Booking a Thailand holiday

[superal 1,852]

Recent info on global covid 19 vaccinations that will see most westerners vaccinated in the next few months has not drawn any response from the TAT . This is the time of the year when folks are booking their annual holiday and as things stand there will be no takers for Thai holidays .  So the barren Thai resorts will be just that or degenerate even further because there appears to be a lack of foresight by TAT that could have laid down provisos or any sort of planning  or proactiveness . 

The majority of annual holidays are booked 1 year in advance so under the current climate  will Thailand ever see the return of tourists on a grand scale?

 

When will the near impossible visa regulations be revised ?               Forward planning needed and posted by the TAT .

[Jonathan Fairfield 7,257]

Once the borders re-open properly and things return to 'normal', tourist arrivals wont go from zero to back to 40 million overnight.

 

But within three, maybe four years, there will be more foreigners visiting Thailand than ever before.

[FritsSikkink 11,848]

58 minutes ago, superal said:

Recent info on global covid 19 vaccinations that will see most westerners vaccinated in the next few months has not drawn any response from the TAT . This is the time of the year when folks are booking their annual holiday and as things stand there will be no takers for Thai holidays .  So the barren Thai resorts will be just that or degenerate even further because there appears to be a lack of foresight by TAT that could have laid down provisos or any sort of planning  or proactiveness . 

The majority of annual holidays are booked 1 year in advance so under the current climate  will Thailand ever see the return of tourists on a grand scale?

 

When will the near impossible visa regulations be revised ?               Forward planning needed and posted by the TAT .

There is NO APROVED vaccine yet. When it is approved it will take a lot of time to get most people vaccinated. So lack of foresight is BS at the moment.

[superal 1,852]

Not to mention the unstable government 

[cucme 63]

Thailand keep dreaming.

This decade it will not be the same as the last one. Maybe comes back to that when there will be battery powered airplanes at least hydrogen powered ones

[JusticeGB 3,365]

2 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Once the borders re-open properly and things return to 'normal', tourist arrivals wont go from zero to back to 40 million overnight.

 

But within three, maybe four years, there will be more foreigners visiting Thailand than ever before.

I doubt that once farangs find other places to visit that they will find Thailand as attractive as before. It's a very long journey and for example my daughter and her family come here to eat and party. However most of her favourite restaurants are now closed and the closing hours of most places she likes to go out to at night are the same time that clubs open up in London UK. 

[superal 1,852]

5 minutes ago, JusticeGB said:

I doubt that once farangs find other places to visit that they will find Thailand as attractive as before. It's a very long journey and for example my daughter and her family come here to eat and party. However most of her favourite restaurants are now closed and the closing hours of most places she likes to go out to at night are the same time that clubs open up in London UK. 

Also the Thai Baht is too strong ,  e.g. 60 baht for a small chang beer in most resorts , cheaper in Europe

[berrec 431]

Good question; don't think anyone really knows the exact answer to this; most are just their best guess or their wishlist.

 

Influencing factors are vaccine (when available globally) efficacy long term results, populations take up rate on COVID immunization, global economic recovery and employment rates, individual's disposable income, consumer confidence levels, each country's post COVID governmental legislation and policies and tourist's international travel confidence.    

 

Plus I assume a whole lot of other factors I did not consider!   

 

https://www.unwto.org/international-tourism-and-covid-19

 

Edited November 21 by berrec

[Destiny1990 7,164]

Air pollution , sea water pollution, deliberately made up visa extension complications , deadlock real-estate ownership rules,  feelings of being unwelcome, expats have mostly left already,  anyway in last years the place lost totally its charm other countries nearby offer much welcoming  staying options.

[DUNROAMIN 749]

It appears to me the Thailand government doesn't want cheap charlie anymore only the mega rich. They seem to want to set a benchmarks for future tourists beyond the average income earner.

[mfd101 3,173]

4 minutes ago, DUNROAMIN said:

It appears to me the Thailand government doesn't want cheap charlie anymore only the mega rich. They seem to want to set a benchmarks for future tourists beyond the average income earner.

And, if true, that's probably a Good Thing: Fewer numbers, less environmental damage, but better profits per capita.

 

In short, and this is now a worldwide issue, international tourism may NEVER be the same again and governments worthy of the name should by now be planning the restructuring of their economies and the reeducating/reskilling of their workforces. But, in Thailand's case, we may have a VERY long wait ...

[DUNROAMIN 749]

Just now, mfd101 said:

And, if true, that's probably a Good Thing: Fewer numbers, less environmental damage, but better profits per capita.

 

In short, and this is now a worldwide issue, international tourism may NEVER be the same again and governments worthy of the name should by now be planning the restructuring of their economies and the reeducating/reskilling of their workforces. But, in Thailand's case, we may have a VERY long wait ...

Environmentally, Covid 19 was the best thing to hit Thailand. I don't think Thailand's got what it takes to be a mega rich capital for tourists, compared to Europe or UK, Thailand is far from having real 5 star status, better to accommodate for the middle income earners who only want a two week cheap holiday, however, with the Covid 19 effecting every country, people wont have the money to travel due to the shutdowns everywhere. Also the high Barht is killing any future prospects of tourists. 

[Jumbo1968 602]

If the vaccine is approved and you have it will Thailand remove the pre flight COVID tests, quarantine and mandatory COVID health insurance ?

I think they will be looking at ‘fleecing’ foreigners some other way as the ASQ Hotels etc are a cash cow for the elite few.

[newnative 5,320]

    Of course the tourists will eventually be back.  Thailand sits a fairly short plane ride from the two most populous countries in the World.  Large numbers of tourists were coming to Thailand in 2019 and there's no reason they won't choose Thailand again once things open up.  And, my partner and I will be eager to travel internationally again, as well.  

[Robin 118]

According to all news sources, UK is planning to start mass Covid vaccination soon, possibly before end of the year.  The whole population will not be done at once, as priorities have been set, and "Potential visitor to Thailand" is not a high priority yet.

But it looks as if UK and probably many other countries are going to start mass vaccination by new year.  Many people will still hope to have a holiday and might be planning (dreaming,) now.  Dare I suggest that it could be an idea if TAT was to announce a policy for potential vaccinated visitors.  

Like being so bold as to say that anyone who has been vaccinated will be able to visit Thailand?

If this was announced now, there might be a chance that some would begin to make plans to visit Thailand.  it would also show that Thailand seriously intended to get tourism going again, and not to continue with the nonsense of "we only want the rich toursits"