roy bennett Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 (edited) Is LOS only safe then due to the current dearth of foreign tourists? On my many past pre- Covid visits the predatory habits of the locals hardly recommended it as a safe land for a holiday. My last visit to Pattaya I was attacked on Soi Buakao without provocation by a dope crazed youngish Thai man who sprang on me from a shop doorway with flailing fists and feet. Not one of the many Thais standing around raised a finger to help, one woman however remarked that he did this often to farangs. It was thanks to help from a young farang (I was 75 at that time) that I managed to break free from this animal with only a few minor scratches. Likewise, in Phuket, anyone with a sense of caution avoided the Bangla Road area at night for fear of being mugged by packs of feral lady men. I wonder will it be safer if and when when the tourists return or will it be back to the same old routine? BTW, it's only fair to add that I have toured all over Thailand over many years and found the vast majority of the people decent, polite and honest so perhaps the malaise was mainly confined to popular tourist spots. Edited August 17, 2020 by roy bennett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mung Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Laos.. no COVID recorded deaths, far less road deaths, and a kinder people imho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mung Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 7 minutes ago, herwin1234 said: It seems the favorite hobby of Thaivisa and its forum farang; post a positive article about Thailand just for the purpose of trashing it and make the usual degrading and cynical remarks... Why stay in Thailand? Laos and Vietnam are just a short busride away....Stay there and enjoy the fun there. Because the claim is BS. There are numerous safer locations in the world in relations to COVID and various other social markers. If something is obviously incorrect, people will call out the BS claim.. and quite rightly so 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastendanto Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Think I'll have to make this Berlin based Travel startup (or was that a misprint and should have said upstart) as my go to place for all things tourist and health Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mberbae Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 This survey was taken by a Berlin tour company called Tourlane. They have about 150 followers on Twitter. They did NOT mention that Thailand is basically CLOSED to tourists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mung Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Random nations with 0-10 COVID deaths Monaco Mongolia Laos Greenland Liechtenstein Fiji Bhutan Saint Lucia Cambodia Myanmar Taiwan Barbados Malta Iceland Belize Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Monday Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 As Thailand lets no tourists in it is safest not only for covid-19. No scams, thefts accidents, overcharging, assaults. Nothing at all. Maybe the future of tourism. You can just pay by credit card and TAT will email you a video travelogue (with a retort pouch of gaeng kiew wan gai) that can be watched back home in your country. Like proclaiming a headline the best way to prevent STIs is abstinence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike787 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Really? Safest roads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranky Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 So is the moon, no flights there either. Immigration easier though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 On par with North Korea I would say ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney42bb Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Not ranked so high when it came to Ferry's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marquis22 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 5 hours ago, JusticeGB said: Probably not enough covid19 kits to test them. Certainly makes sense of the Government's overreaction to covid19. There may be a huge underreported number of cases. Thanks for your chart. Latest figures .. well done Thailand. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mung Posted August 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2020 6 minutes ago, marquis22 said: Latest figures .. well done Thailand. and at what cost? The economical strain later this year and the next has not even really shown itself yet. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keesters Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 I don't wanna be anywhere else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dallen52 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Nobody there. not likely to be either if they have closed borders and no flights. So how do you gauge it? Allow the ones who are still locked out to return. Certainly less risky than the returning thais who are not even tested. Then post the same headline in a few months time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesinnz Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Well I cannot even find "the report" from this obscure travel agency... if there was truth to it or any credibility, you think it would be reported in their Website. It's not. it sound like absolute <deleted>.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post captainhornblower Posted August 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2020 How about the moon - I bet that is pretty safe and about as easy to get entry ???? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cake Monster Posted August 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2020 6 hours ago, webfact said: Malaysia’s Malay Mail news agency recently reported that a Berlin-based travel startup, Tourlane, had carried out a study on August 10 to determine safe holiday destinations amid the outbreak Wow ! These people really know their Onions, and should do well in the Tourist Industry. With very, little Tourism allowed in Thailand, this was a safe statement to make. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alzack Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 5 hours ago, trucking said: A few extra words to paint the real picture. When the wind of change blows, some build walls, some build windmills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjSilver Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Fake news and nothing more than propaganda. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 5 hours ago, aussiexpat said: Why is Thailand the only country that reports only hospital cases in their Covid number (hence the discharge number). If you think it is the only country, that would make it a fact in your mind but you ought to check the facts first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agood1963 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 6 hours ago, webfact said: 6 hours ago, webfact said: Thailand was ranked the safest destination in the world to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic. What a joke with a pointless ranking , there are no tourists coming in . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicknoodle Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Absolutely stupid survey! How many countries actually have ‘tourists’? And also, how reliable are the Covid-19 figures that are supplied? I have serious doubts around anything that involves Covid-19 numbers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraggleRock Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 What a super stupid statement to make, most idotic and misleading. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketyo Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 6 hours ago, webfact said: Thailand ranked world's safest tourist destination amid Covid-19 Thailand is closed to tourists!! International ones at least, which the Berlin-based outfit is probably catering for. At least before the Internet, news stories often contained news. Not just <deleted> useless statements from outfits whose sole purpose is to generate self-publicity and hits. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solent01 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 What a load of nonsensical bulls41t........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jack Cook Posted August 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2020 Bwaaaa Haaaaa Haaaaa. You couldn’t make this <deleted> up. I have been locked out since February and have zero intention of jumping through ever changing hoops and paying the extortion they demand to lock someone up in quarantine jail. Maybe by mid next year there will be a semblance of normality. Oh but wait not only tourism but the whole country will be beyond bankrupt by then. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max69xl Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 How is it possible to be ranked as the safest country during the Covid-19 pandemic when the borders have been closed for inbound tourists several months?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 6 hours ago, webfact said: Thailand ranked world's safest tourist destination amid Covid-19 <Slide whistle and cymbal crash; canned laughter> 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldera Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 That's nonsensical. Thailand currently isn't a "tourist destination" at all (safe or otherwise), as tourists aren't allowed to enter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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