News from Thailand – April 17, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• After 5 of the 'seven dangerous days' 255 road fatalities and 2.439 injured
• Truckers switch to minivans
• Russian tourists move to Khao Lak, Krabi and Koh Samui
Chinese tourists bring tons of money
Thailand should focus even more on Chinese and Russian tourists, because they bring in a lot of money.
Thai tour operators in Phuket clamor for competition from Russian rivals. The Department of Special Investigation (the Thai FBI) is investigating.
Pattaya: More retirement visas issued, especially to Russians
The number of Thai visas issued for retired foreigners has risen sharply in the past year. According to the Chonburi Immigration Bureau, this number has even increased by more than 30%.
A reader, Diny Maas de Vroedt, complains on the Facebook page of Thailandblog about the Russians in Jomtien
News from Thailand – January 3, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• After six dangerous days: 332 dead, 3.037 injured in traffic
• Underwear factory closed, employees know nothing
• Rapists of Russian women arrested
News from Thailand – September 8, 2012
Thailand is one of the countries where terrorist suspects captured by the CIA have been interrogated and tortured. The controversial interrogation method waterboarding was used.
Uzbek sex slaves in Bangkok and Pattaya (video)
This 45-minute National Geographic documentary explores the forced prostitution of foreign women in Bangkok and Pattaya.
Russian tourists in Thailand
A special topic was to ask the hotel staff if they are inconvenienced by the Russian guests, as our guests regularly comment on the rudeness and noise pollution.
The Russians are coming
Recently I heard someone say that they would no longer go to a certain hotel in Jomtien because too many Russians had taken refuge there. He promptly took up residence in Pattaya in a hotel on Naklua, which is swarming with Germans.
Fat Russians are welcome in Thailand
Russians who want to lose weight or seek plastic surgery and are still going to Korea are very welcome in Thailand. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is going to compete with Korea in collaboration with medical tour operators such as Bangkok Hospital. Thailand is also promoted as a honeymoon destination. According to the TAT, countries such as Russia, Poland and the Netherlands are potential growth markets. From other European countries, such as England, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Portugal and Spain, the …
Pattaya, who does not know it?
Pattaya who does not know it? I think everyone who visits Thailand more than once knows it. In fact, it works like a magnet! Especially for fans, but not for me. I wouldn't want to be buried there yet. I've been there several times, both for work and sometimes at night. Every time I think, who would want to live here? But yes, tastes differ. I know I…
Russians flock to Thailand
Not everyone will be happy about this news, but Russian tourists will be visiting Thailand in large numbers in the coming months. The cause of this is the total collapse of tourism in Egypt. Foreign tourists avoid Egypt and opt for alternative destinations. Thailand in particular benefits from this. This is what can be read in the Misset, a trade magazine for the hospitality industry. The Dutch general manager of a hotel in Egypt, Maurice de Rooij, reports that several top hotels in …