webfact Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Chiang Mai: Any chance of tourism recovery in tatters after Covid case, TCT chief Picture: Sanook The chief of the Tourism Council of Thailand in Chiang Mai indicated that the case of an infected Thai woman who managed to come back from Myanmar and go out and about in the northern Thai city without quarantining was another hammer blow for tourism. Chairat Trairattanajaratporn told INN, as reported by Sanook, that it was "terrible news" and "should not have been allowed to happen". He said that the private sector was playing its part but cases like this were severely affecting the chances of the country opening up to tourism. Any hopes of a rise in tourism at the end of the year were now in tatters, he said. He expected mass cancellations from those who had already booked to go to the city amid the spread of Covid-19. It remains to be seen if anyone was infected by the woman as tracing and testing continues. Source: Sanook -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-11-30 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Welcome to the real new normal world chief where people get on with it with less paranoid hysteria ???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post petedk Posted November 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2020 Yep my friend's family have just cancelled their New Year trip to Chiang Mai. That is 8 people. I am sure many more will follow. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Phuketshrew Posted November 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) This stupid woman should be held accountable for her irresponsible actions and the damage she has caused (Along with the other 4 numpties also caught today). Edited November 30, 2020 by Phuketshrew 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Scouse123 Posted November 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2020 Had it been Westerners who had behaved like this, they would have been getting the boiling tar and feathers at the ready 8 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmaxdan Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Hey Mr TCT chief, how about you wait and see how many more infections occur in the next few weeks before you start hammering the final nail into the coffin of Chiang Mai's tourism recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeCross Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 stick a fork in it Chiang Mai, your winter season is done. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted November 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2020 13 minutes ago, Scouse123 said: Had it been Westerners who had behaved like this, they would have been getting the boiling tar and feathers at the ready you forgot being deported after a stay in IDC for damaging the image of Thailand. I have a trip to Chiang Mai scheduled for the end of the week, but if they decide to do something drastic depending upon the test results then all is up in the air....pun intended 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisH Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said: you forgot being deported after a stay in IDC for damaging the image of Thailand. I have a trip to Chiang Mai scheduled for the end of the week, but if they decide to do something drastic depending upon the test results then all is up in the air....pun intended Let's see. Travel may be restricted into and out of the province. But those in contact with the carrier are in quarantine now. It depends on how fast they can round up any others that have been infected. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traubert Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Hardly a worry in Phuket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomazbodner Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 44 minutes ago, petedk said: Yep my friend's family have just cancelled their New Year trip to Chiang Mai. That is 8 people. I am sure many more will follow. I know of plenty more who cancelled trips to North in December. In total over 25 people. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 If I end up canceling that will be 6 more, and 3 hotel rooms. They need to get on the ball to mitigate the damage without lying, but then that would be a loss of Face to admit there is a problem, so I am awaiting the "No cases, no positives issue", which will lead to ......well speculation. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ventenio Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 I was on the phone booking a trip of 100,000 people when the news broke. They said they can discount each room 1000 baht to 990, you ok? no worry, no worry, no problem....ok ok you pay now!!! if they say there are 100 cases, use your common sense on the real number CM is off the list!!! nomads.....time to post 2 billion pages of why it's number 1 in the world. the question is....if you are old and weak.....are you taking more precautions now to save your life???? i hope so..... DON"T worry.....when COVID is over it will be the GREATEST pollution CM has ever seen..... 5 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spiekerjozef Posted November 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Phuketshrew said: This stupid woman should be held accountable for her irresponsible actions and the damage she has caused (Along with the other 4 numpties also caught today). ...as should the virology center in Wuhan. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrendsd Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 50 minutes ago, Scouse123 said: Had it been Westerners who had behaved like this, they would have been getting the boiling tar and feathers at the ready But it wasn't so what's your point? