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I see the same happening in Cambodia

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-l ... ckdown-and

Whenever you go to Thailand these days, hordes of Chinese tourists can be spotted chatting noisily as they queue at Bangkok’s Suvanabhumi airport for visas.

Screaming. Screaming like macaques that only have one banana, is what you mean.

Some members feel that there is no influx of Chinese visitors to Thailand and I think this is because they cannot see the wood for the trees. These "zero dollar or baht" tours are becoming the norm destroying local economies as they refuse to spend any money and prevent other tourists from doing so.

For example Promthep in Phuket. I have been visiting Phuket since 1980 and have spiritual family there. One of our favourite sights is watching the sun set from Promthep. We would park the car, buy some BBQ chicken and a drink then sit and watch the sun go down.

Fast forward to today......Grid locked with Chinese tour buses. Vendors hardly selling anything and other tourists saying "never again".

The "quality Chinese tourist" is what Thailand wants and it is sure getting it's wish.

Only a matter of time before they spill over to Cambodia and destroy the local scene here as well.

If Phuket could work its magic and have a few more mass boat drownings of Chinese that should work wonders for tourist numbers.

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-l ... ize-deaths

Chinese tourist numbers fall as Phuket boat capsize deaths highlight Thailand’s terrible safety record.

The Bangkok Post, citing industry sources, reported that 7,300 hotel rooms in Phuket had already been cancelled for July and August as of late last month.
Kongkiat Khuphongsakorn, president of the Thai Hotels Association Southern Chapter, which includes Phuket, told local media: “The booking rate has fallen sharply by 80 per cent to 90 per cent at Patong beach, and by 50 per cent across the province [Phuket] after the [boat disaster].”

It did not help that Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon blamed the boat tragedy on Chinese tour operators acting through Thai nominees, who he said were responsible for harming their fellow Chinese. Prawit later retracted his statement under pressure.

TOG wrote: ↑Mon Aug 27, 2018 2:41 pm Some members feel that there is no influx of Chinese visitors to Thailand and I think this is because they cannot see the wood for the trees. These "zero dollar or baht" tours are becoming the norm destroying local economies as they refuse to spend any money and prevent other tourists from doing so.

For example Promthep in Phuket. I have been visiting Phuket since 1980 and have spiritual family there. One of our favourite sights is watching the sun set from Promthep. We would park the car, buy some BBQ chicken and a drink then sit and watch the sun go down.

Fast forward to today......Grid locked with Chinese tour buses. Vendors hardly selling anything and other tourists saying "never again".

The "quality Chinese tourist" is what Thailand wants and it is sure getting it's wish.

Only a matter of time before they spill over to Cambodia and destroy the local scene here as well.

Already happening. When I ask (western) tourist what they thought of the Angkor temples the answer usually is 'Oh I loved it! So impressive! [insert temple name] was my favorite. But oh there was way too many Chinese tourist, really ruined the atmosphere.'
And of course they will go home and tell their friends and relatives the same which will have huge effects on tourism in the years to come.

[Once in the country, visitors are often pressured into buying goods from certain stores while on tours, and sometimes browbeaten into buying additional gifts. If they object, they are scolded and even punished. They may not have their hotel room key returned by their guide, for example, according to a report last year in the Financial Times.]

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Cowshed Cowboy wrote: ↑Mon Aug 27, 2018 3:19 pm If Phuket could work its magic and have a few more mass boat drownings of Chinese that should work wonders for tourist numbers.

wishing for mass drowning is not cool, no matter what the race or the nationality

bucknaked wrote: ↑Mon Aug 27, 2018 5:43 am Check this article out

I see the same happening in Cambodia

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-l ... ckdown-and

Now i wonder if this has something to with what seem strange to me here in Kuta with all these buses of Chinese every time i have been to a kentucky fried chicken here which has a like souvenier shop(s) next to it. And that is not even a very big shopping area.