sake don't encourage business owners to go into debt even further, that is a complete loser. And please remember attracting "big events" takes money and lots of planning. probably not the best of ideas! Need to get serious about pollution and trash otherwise don't waste your time on the other things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeyoujimmy Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 If tourism is up why are they doing anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Like watching a man drown...sad to see this once great Nation , so beat down from abuse ,resorting to gimmicks and trickery to attract customers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend49 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 New safety rules will be introduced to lessen the risks of accidents or death of foreign tourists. If that is the truth then why will they need new medical insurance, more hot air! with total spending of Bt2.22 trillion Nothing to do with show casing a nice place to visit for a holiday, blah, blah . Its the same old same old , " how much money can we extract from them"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 After reading this, I cannot wait to spend more time in Thailand ????. cha cha is a bore, and has made Thailand in his image. He does not like the outside world, and it shows in Thailand today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackdd Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 12 hours ago, Lungstib said: Tourists do not live in a news restricted world Most tourists come from China, so they live in a news restricted world and are told by their government what to believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morocco Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 It's about time to get the baht under control. There are a lot of other countries whose currency is not over bloated which makes them cheaper and more attractive to holiday in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesimps Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 They can try all the gimmicks they want, but in my opinion it comes down mainly to what your normal tourist can afford and with the ridiculously expensive baht, not a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baansgr Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Start with the basics. Free courses on manners and how to treat guests for all that have interaction with tourists. Eradicate rudeness, corruption, double pricing and overcharging. Educate every Thai on cleanliness and having pride in their environment regarding pollution and trash. Tessabhan to keep beaches clean daily and sewarage not to be pumped into the ocean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 13 hours ago, snoop1130 said: New safety rules will be introduced to lessen the risks of accidents or death of foreign tourists. Ah ha. Free condoms on arrival at last. Hope they have all sizes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Do not need "new safety rules" if they are "enforced" by police like "old safety rules". The elephant in the room is the general lawlessness due to corruption and police not doing policing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helloagain Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 New steps......... Put exchange rate back to 74.9 baht to £1. Get rid of tm30. Make retirement visa for 5 years. Get rid of 90 for these visas and make it every 6 months. Stop duel pricing. Properly teach thais how to drive. Stop teaching kids how to write english for first 6 or 7 years yeath them how to speak english then introduce how to write. Treat everybody the same for tourist visas not special for russian or chinese, we would never rent to either. And where is BIG JOKE NOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colabamumbai Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 And we will make sure all the tourists have health insurance as opposed to those long term stayers who are less likely to not pay hospital bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colabamumbai Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 8 minutes ago, helloagain said: New steps......... Put exchange rate back to 74.9 baht to £1. Get rid of tm30. Make retirement visa for 5 years. Get rid of 90 for these visas and make it every 6 months. Stop duel pricing. Properly teach thais how to drive. Stop teaching kids how to write english for first 6 or 7 years yeath them how to speak english then introduce how to write. Treat everybody the same for tourist visas not special for russian or chinese, we would never rent to either. And where is BIG JOKE NOW He was deported for overstaying his welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracas Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 12 hours ago, cmsally said: Need to get serious about pollution and trash otherwise don't waste your time on the other things! Boosting the number of tourists arriving means more people to pickup the trash. Two problems solved at once, Tourism up, Trash cleaned up. Check. What tourist does not want to spend half their holiday picking up rubbish and cleaning the beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalmagic Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 40 minutes ago, morocco said: It's about time to get the baht under control. There are a lot of other countries whose currency is not over bloated which makes them cheaper and more attractive to holiday in. I agree with you and am genuinely seeking knowledge, why is the baht so strong at the moment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 The very first thing is to get the Baht down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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