News Forum - Chinese tourists drop by 75,093 following shooting in Bangkok

[Thaiger]

The Economic Division of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports reported that the number of Chinese tourists in Thailand last week fell by 75,093 compared to the previous week. The ministry said Thailand received 497,966 foreign tourists last week. This was 54,453 or 9.86% less than the previous week. The number of foreign tourists in … …

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[ChrisS]

No big surprise there the Chinese are very risk averse.

[Poolie]

The end of mid-Autumn/National Day holiday.  It's bound to drop.

[Grumpish]

4 minutes ago, Poolie said:

The end of mid-Autumn/National Day holiday.  It's bound to drop.

Yes, the heading is misleading - the article goes on to say that the drop is most likely due to the end of the National Day holiday week. Forward bookings and cancellations would be a better indicator of any downturn.

[Vigo]

1 hour ago, Poolie said:

The end of mid-Autumn/National Day holiday.  It's bound to drop.

Agreed. The ongoing economic concerns the traveling Chinese class have are not helping matters, any more than they are with the western tourist market.

Chinese visitors have dropped off in other markets as well. Whether Chinese visitors or not the constant airfare  and accommodation cost increases are the true culprits.

[Marc26]

4 hours ago, Vigo said:

Agreed. The ongoing economic concerns the traveling Chinese class have are not helping matters, any more than they are with the western tourist market.

Chinese visitors have dropped off in other markets as well. Whether Chinese visitors or not the constant airfare  and accommodation cost increases are the true culprits.

I will be there right at the start of high season, or what used to be high season

 

With the exception of Kamala in Phuket, hotel prices haven't been that crazy

Domestic flights started to tick up so I booked them this week

 

Will be interested to see how the #'s look when on ground

[HiuMak]

On 10/11/2023 at 5:37 PM, Thaiger said:

The Economic Division of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports reported that the number of Chinese tourists in Thailand last week fell by 75,093 compared to the previous week. The ministry said Thailand received 497,966 foreign tourists last week. This was 54,453 or 9.86% less than the previous week. The number of foreign tourists in … …

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Just shows how many Chinese tourists are there in Thailand. A stab in the dark and you get a Chinese.