is right now the turning point of Thailand from
being a budget-friendly destination for travellers to something else?
The Thailand tourism authority expects the country never to
get 40 million foreign visitors each year like it did in the past
based on that, is there a big policy shift away from mass tourism by the Thai government?
here's a quote from the governor of the tourism authority of Thailand
"No more mass tourism. When this industry gets back on its own feet, Thailand should not be
recognized as an unsafe place but be a 'sexy' destination, which means we will provide safety,
hygiene, environmental sustainability, extra experiences and focus on yield."
Give this video a thumbs up for fewer tourists, less crowded beaches,
pristine water and cheaper accommodations. The tourism industry is one of the country's biggest
moneymakers but the massive number of tourists in the past put an enormous burden on the environment
For example what you saw in Maya Beach
The authority hopes to restore marine life by closing the famous beach to tourists
and banning endless herds of speedboats at the time of this upload officials are still
mulling whether to reopen one of the country's most famous beaches in the next six months
Not only that, in 2019 the Bangkok International Airport has exceeded
the airport's capacity of 45 million passengers per year
it's a different story right now
have you ever seen any terminal, airport terminal quiet like this at 8pm or 7pm?
Welcome to Thailand, I actually have to say bye to Thailand
with the current travel restrictions, Thailand has
the perfect opportunity and timing to change its tourism industry and policy
it can turn the country into an attractive holiday getaway for the well-off but to do this
would they have to abolish the adult entertainment industry and the zero Chinese tours?
if not is it going back to what they know?
the easy money with its nightlife venues for single men
and back to Chinese money over the environment?
Although the country has eased some of the travel restrictions,
allowing travellers to get a single entry tourist visa, elite visa cardholders are
now allow to enter, allowing retirees entry and many other groups of visitors.
Immigration also extended the new Special Tourist Visa until September of 2022.
In November, Thailand plans to allow fully vaccinated tourists from "low-risk" nations
to enter without quarantine, and further restrictions ease are planned in December.
Even with the easing of travel restrictions so far.
from April 2020 there were no international visitors in the country but there were about
1,200 international visitors in October and about 3,065 in November 2020
a massive contrast from three to four million international visitors per month in 2019
the fact that all foreign visitors will be required to stay 7 or 10 days in quarantine
at a registered hotel on arrival in Bangkok or Phuket is a big turnoff for many visitors
besides quarantine there are testing screening and other travel restrictions
also the governor of the tourism authority of Thailand said they need to increase the
average spending per tourist by 30 to offset the estimated 8 million arrivals in 2021. they are
promoting the country as a holiday destination for the well-off by focusing on high spenders
with the 30 increase per tourist spending per trip they're aiming at 62 000
per tourist in the next two years adding the 500 tax for tourists next year is a good start
also the average Chinese tourists spend about 50 000 baht per person in 2019. only European,
American and Oceanian countries including Australia and middle eastern visitors spent
more than 60 000 baht per tourist in 2019 we're sure some of you spend a lot more than 62 000 baht
per trip give this video a thumbs up if you spend more than 62 000 baht each time you visit Thailand
so does that mean no more mass tourism from China in the next couple of years the Chinese
don't spend as much per person but combined the Chinese spend the most of any other nation
what do you think do you see no more mass tourism here again
we believe mass tourism will be back based on the facts that Thailand is
working on the high-speed train to Laos and china the expansion of the Bangkok
international airport and one other primary reason that we will talk about in a second
thailand has been talking about getting high incomes or people with money coming here for years
the discussion is nothing new unless the prime minister comes out and said no more mass tourism
or his boss comes out and said it in public then we would take it seriously because the prime
minister can sign that policy into law but we don't think that will happen because it will not
create the massive income needed to sustain some of these millionaire or billionaire lifestyles
also thai and foreign investors would have wasted billions and billions of bot developing
the high-speed train and expanding the bangkok airport we think stopping mass tourism will
never gain traction in this country until the huge inequality of wealth is reduced
thailand's average income per capita is seven or eight thousand us dollars per year which is
growing but nowhere near forty thousand dollars per capita like japan because we think once the
average thai income is about thirty thousand dollars or forty thousand dollars per year
thailand's economy can rely on domestic tourism when that happens thailand doesn't
need mass tourism from nantais and the country's millionaires and billionaires can sustain their
lifestyles here's another reason we believe mass tourism will return in the future consider the
second covet outbreak which occurs in late 2020 at a seafood market in samutsakhan southwest of
bangkok but before that everything was okay there was no second outbreak and everyone was obeying
the rules so what happened next someone became greedy paid someone under the table and led
migrant laborers into the country without testing or quarantine since it was in their best interests
we think attracting only wealthy foreigners would work for a bit but later on it will
be back to normal with more Chinese tourists once the high-speed train and expanded airport are open
when all the restrictions are lifted and the Chinese are allowed to travel abroad
the bars and all the adult entertainment will come back the beaches will be packed
with tourists the only thing that might change is having to wear a mask or get your temperature
checked at the airport there is also mandatory health insurance that has already happened
let us remind you that there was Thailand's first female tourism minister in 2014. she wanted to
abolish the red light industry and the sex trade in Thailand starting in Pattaya and nothing much
happened until a world pandemic came and whipped out the tourism industry not just in Thailand but
pretty much the entire world it is one thing the head of the tourism ministry wants to do
it is another thing to execute their plan when there are hundreds of thousands if not millions
of ties rely on mass tourism it will be a massive task for the tourism ministry to execute his plan
mass tourism won't return overnight but we predict after three to five years after
Thailand ends all travel requirements and lift quarantine requirements to all nations and other
nations lift their travel restrictions when that happens mass tourism will slowly be back it's
going to be intriguing in the next few years the Chinese are undergoing tremendous transformations
their real estate industry may continue to deteriorate with evergreen there is a lot of
uncertainty with china Thailand's largest tourist customer with about 10 million Chinese visitors in
2019 the most of any country the good news is that there will be few Chinese and tourists in general
in the next years the beaches are cleaner with some nearly deserted and the water is pristine
whatever occurs or whether or not the number of tourists returns to pre-coveted levels all
of your concerns will vanish once you arrive give this video a thumbs up for fewer Chinese tourists
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