webfact Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 New TAT drive: Visitors from Eastern Europe and Central Asia "will pay more" A report on a tourism trade fair in Singapore by TNA suggested that tourists from eastern Europe and Central Asia would pay more than those from existing markets. And a story from India indicates visitors from the sub-continent are being wooed with special promotions to visit Thailand. For years people from western countries have claimed they are the big spenders - now the Tourism Authority of Thailand appears to beg to differ as it tries to reach targets of nearly 40 million visitors. The TAT was joined by 30 trade organizations at the ITB Asia 2019 fair in Singapore. Coconut products were reportedly handed out to give participants a taste of what Thailand could offer. But the buzzword countries now being targeted were those in eastern Europe and Central Asia. These would add to big existing markets like the Chinese. Meanwhile the Times of India online reported on a program entitled "Fly Me to Thailand". This is being run by the TAT in conjunction with Bangkok Airways - gifts, privileges and discounts are being promised to Indians going to Thailand. One such incentive is an 800 baht Central gift voucher for three travellers to enjoy. The Times of India said that Thailand was "growing in popularity" for nationals from their country. Source: TNA -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-10-25 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasThBKK Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Sure, Ukraine is known as the richest country on the european continent, followed by Moldavia and Belarus. This all makes sense, thats also why you have to woo them with a <deleted>ty discount or a free visa, because they are so rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith101 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Dream on . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Scraping the bottom of the barrel now,and going to charge them more for the privilege,to come for a holiday to Thailand,that's a sure way to increase tourism ,way to go T.A.T. regards Worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Make visa problems go away and let anyone who want to come and hasn't got any problematic criminal or blacklisted background, let bars and entertainment venue open all hours of the day cut out all the nonsense of not allowed to do this and that and your tourists numbers will go up by 50% at least... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 One such incentive is an 800 baht Central gift voucher for three travelers to enjoy The Indians will Love that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyezhov Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 16 minutes ago, ThomasThBKK said: Sure, Ukraine is known as the richest country on the european continent, followed by Moldavia and Belarus. This all makes sense, thats also why you have to woo them with a <deleted>ty discount or a free visa, because they are so rich. Id contribute to a TAT fund to help subsidize the air fare of Ukrainian and Modolvan babes. Hell, lets put up promotional materials in the FKKs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creasy Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 They should get Borat to be an ambassador for Thailand to entice all the Kazakhs and the rest of the Stans in the region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 25 minutes ago, webfact said: One such incentive is an 800 baht Central gift voucher for three travellers to enjoy. Overwhelming generosity, that's 2,400 that could have aided in the rescue of Thai Airways! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterbilt Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 8 minutes ago, worgeordie said: Scraping the bottom of the barrel now,and going to charge them more for the privilege,to come for a holiday to Thailand,that's a sure way to increase tourism ,way to go T.A.T. regards Worgeordie Well, its not really the bottom of the barrel now, since there's a whole continent left: Africa So TAT, after luring the millionaires from China and India, the billionaires from the Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Aghanistan to Thailand, you should focus on the trillionaires from Congo, Burkina Faso, Togo, etc...... With an expansion into the african market Thailand will reach 100 million premium quality tourists per year pretty soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeCross Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 did someone say free coconut!!? on...my...way...!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marqus12 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Papuans, Greenlanders Everything but westerners 55555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayduke Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 52 minutes ago, webfact said: New TAT drive: Visitors from Eastern Europe and Central Asia "will pay more" Once again...TAT trips over that pesky line between 'hope' and 'delusion'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Peterbilt said: Well, its not really the bottom of the barrel now, since there's a whole continent left: (...) Antarctica! 1 lousy sardine (instead of a couple coconuts), and you can lure all those potential, super-rich, tuxedo-wearing tourists to Thailand. Hope, they'll bring their golden credit cards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 1 hour ago, webfact said: The Times of India said that Thailand was "growing in popularity" for nationals from their country. When you pay well for a newspaper, he writes what you want to read ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyL Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Fantastic. These press releases from the TAT always brighten the day. It definitely is common knowledge that countries from the Eastern Bloc are full of high spending tourists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just1Voice Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Does TAT have a special department dedicated to fake tourist numbers and outlandish forecast predictions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiSoLowSoNoSo Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 2 hours ago, webfact said: Coconut products were reportedly handed out to give participants a taste of what Thailand could offer. ???????????????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyboy2018 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 1 hour ago, ezzra said: Make visa problems go away and let anyone who want to come and hasn't got any problematic criminal or blacklisted background, let bars and entertainment venue open all hours of the day cut out all the nonsense of not allowed to do this and that and your tourists numbers will go up by 50% at least... Stop stupid drug searches and keep the army in their barracks not on the streets. Return the duties of the tourist police to helping tourists not busting them. Bring back the vendors and hawkers, especially to Sukhumvit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest1 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Its been at least a decade since I have heard of TAT spending even one baht to woo a westerner... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colabamumbai Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Rumours are they will be targeting the black African nations next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiSoLowSoNoSo Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Visitors from Eastern Europe and Central Asia "will have to pay more than Thais" is what they actually are trying to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Coconut products were reportedly handed out to give participants a taste of what Thailand could offer. Probably the fermented version distilled to 60 proof. That would get the punters opening their wallets....Hic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 They actually get paid for coming up with this stuff...???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansnl Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 2 hours ago, ezzra said: Make visa problems go away and let anyone who want to come and hasn't got any problematic criminal or blacklisted background, let bars and entertainment venue open all hours of the day cut out all the nonsense of not allowed to do this and that and your tourists numbers will go up by 50% at least... Tourists, in general, don't come to sit in alcoholic stupor all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinLOS Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Given the culture of face, its a wonder that they are so oblivious to how foolish they appear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 1 minute ago, hansnl said: Tourists, in general, don't come to sit in alcoholic stupor all the time. Blimey, I must have led a misspent life....???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tso310 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 So TAT has given up on North Africans then. Strangely this time last week I was on a Qater flight to BKK. There was a number of gentlemen on it. I asked one of them if he was Russian. Didn't seem happy with this. Apparently they were from Belarus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 2 hours ago, webfact said: Coconut products were reportedly handed out to give participants a taste of what Thailand could offer. A more accurate taste of what Thailand can offer would be a goodie bag containing plastic refuse, used condoms, mixed in a little sewage water to represent the beach, along with a special nose inhaler with the essence of open drains. Also a leaflet on how to pay a policeman, a tout, and a special calculator that automatically works out the foreign entrance fees to national parks, etc. Not forgetting a price list from hospitals with the tier charges clearly outlined in several languages........sarcasm mode engaged by the way..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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