Thailand No Longer Top Overseas Destination for Chinese Tourists

[hotchilli 16,401]

14 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Wild rabid dogs on the beach the biggest complaint from the Chinese 

Second only to drownings.

[madmen 9,610]

15 hours ago, GinBoy2 said:

 

 

As the Chinese have become more sophisticated 

[mike787 3,482]

16 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Oh this will just crush the poor Thais when they read about this or hear about it.  So much for the all you can eat prawn buffets.  Looks like it will be a rough ride for tourism. 

Thais DO NOT care! Period!

[Deli 4,216]

Very good news, though. And I feel sorry for the Japanese and S.Koreans but maybe they handle them smarter than the Thais did. Just lock them out.

[shackleton 984]

Well this will make a lot of people here on Thai visa happy

Must admit myself included

When we went for the morning buffet in the hotel we were staying they were queuing up at 0630hrs  

Once in it was everyone for themselves and the noise 

In the end we went for breakfast at about 0900hrs when they had All departed on their bus tours 

[Sean60 183]

Lets hope this government a Plan B.

Soon Thailand will no longer be a favor destination to fly to for any country.

How is to be blamed for this? Perhaps the incompetent Thai government!!!!!

9 months with closed borders and no Relief package for small business owners. 

What a bunch of clowns.

[AhFarangJa 11,953]

At last...........some good news due to Covid...........maybe the prawn population will make a recovery........

[Docno 3,591]

Chinese news media says this was already the case last year before covid: 

Japan becomes most visited destination for Chinese tourists in 2019 - CGTN

 

[ThailandRyan 16,446]

55 minutes ago, mike787 said:

Thais DO NOT care! Period!

Really, maybe the Thai government could care less, if by the way they have putting roadblocks to arrive i. Place is any indication, but the Thai people thrive on the tourist Areas as it feeds them and takes care of their families.  You better guess again. If the Chinese have turned to other locals, even though they can not travel because if their own government, then just who will come to Thailand in mass numbers.

[DaveK68 93]

1 hour ago, mike787 said:

Thais DO NOT care! Period!

Nonsense.

Another farang who thinks he speaks for all Thai people.

I have quite a few friends in the hospitality business and places like JJ Market. They care. 

The Thai government's last few years worth of decisions has been crushing these people. Most think that's the point of it. To run them out of business. Close down places like JJ and Thanon Khaosarn so the wealthy nepotistas can rake in huge profits from those properties.

It's absolutely ludicrous to believe that actual Thai people do not care about tourism.

<deleted> is wrong with some of you people? 

[Aspaltso 306]

18 hours ago, ivor bigun said:

I fear that when this is over it will no longer be an overseas destination for far more than the Chinese

My belief is that the Chinese tourist will return en masse when this is over, and it'll be the westerners not returning, or if they do it'll be at a trickling pace.

[fruitman 6,847]

Well then they don't need those Sunlong coaches for chinese tourists anymore...they can serve as city buses in BKK maybe?

[JusticeGB 3,404]

16 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Wild rabid dogs on the beach the biggest complaint from the Chinese 

For the poorer Thais the major complaints are the Chinese who only spend money in business owned by rich Chinese Thai owned businesses!

[Muzzique 574]

18 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thailand has lost its spot as the most popular cross-border destination for tourists from mainland China, according to a survey by HSBC Holdings Plc, as neighboring Japan and South Korea moved up the list.

 

The survey, conducted from Oct. 28 to Nov. 2

 

What idiot conducts a survey on flight bookings in the middle of a pandemic then predicts the future?

 

The missing details

 

"Of  the 5 flights that were booked during these 4 days, 1 was Chinese, 2 were Korean and the remaining 2 were Japanese.....

 

This shows that we can expect to see 20% of our tourism from China, with 40% each from Japan and Korea respectively.

 

Note: This could change if someone else books a flight. "

 

[Traubert 4,720]

13 minutes ago, JusticeGB said:

For the poorer Thais the major complaints are the Chinese who only spend money in business owned by rich Chinese Thai owned businesses!

Myth