China says will maintain ban on outbound tours due to virus risk

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China says will maintain ban on outbound tours due to virus risk

 

Passengers wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak walk with luggages at a terminal hall of the Beijing Daxing International Airport ahead of Chinese National Day holiday, in Beijing, China September 25, 2020. Picture taken September 25, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Files

 

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will continue to suspend outbound group tours and ban travel agencies from allowing inbound tours due to the risk of a resurgence in coronavirus cases this winter, authorities said.

 

The country's Ministry of Culture and Tourism made the announcement in a notice published on its website on Wednesday.

 

China first suspended both domestic and outbound tours in January as part of stringent pandemic control measures to curb the spread of the virus which first emerged in the central city of Wuhan. However, since July it has allowed domestic tours to resume amid a sharp drop in the number of new local cases.

 

Its curbs on outbound group tours have had a debilitating impact on the tourism industry in countries such as Thailand which have become heavily reliant on Chinese tourists over the years.

 

(Reporting by Brenda Goh; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-10-22

 

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[AlfHuy 2,490]

Well, that says all.

The billions of Chinese high spenders will not be able to come at all.

Bring them by boat over the Mekong in a special bubble boat.

[pkrv 552]

So then where did these current 39 'Chinese' visitors to Thailand come from? 

[worgeordie 44,563]

TAT must be kidnapping them......

regards Worgeordie

[NCC1701A 52,981]

1 minute ago, pkrv said:

So then where did these current 39 'Chinese' visitors to Thailand come from? 

they are members of a Chinese S&M bondage club. They are really into torture.

[Pattaya Spotter 2,806]

Those hundred or so high-spending S-V tourists got out just in time!

[ThailandRyan 16,956]

I have a feeling that they are not true tourists, but part of possible diplomatic staff change for the Embassy and Consulate China has here.  They probably have come to quarantine and then have a small vacation at the beach before they step into their new roles, and replace the existing staff, who will rotate back home or elsewhere.  Just my humble opinion, as it is about the right numbers for an annual swap out.

Edited October 22, 2020 by ThailandRyan

[Pattaya Spotter 2,806]

Another 6 months of Chinese group-tour free Thailand...I can live with that. The tourism industry and its workers taking another gut-punch, however.

Edited October 22, 2020 by Pattaya Spotter

[from the home of CC 9,267]

too bad western countries weren't as vigilant, they've been too busy spreading it about the world..

[xtof2 1,188]

Anutin and TAT, you <deleted> up again !

[Surelynot 7,879]

10 minutes ago, pkrv said:

So then where did these current 39 'Chinese' visitors to Thailand come from? 

They are not your el cheapo Chinese group tour people.....these are all wealthy Chinese with urgent business reasons to be here.....no tourist in their right mind would actually want a STV.

[Surelynot 7,879]

3 minutes ago, from the home of CC said:

too bad western countries weren't as vigilant, they've been too busy spreading it about the world..

True......and we have to sit back and listen to Tory lies that stopping 15 million travelers to Heathrow would have not had any effect on the spread of the virus....unbelievable.

[MadMac 1,745]

Well well well, another 39 Chinese cannot come. Darn :)

[KhunKenAP 2,180]

Reports in Pattaya social media, indicted that the latest batch of Chinese tourists are now in Pattaya, out walking around on the beach. Hope wrong.

 

[Surelynot 7,879]

1 minute ago, KhunKenAP said:

Reports in Pattaya social media, indicted that the latest batch of Chinese tourists are now in Pattaya, out walking around on the beach. Hope wrong.

 

I know it is wrong to say it, but........this would not surprise me in the slightest.

 

These are affluent, wealthy Chinese. Thailand has no right to be telling them where to go and what to do.