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Anonym Bruger
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has wanted the Sports and Tourism Ministry to screen incoming tourists to make sure they are of quality.

However, he said that this did not mean that backpackers would not be welcome in this country but the Sports and Tourism Ministry must be more selective in allowing tourists to come to Thailand.



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fantastisk at se folks kommentarer til atiklen.

Den første kommentar siger det meste:

"Tourists wants more quality Thais".


En del kommer selvfølgelig ind på problematikken omkring russere...

Én bruger anbefaler (ironisk):

Ingen sexturister.
Ingen alkoholikere.
Ingen piger i bikini.
Ingen med sundhedsproblemer.
Ingen med under 1 mio. THB.
Kun kvalitetsturister.

...det vil holde tallene nede...

Hvad siger I?
 
maik
Tror det er den samme slags kvalitetsturister vi også foretrækker her i Danmark. Men det har vi ikke så travlt med at kommentere.
I fiktionen findes adgangen til virkeligheden …

maikjensen.dk
 
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Mykland
maik skrev:

Tror det er den samme slags kvalitetsturister vi også foretrækker her i Danmark. Men det har vi ikke så travlt med at kommentere.



Tror du forveksler turister med indvandrere, der er en væsentlig forskel.

Folk der vil bo her fast må gerne være af en vis standard, men det er fleste så på ingen måde Pfft
 
maik
Mykland skrev:

maik skrev:

Tror det er den samme slags kvalitetsturister vi også foretrækker her i Danmark. Men det har vi ikke så travlt med at kommentere.



Tror du forveksler turister med indvandrere, der er en væsentlig forskel.

Folk der vil bo her fast må gerne være af en vis standard, men det er fleste så på ingen måde Pfft


Nej, det med indvandrer er en helt anden diskussion.

Hvis du følger med i pressen vil du finde ud af at Danmark især gerne vil have krydstogtsturister og lignende for de spendere altid en masse penge - og så kommer man hurtigt af med dem igen (min sidste kommentar har dog aldrig været nævnt i pressen).
I fiktionen findes adgangen til virkeligheden …

maikjensen.dk
 
http://www.maikjensen.dk
Anonym Bruger
Men er det ikke et mærkeligt udsagn, når man tænker på hvor råddent Thailand er og at de samtidig laver gunstige visum aftaler for russere..

Men et eller andet sted kan jeg godt forstå hvad de mener og at de vil gøre noget ved det, men det skal jo følges op med reelle handlinger...fx hvis man ikke ønsker sexturister, bør man så ikke lukke sexstederne? osv osv...det gør bare det hele mere forvirret...

Og samtidig piver TAT over at turismen er faldet 10% siden sidste år. Hvad vil de egentlig? Kvantitet el. Kvalitet?

Personligt mener jeg at et faldende turist antal kun er godt for oplevelsen som turist...men dem som lever af det er nok af en anden mening.
 
GAMBIT
Jeg synes Thailand de skal til at oppe sig en del mere for at efterlyse "kvalitets turister". Hvad ER en "kvalitets turist" ?

En der bruger flere penge rundt om i landet, på gader, Soier, shoppingmalls og lokalmarkeder ?

En der bruger flere penge på luksus og holder sig på hotellet eller i den dyre ende hvor thailands elite er at finde ?

Thailand vil gerne blæse og have mel i munden - hvordan kan de eftersøge mere "kvalitets turister" når de selv er 30 år tilbage i forhold til andre "kvalitets lande"

Håbløst land - Thailand er stadig tilbage i det som svarer til den traditionelle tid i Danmark, og først er ved at se sig ind moderne tid...

De burde selv stramme op med kvaliteten i stedet for at Thaistyle sig gennem alt.

Og husk så at bær dit turistarmbånd også, din dumme fulde turist - vores politi magter ikke at eftersøge og bruge resourcer på jer - vi har Burmesere vi skal frame og sandheder at dække over -Husk at smile.

tåbeligt.
Redigeret af GAMBIT d. 15/10-2014 18:20
 
rinpoche
Han må da have drukket af natpotten...

Gammel vin på nye flasker, tomme tønder osv..

Og hvorledes forestiller den gode Prayut sig, at den dertil nødvendige screening proces skulle finde sted?

Og er det ikke dumt at slagte gåsen, der lægger guldæg?

Jeg må tage mig til hovedet.

I fordums tider var det backpackers der "skabte" Thailand som en turistdestination. Hvor de lagde penge ude i små lokalsamfund. Små penge ganske vist, men dengang havde lidt også ret.

Nu er Thailand åbenbart en for fin og ophævet destination til budget rejsende.
Med de allehånde og svare problemer de til stadighed har at kæmpe med på hjemmefronten..
Gimme a Break.
 
