webfact Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Thai tourism must be made more sustainable: WEF Report By The Nation Singapore tops the list of competitive tourism in the Asean region and comes in 17th place in the world, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2019. The index benchmarks the travel and tourism competitiveness of 140 economies. Of the nine Asean countries covered, Singapore was the strong leader followed by Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Brunei, the Philippines, Laos and Cambodia. Vietnam and the Philippines showed the greatest improvement in competitive tourism while Thailand scored was 4.5 out of 7, ranking 31st in the world and third in Asean. Thailand scored high in Natural Resources, Tourism services infrastructure and Price competency but ranked towards the bottom end of the scale in Environmental sustainability, security and health. Tourism revenue in Thailand for 2018 was Bt2.94 trillion underlining its importance as an economic driver. It generates employment and distributes income to local communities thus helping to reduce inequality. However, the competitive tourism index reveals that greater effort is needed to safeguard the environment and natural resources and new selling points identified to develop sustainability. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30377477 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-10-17 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 "greater effort is needed to safeguard the environment " Garbage is so common everywhere, so thais think it's just part of the nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Pollution and safety are of little concern in Thailand. That the immigrations hassles and the fun is gone. The army is morphing Thailand into something unrecognizable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaan sailor Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 With a perpetually rising Baht (vs. USD) not sure how they can sustain tourism. Hot money inflows not conducive to economic success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sturdyd Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 1 hour ago, yellowboat said: Pollution and safety are of little concern in Thailand. That the immigrations hassles and the fun is gone. The army is morphing Thailand into something unrecognizable. So true! I was walking the streets of Sena recently and saw a brand new Pizza City. It looked so out of place. McD, KFC, and others can't be far behind. Can't stop the future, but the charm I used to love is fading fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Try letting a few tourists in first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 37 minutes ago, sturdyd said: So true! I was walking the streets of Sena recently and saw a brand new Pizza City. It looked so out of place. McD, KFC, and others can't be far behind. Can't stop the future, but the charm I used to love is fading fast. In the UK there now seems to be a 90% copy rate of all shops and businesses in all towns, one town is pretty much the same as the next - apart from silly women's boutiques that seem to be being run as money laundering by their lack of customers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pesche Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Thailand is the most Tourists ripoff place on the planet! The most complicated and unfriendly country in South East Asia to retire or to be "long stay"! 50% of retired fellows are moving or repatriating since the regulations have become prohibitive. Within the last 6 months!! The most sad thing is, that Thailand misses the opportunity to prosper, while shutting the door to Tourism! Future will tell... Already now, after the worst 18/19 season, the bookings are missing and this coming season will be even worst... EVER! Sad but true! Thailand <deleted> it up by itself by imposing such mind blowing ridiculous regulations! Specially for Expats and retired expats! Retired Expats cannot, or simply don't accept these outrageous, imposed regulations! Thailand slams the door! So be it! Bye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 4 hours ago, webfact said: Thailand scored high in Natural Resources, Tourism services infrastructure and Price competency but ranked towards the bottom end of the scale in Environmental sustainability, security and health. If you'd said it ranked low in all the above I'd agree with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
300sd Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Maybe the tourists who forgot to come, really do "understand" Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarFlungFalang Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Pesche said: 50% of retired fellows are moving or repatriating since the regulations have become prohibitive. Within the last 6 months!! Now there's a bold statement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Environmental sustainability requires acknowledgement of a problem, and working toward solutions. It is called progressive policy. Something you never see in Thailand. The place has some qualities many of us like, but it remains one of the least progressive and least visionary counties in the world. What could be expected? You have an incompetent, grossly incapable, and very untalented army in charge. Concern for the people and a vision for the future is utterly absent from their agenda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Pesche said: Thailand is the most Tourists ripoff place on the planet! The most complicated and unfriendly country in South East Asia to retire or to be "long stay"! 50% of retired fellows are moving or repatriating since the regulations have become prohibitive. Within the last 6 months!! The most sad thing is, that Thailand misses the opportunity to prosper, while shutting the door to Tourism! Future will tell... Already now, after the worst 18/19 season, the bookings are missing and this coming season will be even worst... EVER! Sad but true! Thailand <deleted> it up by itself by imposing such mind blowing ridiculous regulations! Specially for Expats and retired expats! Retired Expats cannot, or simply don't accept these outrageous, imposed regulations! Thailand slams the door! So be it! Bye! My guess is that they will barely acknowledge, nor see that they have created these problems. Of their own accord. They will continue to blame it on outside factors and never take responsibility. Eventually the people will rise up and say enough. But it will be too late for tourism. And tens of thousands of good, honest ex-pats will have left for good. There is never any appreciation for what we bring to the table, nor the vast amounts of money we spend. Thailand is positively regressive and is moving backwards, while other nations in the region are more progressive and will leave Thailand in the dust. With tourism now, they are only going for the numbers, without any regard for the quality of tourists. Bottom of the barrel thinking and planning. It only creates inefficiency and congestion, turning off any mid range tourists. I predict ten or twenty years from now some of the hotels and apartment blocks that are 100% vacant, will be turned into museums, and shown as monuments to hubris, ignorance and horrific policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojero Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Don't you get it? They don't want or care about long stayers. They want short stay big spenders! Thailand is the most Tourists ripoff place on the planet! The most complicated and unfriendly country in South East Asia to retire or to be "long stay"! 50% of retired fellows are moving or repatriating since the regulations have become prohibitive. Within the last 6 months!! The most sad thing is, that Thailand misses the opportunity to prosper, while shutting the door to Tourism! Future will tell... Already now, after the worst 18/19 season, the bookings are missing and this coming season will be even worst... EVER! Sad but true! Thailand it up by itself by imposing such mind blowing ridiculous regulations! Specially for Expats and retired expats! Retired Expats cannot, or simply don't accept these outrageous, imposed regulations! Thailand slams the door! So be it! Bye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 3 hours ago, jerojero said: Don't you get it? They don't want or care about long stayers. They want short stay big spenders! They are not getting those short stay big spenders. They have fled Thailand as a tourist destination long ago. Inadequate service. Out of control luxury taxes. Poor English skills. Poor wine selection, which is ridiculously overpriced. All Thailand is getting now is low to the low end of mid range tourists. That is all they will ever get. There was a time when wealthy tourists tried out the place. They came once and never returned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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