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNXBKKMAN Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 48 minutes ago, DavisH said: Let's see. Travel may be restricted into and out of the province. But those in contact with the carrier are in quarantine now. It depends on how fast they can round up any others that have been infected. Do you know they are in quarantine? My impression was those who may have been in areas where the infected person visited are advised to self quarantine. Nothing about compulsory quarantine or wages being paid, meals delivered or any help like that. How effective is the quarantine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petedk Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 29 minutes ago, spiekerjozef said: ...as should the virology center in Wuhan. Why???? The virus didn't originate from there. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeTown Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Dirty old Thai people once again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Inala Posted November 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2020 Seems a massive overreaction to cancel a trip....if not very elderly or immunocompromised, I would just get on with it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LomSak27 Posted November 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) Just now, Inala said: Seems a massive overreaction to cancel a trip....if not very elderly or immunocompromised, I would just get on with it. I don't recommend watching Thai news, too much screaming in domestic crimes and disputes segment, like a Lakhon. But I digress. The news media has been ratcheting themselves into a frenzy about this and YES another case has been found. YES, it's a massive overreaction. Same old story, they are doing it to themselves. Edited November 30, 2020 by LomSak27 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouse123 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 hour ago, darrendsd said: But it wasn't so what's your point? It's as plain as the nose on your bloody face if you wake up and smell the coffee! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 23 minutes ago, Inala said: Seems a massive overreaction to cancel a trip....if not very elderly or immunocompromised, I would just get on with it. Only reason I will cancel my trip is if they go into a lockdown or make everyone entering quarantine. At that point it is not worth it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunroaming Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 3 hours ago, Phuketshrew said: This stupid woman should be held accountable for her irresponsible actions and the damage she has caused (Along with the other 4 numpties also caught today). In fairness to her, her symptoms were a fever and vomiting. Not something you associate with Covid normally. It is a hammer blow for Chiang Mai though. My in-laws have cancelled their annual trip as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrendsd Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Scouse123 said: It's as plain as the nose on your bloody face if you wake up and smell the coffee! But again it wasn't a Westerner so again what's your point? Oh there isn't one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted November 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2020 4 hours ago, webfact said: Chairat Trairattanajaratporn told INN, as reported by Sanook, that it was "terrible news" and "should not have been allowed to happen". Who'd have thought, a local bar girl bringing CM to it's knees.. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 30 minutes ago, hotchilli said: Who'd have thought, a local bar girl bringing CM to it's knees.. I wonder if she was the same one who returned to Chiang Mai from S. Korea at the beginning of the repatriations and failed to self quarantine leading to a major backlash and the current quarantine system as it is. That would be just to much of a loss of FACE if it was. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post madmitch Posted November 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2020 3 hours ago, ThailandRyan said: Only reason I will cancel my trip is if they go into a lockdown or make everyone entering quarantine. At that point it is not worth it. I was about to book a trip to Chiang Mai. I don't have a problem with the very minor risk of catching COVID-19 while I'm there, my concern is the possibility of ridiculous overreaction: closing the provincial borders or other provinces demanding quarantine or self-isolation for anyone returning from CM, so I'll give it a week or so before booking. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 48 minutes ago, madmitch said: I was about to book a trip to Chiang Mai. I don't have a problem with the very minor risk of catching COVID-19 while I'm there, my concern is the possibility of ridiculous overreaction: closing the provincial borders or other provinces demanding quarantine or self-isolation for anyone returning from CM, so I'll give it a week or so before booking. That was and still is my concern. The next 5 days should be very telling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Susco Posted November 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said: 2 hours ago, hotchilli said: Who'd have thought, a local bar girl bringing CM to it's knees.. I wonder if she was the same one who returned to Chiang Mai from S. Korea at the beginning of the repatriations and failed to self quarantine I have from a reliable source that there are multiple bar girls in CM. Edited November 30, 2020 by Susco 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Scouse123 Posted November 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2020 2 hours ago, darrendsd said: But again it wasn't a Westerner so again what's your point? Oh there isn't one The point is the different ways Thai nationals breaching the Covid19 regulations are treated as opposed to foreigners! The Thais are getting a fine and quarantined for illegal entry back into the country and breaking covid19 rules and procedures, and that's it. A foreigner would be paraded through the media, have a photo of with the usual 20 policemen,they would then be on TV and vilified for their actions, spend time in jail on remand, be charged by the police and put before the courts to be sentenced. And finally they would have a spell in IDC and no doubt be blacklisted from the country. The double standards is the point! 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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