Anonym Bruger
i dag blev jeg ét skridt klogere på hvor Thailand er på vej hen og hvad 'myndighederne' mener med 'Quality Tourists':

Tourism Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul has announced a one-year plan to reform the tourism industry that accounts for 10 per cent of the country's Gross Domestic Product.

She said there is a need to change tourists' perceptions of Thailand as a cheap destination to one of being a quality destination, singling out Pattaya, where there are more than 1000 bars and massage parlours that help draw in an estimated $3 billion a year in tourist income, according to the local tourism authority.

"Pattaya is a good place for a pilot project for change," Ms Kobkarn said.

"It could be turned into a world class sports city. I would love to see more world water sports and other events in the city, as well as it being home for athletes' training during low seasons," she said.

Under the plan, tourists would be enticed away from Thailand's popular destinations of Pattaya, Chiang Mai, Koh Samui, Phuket and Hua Hin, all of which have thriving sex industries, to other provinces.


Mr. Sharky udtaler hertil:

"Look out there . . . it's [polluted with] sewage. Who is going to sit on the beach all day and swim in that?" he says, pointing to Pattaya's waterfront. "Without the sex industry, what else would people do here?"


meanwhile...

Attempts to rebrand Pattaya, which attracted more than nine million visitors last year, into a more family-friendly destination with higher-spending tourists have been under way for years.

South-east Asia's largest water theme park has opened 15 kilometres south of the city, a waterfront Hard Rock Hotel is popular with family groups as is a "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" museum, among other family attractions.

There has been talk of a monorail to relieve traffic-clogged streets and the waterfront his been spruced up with a boardwalk and palm trees.

Regional deputy police commander Suppatee Boonkrong admitted last month that Pattaya has a thriving sex industry but asked "show me anywhere in the world without a dark side and I will be amazed".

He said the city is no longer a paedophile's paradise as it was a few years ago, black water no longer comes up from the sea and "I can count the number of rats I've encountered in the city on one hand".

"Yes, Pattaya has many problems but I honestly think serious efforts are now being made to cure them," he said.

Colonel Suppatee told the Bangkok Post he wants to "change the image of Pattaya from being sin city to a friendly town that everyone can enjoy", adding the first targets in a police crackdown are transgender street sex workers.



http://www.smh.co...1b29w.html
 
VIP
JS skrev:

i dag blev jeg ét skridt klogere på hvor Thailand er på vej hen og hvad 'myndighederne' mener med 'Quality Tourists':

Tourism Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul has announced a one-year plan to reform the tourism industry that accounts for 10 per cent of the country's Gross Domestic Product.

She said there is a need to change tourists' perceptions of Thailand as a cheap destination to one of being a quality destination, singling out Pattaya, where there are more than 1000 bars and massage parlours that help draw in an estimated $3 billion a year in tourist income, according to the local tourism authority.

"Pattaya is a good place for a pilot project for change," Ms Kobkarn said.

"It could be turned into a world class sports city. I would love to see more world water sports and other events in the city, as well as it being home for athletes' training during low seasons," she said.

Under the plan, tourists would be enticed away from Thailand's popular destinations of Pattaya, Chiang Mai, Koh Samui, Phuket and Hua Hin, all of which have thriving sex industries, to other provinces.


Mr. Sharky udtaler hertil:

"Look out there . . . it's [polluted with] sewage. Who is going to sit on the beach all day and swim in that?" he says, pointing to Pattaya's waterfront. "Without the sex industry, what else would people do here?"


meanwhile...

Attempts to rebrand Pattaya, which attracted more than nine million visitors last year, into a more family-friendly destination with higher-spending tourists have been under way for years.

South-east Asia's largest water theme park has opened 15 kilometres south of the city, a waterfront Hard Rock Hotel is popular with family groups as is a "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" museum, among other family attractions.

There has been talk of a monorail to relieve traffic-clogged streets and the waterfront his been spruced up with a boardwalk and palm trees.

Regional deputy police commander Suppatee Boonkrong admitted last month that Pattaya has a thriving sex industry but asked "show me anywhere in the world without a dark side and I will be amazed".

He said the city is no longer a paedophile's paradise as it was a few years ago, black water no longer comes up from the sea and "I can count the number of rats I've encountered in the city on one hand".

"Yes, Pattaya has many problems but I honestly think serious efforts are now being made to cure them," he said.

Colonel Suppatee told the Bangkok Post he wants to "change the image of Pattaya from being sin city to a friendly town that everyone can enjoy", adding the first targets in a police crackdown are transgender street sex workers.



http://www.smh.co...1b29w.html


Pattaya som et fremtidigt Verdens klasse vand Sport sted!

