News Forum - Tourism authorities claim Russia-Ukraine conflict will affect industry

[Thaiger]

Officials from the Tourism Authority of Thailand say the Russia-Ukraine conflict will impact tourism to Thailand. TAT’s deputy governor for marketing communications told the Bangkok Post yesterday that people might decide to cancel trips to Thailand because many airlines have had to divert or cancel their flights. The deputy governor also said it’s too soon to to asses the impact, though. “The TAT can only closely monitor the situation and maintain consistent communication with the private sector in the country and abroad.” The deputy governor added that many Russian and Ukrainian tourists are “high-quality” tourists, but more Russian tourists come […]

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[remo940]

I see that the potentiality of losing 10,000 Russian tourists May force the TAT to come up with the new marketing campaign. I’m sure that they’re up to the task whether it’s real or not.

[Dedinbed]

12 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

The deputy governor also said it’s too soon to to asses the impact, though.

sounds like they'll mule it over abit longer then .. 

[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

19 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

many Russian and Ukrainian tourists are “high-quality” tourists,

Looks like TAT will have to intervene and end the war.

[Max-Howl]

Thailand would do well by hosting refugees from Ukraine, fleeing from the Russian invasion.

[Mamachigawa]

 

10 minutes ago, Max-Howl said:

Thailand would do well by hosting refugees from Ukraine, fleeing from the Russian invasion.

Will RTAF send evacuation flights?

[Scribble]

33 minutes ago, DoUKnowWhoIAm said:

Looks like TAT will have to intervene and end the war.

If only they had 8 brand new F-35 stealth jets eh. They would be straight over to Ukraine to help out...

[stuhan]

32 minutes ago, Max-Howl said:

Thailand would do well by hosting refugees from Ukraine, fleeing from the Russian invasion.

They won't do that, they would be afraid of Putin launching an attack on them for helping Ukrainians, Putin hates ukrainians same as hitler hated jews.

[Poolie]

4 minutes ago, stuhan said:

They won't do that, they would be afraid of Putin launching an attack on them for helping Ukrainians, Putin hates ukrainians same as hitler hated jews.

Heeeeerrre's Godwin!

[Bike]

Close the borders for Russians. No new visa for Russians. Freeze Russian bank accounts. Him who will be silent agrees. 

[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

36 minutes ago, Scribble said:

If only they had 8 brand new F-35 stealth jets eh. They would be straight over to Ukraine to help out...

I was thinking distraction warfare,  like sending in their agogo girls, in tiny uniforms.

[Dedinbed]

2 hours ago, Thaiger said:

The deputy governor added that many Russian and Ukrainian tourists are “high-quality” tourists

Does that include the ones that wander about with big bottles of Chang before a press up contest on the beach .. Dep Gov' might wanna get comfortable with the fact the ruble has crashed and had to be propped up by the Russian Central Bank earlier so even those that might be considering getting away will need wheel barrow's full of money .. 

[LoongFred]

5 minutes ago, Dedinbed said:

Does that include the ones that wander about with big bottles of Chang before a press up contest on the beach .. Dep Gov' might wanna get comfortable with the fact the ruble has crashed and had to be propped up by the Russian Central Bank earlier so even those that might be considering getting away will need wheel barrow's full of money .. 

So if they use a card it could bounce. Better insist on cash and make sure it not fake.

[Naanlaew]

Back to the drawing board.

Time to mull over another scheme to lure quality tourists to come play test or go lottery.

Step right up , take your chances,.... win a two week stay peering out the window of a "hospitel" eating cold food from a plastic box.

[harry1]

5 hours ago, remo940 said:

I see that the potentiality of losing 10,000 Russian tourists May force the TAT to come up with the new marketing campaign. I’m sure that they’re up to the task whether it’s real or not.

only a couple of days ago TAT said in the national newspaper ,it will have no effect on tourism,par for the course

[Convert54]

Hmmmm?  RE-education visa?  Has to be a few  empty military  camps that just need a quick dusting off and a bunch of plastic Lotus flowers  nailed to the doors? 3 categories of accommodation.

1 Huts that  lean  right. 2 Huts that lean  right. 3 Huts that are straight but basic amenities come at an extra charge !

[KRLMRX]

On 2/25/2022 at 4:56 PM, Dedinbed said:

Does that include the ones that wander about with big bottles of Chang before a press up contest on the beach .. Dep Gov' might wanna get comfortable with the fact the ruble has crashed and had to be propped up by the Russian Central Bank earlier so even those that might be considering getting away will need wheel barrow's full of money .. 

the ruble exchange rate has almost returned to the pre-war value.

those who have money to travel to Thailand will not notice this change.

so hold on dude, they're coming.

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[CamPat]

The Ukraine Conflict will also hit the British Tourists coming to Thailand hard. Russia just closed it's entire airspace for British Airlines. More to follow ? Likely.

[HiuMak]

15 hours ago, Scribble said:

If only they had 8 brand new F-35 stealth jets eh. They would be straight over to Ukraine to help out...

and those subs would have helped transport Ukraine refugees to Krung Thep

[Leeshard]

9 hours ago, CamPat said:

The Ukraine Conflict will also hit the British Tourists coming to Thailand hard. Russia just closed it's entire airspace for British Airlines. More to follow ? Likely.

British Airways stopped flying to Thailand in 2020 and flights aren’t planned to resume until October this year. Even then the route to Bangkok didn’t generally involve flying over Russian airspace. Brits have had to find alternative airlines usually with a stopover in the Middl East for a long time now.

[Soidog]

10 hours ago, CamPat said:

The Ukraine Conflict will also hit the British Tourists coming to Thailand hard. Russia just closed it's entire airspace for British Airlines. More to follow ? Likely.

It won’t affect them at all. BA are the only airline that flies to Thailand and they aren’t currently offering flights. All others such as Thai, EVA, Qatar, Emirates, Etihad, Turkish are all unaffected. These are the primary carriers for British tourists flying to Thailand

[Fundok]

On 2/25/2022 at 9:21 AM, stuhan said:

Bring those two over please, i have a spare bed oops sorry i mean room.

Not funny at all given the human tragedy just happening in Ukraine this very minute.

[Alavan]

13 hours ago, Soidog said:

It won’t affect them at all. BA are the only airline that flies to Thailand and they aren’t currently offering flights. All others such as Thai, EVA, Qatar, Emirates, Etihad, Turkish are all unaffected. These are the primary carriers for British tourists flying to Thailand

Flew Frankfurt-Phuket yesterday. Course was over NATO Europe and then along the Turkish coast of the Black Sea

[Soidog]

16 minutes ago, Alavan said:

Flew Frankfurt-Phuket yesterday. Course was over NATO Europe and then along the Turkish coast of the Black Sea

Exactly. Just people trying to support lunatics like Putin by saying it will be a problem. They embarrass themselves with their comments.