tourists visiting Thailand fell by 6.6 per cent in 2014

Post by **wiking** » January 8, 2015, 11:29 pm

The number of tourists visiting Thailand fell by 6.6 per cent in 2014 from the previous year

The fall of the Russian rouble has contributed to a 21% decline in Russian tourists in November alone, according to the Tourist Authority of Thailand.

According to Anoma Wongyai, the director of the TAT Phuket office, Russian tourist numbers have dropped almost 40%

Post by **Earnest** » January 9, 2015, 3:33 am

Here's a link....

http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/foreig ... -last-year

Post by **Macca** » January 9, 2015, 6:08 am

Talking to friends who have businesses on Koh Chang and Phuket they talked of a far more dramatic drop in numbers, more like 40% down on last year. With rooms still available and advertised on the net for Christmas and New Year.

I spent New Year in Cha Am and was amazed just how quiet it was, the wife talked to street traders and they all said they had never seen in like this before.

I get the feeling 6.6% is a very optimistic figure.

Post by **Earnest** » January 9, 2015, 6:11 am

You have a point, check out this PBS link I found on the same page.

http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/touris ... 28-percent

Post by **pomps** » January 9, 2015, 6:41 am

So which type do they want loadsamoney or buggerallmoney

So ruskie and chinese numbers down

Maybe Laos is doing the hard sell for the quality tourists

Post by **SJP17** » January 9, 2015, 12:15 pm

I believe Laos is very much on the up with tourism

I was recently in Koh Samui , Chiang Mai as well as Udon and in all three places I heard Thai people saying high season was well down , personally I thought all three areas were no less busy than previous years ive been at crimbo

Post by **stattointhailand** » January 9, 2015, 12:23 pm

Not to worry, put the hotel room prices up 40% to cover it

Post by **BobHelm** » January 9, 2015, 12:31 pm

Both Laos & Vietnam are continuing to increase the number of tourists they receive.
However they are still very small beer when compared to the 20M+ that Thailand expects..

The figures for last year for Laos were 3.5M & they have plans to increase it - but only to 7.5M by 2020.
http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2015/01/m ... more-87225

Vietnam also were up about 4% on the previous year, but that was to 7.9M visitors..
http://www.traveldailymedia.com/216621/ ... s-in-2014/

Post by **rufus** » January 11, 2015, 9:56 am

SJP17 wrote:I believe Laos is very much on the up with tourism

I was recently in Koh Samui , Chiang Mai as well as Udon and in all three places I heard Thai people saying high season was well down , personally I thought all three areas were no less busy than previous years ive been at crimbo

interesting view. Vang Vieng, Vientiane and Luang Prabang were full of people over the Christmas period. It took real effort to find a room.