De drømmer.
>>>>>>>Glem ikke at være glad<<<<<<<<
 
Mykland
- men Mr. Sharky må de gerne sende langt væk, han er eddermane klam at se på, og alle hans penge (som han praler af at have) er han vist for det meste kommet i besiddelse af, ved at klappe folk nogle på siden af hovedet.
 
hugoboerge
Man kan ikke sige dem der naevnes i artiklen er "quality tourists". Den dag de bliver aeldre kunne det vaere de vender tilbage som "quality" for at genopleve.

http://www.bangko...adise-lost
 
vandango
Hmmmm..


http://www.andrew...o-our.html
 
Anonym Bruger

http://www.thaivi...tinations/


BANGKOK: Five sites have been pinpointed by the Tourism Ministry to be developed as quality destinations as part of a rebranding plan aimed at boosting high-spending tourists.

BANGKOK: -- Five sites have been pinpointed by the Tourism Ministry to be developed as quality destinations as part of a rebranding plan aimed at boosting high-spending tourists.

"Each of the cities will get rebranding and repositioning based on their uniqueness and strength as well as their main target market," Tourism Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul said last week.

The five sites are Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya, Koh Pha-ngan and Nan.

Bangkok will be presented as a destination for world heritage river cruises, which will complement other activities such as shopping, dining, weekend getaways, and history and culture appreciation.

Pattaya, which is now stereotyped as a nightlife and beach resort city, will be refocused as a world-class sports and family destination.

Koh Phangan, host of a popular full moon party, will be turned into a Thai-style party central. The idea is to attract foreigners to come and experience more Thainess.

In Phuket, premium cruising and MICE (meeting, incentive, convention, and exhibition) businesses are targeted besides sun-tanning and diving.

The famous Nan province in the North, where tourists love to flock to during the winter, is set to become an eco-tourism magnet focused on biking and also ageing tourism. Tourists aged over 50 are the main target for the province as Nan is a quiet town with natural beauty and a slow pace of life.
 
Mukke
Uhm og uden at komme for langt ud... Hvad er der så galt i dette..
 
Anonym Bruger
Mukke skrev:

Uhm og uden at komme for langt ud... Hvad er der så galt i dette..


Der er vel intet galt i dette, det er bare en observation om hvor thailand er på vej hen, eller rettere hvor de gerne vil hen dvs. Pattaya som sports- og familie destination og den moderne ø koh phangan som stedet hvor du kan opleve ægte 'thainess'.

Bedøm selv..

Men man kan diskutere om den konstante brug af ordet (high spending) 'quality tourist' er sympatisk el. ej når vi snakker turisme...og hvem ser sig selv som low quality? Alle kan vel pege nogen ud, men hvem vil erkende det?
Redigeret af Anonym Bruger d. 01/12-2014 11:19
 
Anonym Bruger
http://www.pattay...n-jomtien/


je det er da flot at de elskede russere kommer til landet uden rejseforsikringer der kan dækker omkostningerne når der sker ulykker
 
rinpoche
JS skrev:

Mukke skrev:

Uhm og uden at komme for langt ud... Hvad er der så galt i dette..


Der er vel intet galt i dette, det er bare en observation om hvor thailand er på vej hen, eller rettere hvor de gerne vil hen dvs. Pattaya som sports- og familie destination og den moderne ø koh phangan som stedet hvor du kan opleve ægte 'thainess'.

Bedøm selv..

Men man kan diskutere om den konstante brug af ordet (high spending) 'quality tourist' er sympatisk el. ej når vi snakker turisme...og hvem ser sig selv som low quality? Alle kan vel pege nogen ud, men hvem vil erkende det?


Du har helt ret, og du siger det som det er.

De vil have high spending og omdøber det bekvemt til quality tourists.
Jeg tvivler alvorligt på, at man ifølge deres definition kan være quality uden at være high spending.

Jeg tror og håber på at jeg er low quality, jeg gør i hvert fald mit bedste.
Jeg gider ikke at ligge under for tåbelige konventioner. Kører mit eget løb.
 
lung
så er jeg quality tourist om natten, det er der det koster kassen. Wink
 
Anonym Bruger
Ja, de nævner selv ordet 'high spending' i forbindelse med 'quality tourist'..så der er en direkte sammenhæng. Jeg tror ikke at de fleste af os herinde er særlig 'big spending' i den direkte forstand fordi mange af os har kærester/koner eller er kommet så meget i Thailand at vi ved hvad tingene koster og kender de fleste tricks. Dog lægger vores segment typisk endnu flere penge undenfor turiststederne i form af huskøb/byggeri, medgift og de penge vi og vores kære sender hjem. Så er der dem der hverken direkte el. Indirekte lægger særlig meget i landet..aleneboende pensionister fx?
 
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