lazarus Posted February 17, 2022 Posted February 17, 2022 (edited) With China shut down turning to India makes sense. Time to open the curry shops! Hopes high for influx of Indian visitors to Pattaya https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2265551/hopes-high-for-influx-of-indian-visitors-to-pattaya Tourism operators in Pattaya hope Indian travellers can provide some relief during the upcoming low season as the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) prepares marketing plans for the South Asian country, in line with the Air Travel Bubble (ATB) agreement. Thanet Supornsahasrungsi, acting president of the Chon Buri Tourism Council, said there will be pent-up demand because of the lack of commercial flights during the outbreak, yet operators have to wait and see how many airlines will return to the skies, particularly low-cost carriers that can generate more volume. India remains one of the few short-haul markets that does not require quarantine upon return... Edited February 17, 2022 by lazarus
Popular Post SteveBC Posted February 17, 2022 Popular Post Posted February 17, 2022 Deep joy, i bet all the bar owners are most excited about the return of the 1 x drink and 3 straws brigade !!!! 1 9
Jambo Posted February 17, 2022 Posted February 17, 2022 5 hours ago, SteveBC said: Deep joy, i bet all the bar owners are most excited about the return of the 1 x drink and 3 straws brigade !!!! We had some great ethnically Indian guys who used to stay in Secrets hotel and were big spenders in the bar. They all lived in England. 3
bob lt Posted February 17, 2022 Posted February 17, 2022 I have the impression that many Indian travellers visit for short holidays, if true the 2 x Test and Go nights could prove a deterrent. 1
AussieBob Posted February 26, 2022 Posted February 26, 2022 More Thai Officials predictions to justify their budget - nothing to do with reality. 3
lazarus Posted July 25, 2022 Author Posted July 25, 2022 Reality... More than 70,000 Indian tourists visited Phuket in the past 3 months and are driving the economy, say Phuket Old Town officials https://aseannow.com/topic/1266642-more-than-70000-indian-tourists-visited-phuket-in-the-past-3-months-and-are-driving-the-economy-say-phuket-old-town-officials/?fbclid=IwAR33wOEldhgdrjORgWfpa9qf-kjKh447u23Wat8Qm7ws-aprzauxNbfkqVg
Phantom51red Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 Flights from india to bkk or phucket are pretty cheap,between £200/300 last time i looked.
nampla69 Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 7 minutes ago, Phantom51red said: Flights from india to bkk or phucket are pretty cheap,between £200/300 last time i looked. Soon as Indians hear the word cheap a stampede starts ...... 5
Bazle Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 2 hours ago, Phantom51red said: Flights from india to bkk or phucket are pretty cheap,between £200/300 last time i looked. But that's before you insisted on a discount! 🙂 5
Krapow Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 Indians were by far the biggest nationality of tourists in Krabi when we were there, by far. Plenty of proper Indian restaurants etc to service them as well, which we loved, as we love proper Indian food. I say 'proper', as in London many restaurants claim to be Indian but in reality are Bengali or Bangladeshi. Which is okay to an extent, i love a spicy Lamb naga. But we both prefer and could taste the difference in food when it was genuine Indian which we got in Krabi. 1
Sherlock Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 The ladyboys must be rubbing their hands with glee right now at all those "Gold" necklaces having lonely walks down Beach Road at 2am in the morning!! LOL 7
Butch Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 Hopefully the hotels they use will be the high volume ones normally used by Chinese tourists. I don't recall seeing coachloads of Indians doing day trips , or hordes of them crossing Beach Rd from the Islands though. As a tip, if anyone is concerned their potential Hotel choice might be popular with Indian tourists, check the Hotel out on Trip Advisor or Agoda and look at the reviews. The names will give you a clue. I found this out with a Hotel I was considering last trip, seemed very good until I looked at the names and where they were from... 1 1
galenkia Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 Can't say they have been any problem in my experience. Chinese and Russians are the ones who get on my tit's.
monkeyman Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 3 hours ago, Butch said: Hopefully the hotels they use will be the high volume ones normally used by Chinese tourists. If they do use them, they'll be high volume all right.
nampla69 Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 1 hour ago, galenkia said: Can't say they have been any problem in my experience. Chinese and Russians are the ones who get on my tit's. Gal ...that's because to my certain knowledge you've never paraded your wears on Beach Road etc. Was in Dollhouse couple of hours ago and 2 Indians weren't just groping dancing girls it was like all in wrestling. They're not quite with the programme yet ........ Mamasan and I were chatting and she told me more common by the day. Security have to intervene sometimes .... the far end of Walking Street walked down it tonight is still a building site but its fucking Mumbai on steroids now unrecognisable ...... all my fave restaurants just rubble now. 2
lazarus Posted May 3, 2023 Author Posted May 3, 2023 Just took awhile... . . . Indian tourists back at pre-covid levels https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2562561/indian-tourists-back-at-pre-covid-levels
Glasseye Posted May 7, 2023 Posted May 7, 2023 On 5/3/2023 at 4:42 PM, lazarus said: Just took awhile... . . . Indian tourists back at pre-covid levels https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2562561/indian-tourists-back-at-pre-covid-levels Bhat buses will be packed to the gills. Difficult to walk anywhere with their groups of 4 or 5 walking in packs. Throw in the Ruskie stroller patrols and you can forget about it. 1
forcebwithu Posted May 7, 2023 Posted May 7, 2023 24 minutes ago, Glasseye said: Bhat buses will be packed to the gills. Difficult to walk anywhere with their groups of 4 or 5 walking in packs. Throw in the Ruskie stroller patrols and you can forget about it. I've been seeing more and more families pushing kids in strollers and with kids in tow along Buakhao. Don't understand why they would risk their kids' lives that way, but it may be a case of them choosing a hotel with no idea of what kind of area they'd be staying in. 2
boydeste Posted May 7, 2023 Posted May 7, 2023 13 minutes ago, forcebwithu said: I've been seeing more and more families pushing kids in strollers and with kids in tow along Buakhao. Don't understand why they would risk their kids' lives that way, but it may be a case of them choosing a hotel with no idea of what kind of area they'd be staying in. That's more likely, especially if it is their first visit. 1
Krapow Posted May 7, 2023 Posted May 7, 2023 4 hours ago, forcebwithu said: I've been seeing more and more families pushing kids in strollers and with kids in tow along Buakhao. Don't understand why they would risk their kids' lives that way, but it may be a case of them choosing a hotel with no idea of what kind of area they'd be staying in. 4 hours ago, boydeste said: That's more likely, especially if it is their first visit. When i first started coming to Pattaya you'd have stopped and stared, going WTF if you seen a farang family in Pattaya. Then last time i was in Pattaya, i was one of those farang families. Go figure, as the Yanks say 4 2
Glasseye Posted May 8, 2023 Posted May 8, 2023 17 hours ago, forcebwithu said: I've been seeing more and more families pushing kids in strollers and with kids in tow along Buakhao. Don't understand why they would risk their kids' lives that way, but it may be a case of them choosing a hotel with no idea of what kind of area they'd be staying in. Truly boggles the mind. The last time I was in Pattaya there wasn't a 7/11 that I walked into that didn't have at least one kid in a stroller screaming it's lungs out.
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