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Home » News from Thailand » Thailand wants more Russian tourists
Thailand wants more Russian tourists
Due to a sharp fall in the Ruble, economic problems and political tensions, many Russians have stayed away from Thailand in recent years. The tide seems to have turned now, which is why the cabinet has agreed to increase the number of flights between Russia and Thailand.
There is now permission for up to 70 Russian flights per week to Bangkok and 28 to Phuket. That will be 105 and 56 respectively.
The cabinet decision is somewhat premature because the current maximums are nowhere near being achieved. Moscow – Bangkok has 32 flights, St Petersburg – Phuket 13, according to Transport Minister Arkhom.
Nevertheless, more Russian tourists are expected in the short term, not only the Thai tourist industry is convinced, but the Russians themselves also expect this.
Boris and Katja are good for the Thai economy because the guests from Putin's country spend a lot of money in the tourist cities.
Source: Bangkok Post
I've been seeing more Russian tourists here lately. But unlike the cabinet, I don't hope this is permanent or the start of a trend.
In addition, some Borissen and Katjas spend a lot of money, as indicated in the article, but a large part of the Russians are part of tour groups that, like the Chinese, tend to keep everything in their own hands. And that part of the Russians (by far the largest group in my experience) spend very little beyond what has already been pre-booked and paid for.
Well, well, well...I thought we already had that wave...all the restaurants with Russian inscriptions...the hotels where they looted and robbed the buffets so that they were either carrying a whole day's worth of supplies or barely touching their overflowing plates so that everything just had to be thrown away. Moreover, I have seen several times that they do not show the slightest respect towards Thais, for example: an old Thai woman who was almost pushed off the pick-up bus by the matryoshkas. And…make money? Forget it…
Now they can stay away from me. What a rude people to the Thai people.
Always a big mouth and just blinking their fingers, yuck!
For me they can stay away, rude people
Don't take anyone into account like the Chinese
You only have and get misery with it
Let those mostly rude peasants stay in their tundras!
Until 2014, the Russians used to receive about 0.95 Baht for a Ruble.
Then the draft came in and the price fell to about 0.55.
It was an unpleasant surprise, especially for the Russians who had already booked when the decline started and that certainly had an influence on their mood and behavior, which does not alter the fact that they were not my best friends before then.
Why the bilateral expectation that more Russian tourists will come to Thailand is unclear, and as long as the Ruble does not recover strongly, I do not see that happening either.
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As an illustration, a graph of the exchange rate of the Ruble since 2012.
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https://goo.gl/photos/WguyBquQRQvs3fJo6
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3x is…
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https://goo.gl/photos/ysn7ZRKovSuhFfkAA
Leave them out, unfriendly, no, even rude, you would be better off getting rid of them
Well, not all Russians are the same, of course you have a little more less social figures if you are used to the typical Western European tourist. But I often find Chinese tourists in Thailand more disturbing than the Russians. And now to say that I find other tourists, such as Indians, Arabs, etc., much neater and more social than the Russians, now that I don't really.
And in doing so, the world changes and you can change with it or stay in your backyard. We will just have to live with the fact that in many former 3rd world countries there is now suddenly enough money and these people are also moving into the world instead. to stay in their own backyard. Although it was often nicer in many places in the world when these tourists still stayed at home.
The problem with these people and many other Eastern Europeans is that they were not able to travel and mooch around like we did from puberty. Indeed, they have little experience in dealing with other cultures. In the communist era it was difficult to get permission to leave your native province.
Do I detect some cases of group insult here?
Do you want more or less Russians in Thailand? Less, less, less! Geertje has to pay 5.000 euros if it is up to the public prosecutor. LOL!
That is 200.000 Baht.
And when you ask: do you want more or less anti-social Russians… how does the prosecution interpret that? Do you then make a distinction by including antisocial people, but do you not thereby discriminate against everyone with less social skills? Or is it seen as a judgment on all Russians, that all Russians are anti-social?
I don't think the Thai are waiting for more Russians either.
Often they are very rude, like the Chinese, and belittle the Thai.
Well, well, a little black and white all? Russians and Germans have a lot in common. The elderly are not to be enjoyed and sometimes behave very rudely, not only to Thai people, to everyone. The young people are very different, fun and enthusiastic people, who are on holiday in Thailand, have fun and still behave themselves with a drink.....just nice people.... I like them, the younger guard!
The ruble is still weak for a while , maybe a little too optimistic about the future ? Or do they understand this?
If they apply Western values such as in this case foresight, planning, some say it is not good again.
Ok the Russians are not the nicest to deal with.
, But what does the Thai itself think about tourists from abroad.
Is it about who is the politest or who tips the most…
In that list, a Dutchman will not score first place.. or will he?
I don't know, maybe someone else on this forum does?