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Chinese continue to flood Thailand

By Lodewijk Lagemaat
Posted in Tourism
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March 23 2016

According to the Bloomberg Institute, Thailand was a top destination for Chinese in 2015. This has even overtaken South Korea as the main destination for Chinese.

Actually, the year 2015 was less favorable for traveling Chinese. Two reasons can be pointed out for this. The outbreak of the MERS virus and the attack on the Erawan monument in Bangkok, which is so beloved by the Chinese, would rather suggest a smaller number of Chinese. But on the other hand, more than 7,9 million Chinese visitors came to Thailand.

Nor were the Chinese deterred by criticism of their bad behavior. For example, a visit to the white temple in Chang Rai was temporarily not allowed.

However, this tsunami has prevented Chinese people from visiting Thailand. On the contrary, in 2014 the counter stood at 4,8 Chinese visitors and in 2015 it rose explosively to 7,9 million Chinese. Japan has also welcomed twice as many Chinese tourists.

Due to the sharp decline in European and Russian tourists, a number of hotels in Thailand have signed strangling contracts from Chinese people in order not to go bankrupt.

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18 Responses to “Chinese continue to flood Thailand”

  1. R. van Ingen. says up
    23 March 2016 at 08: 59

    Tomorrow we fly back from Bangkok to Schiphol, after a stay of 2 months in Thailand.
    We spent the last 3 weeks in Pattaya. in pattaya the invasion of chinese is overwhelming. Busloads of Chinese people are dropped off or picked up on Beachroad every minute.
    In groups they go en masse by speedboat to Koh Larn and back. When they get off the boat, they dive en masse, on the signs with photos taken that are already ready on the boulevard.
    Then like sheep behind the leader (with a flag) on ​​the bus, on to the next sight or to the hotel.
    Several times a day and especially in the evening it is completely jammed on Nord pattaya road towards the roundabout with buses full of Chinese people. Even with the Motorbike there was often no way through.
    From the roundabout towards Naklua is now a horror. Literally hundreds of buses with Chinese flood Naklua. It runs off and on. The fumes of exhaust fumes from all those buses is worse than having to work in the coal mines without a mask.
    When we arrived at the hotel in the evening it was always a surprise how many buses there were in the parking lot of the hotel. During the day we were sometimes the only guests, but every day they came again and then the rest was over.
    Really unheard of how those guys shout. They howl through the halls and slam the doors as if they were alone in the world. Same ritual every morning. Waking up around 6 am by slamming doors and yelling from those guys.
    If you have booked a hotel where Chinese people stay, you are out of luck.
    Nevertheless, we spent a nice 2 months in beautiful, warm Thailand, but the Chinese have indeed become a real plague.

    • le casino says up
      23 March 2016 at 11: 43

      Early every morning on the beach road starting at soi 5, about 65 large speedboats are moored next to each other, ready to take the enormous amount of Chinese people to the islands, it is truly a sight to see that many boats moored next to each other. an estimated 1500 to 2000 Chinese people are waiting on the boulevard together with their guide and surrounded by Thai sellers with all kinds of food and knickknacks, I saw it once by chance because I always sleep in late, Worth a visit to look!!!!

      • Hans says up
        24 March 2016 at 09: 19

        My girlfriend has a speedboat company in Pattaya and is very happy with the Chinese. No problem at all, as one usually has with the average farang.

        I drive her to beachroad almost every day and of course you are bothered by the busloads of tourists, but what surprises me much more is the reckless behavior of most farang on motorbikes. Unbelievable how stupid they drive around.

    • Jan says up
      23 March 2016 at 13: 40

      I don't like the Chinese… But take those exemplary 'Western' tourists. Do you understand that the Thai, behind their smile, also have the necessary comments on them? About their blunt know-it-alls, about their naked sex consumption, about their state of nakedness in public life, about their disrespectful treatment of Buddhist images and symbols. Also a plague? No. If you want the benefits of their wallets, then also the burdens of their misconduct. Do those Farang, in turn, find the Chinese, who are boosting our tourist industry, difficult? Ah Farang, hey, that remains a smug bunch. Fortunately, the average Chinese spends 20% more per day than the Farang. At least we can keep smiling.

      • Nicole says up
        24 March 2016 at 05: 19

        Sorry, but the Chinese don't spend anything in Thailand. Everything is booked through Chinese travel agencies. There are even diving clubs that no longer want Chinese. They are rude, don't speak English, so you can't explain anything to them and they can't spare a tip.

  2. HansNL says up
    23 March 2016 at 11: 22

    Are you surprised about the behavior of the Chinese, in a generalizing way?
    The books by James Clavell, for example, set in China and especially Hong Kong, provide an excellent insight into the emotions and attitudes of the Chinese.
    A recommendation of the first order.

    • R. van Ingen says up
      23 March 2016 at 11: 59

      If I had wanted to read James Clavell's book, I would have packed it in my suitcase.
      Moreover, I do not need insight into the movements and attitudes of the Chinese.
      I see what I see and hear what I hear. For the ordinary tourist in Thailand, the Chinese are a real nuisance with their rude behavior and their loudness.
      Whoever it is, behave decently in whatever country you spend your time in.

      • HansNL says up
        23 March 2016 at 14: 04

        My recommendation of James Clavell's books is not intended as an advertisement for reading material.
        It is meant to perhaps give some idea of ​​why the Chinese are acting this way.
        In short, in the Chinese national character, this way of acting is completely normal.
        They also cannot imagine that the non-Chinese, barbarians in their eyes, think otherwise.
        The MKS, the Middle Kingdom Syndrom, the feeling of being superior to others still plays a major role in China.
        By the way, an acquaintance of mine, notably of Chinese descent, is of the opinion that the MKS is also very present in Thailand among a certain population group.
        The opinion of the inhabitants of Hong Kong and Taiwan about the mainland inhabitants is also clear.
        Hence my recommendation.
        The tourists from China find their doings normal.
        Hence the courses in China: how do I behave outside China.

  3. Gerrit van den Hurk says up
    23 March 2016 at 12: 04

    We were in Jomtien for a month.
    We visited the beautiful park, and the show of Sucawadee..
    A great buffet was served with all kinds of Thai dishes.
    A picture to see.
    Until a few hundred Chinese came in.
    They stormed the buffet with only trays. And scooped as much food as they could right onto their tray.
    I've never seen such a rude pig. The Russians are still bad at that!! Bah Bah!

  4. janbeute says up
    23 March 2016 at 16: 38

    The Chinese are top tourists, Thailand now earns a lot of money from it.
    If only that were true .
    They book in China , and then fly to Thailand usually for a round trip of a few days .
    Where the Chinese tour operator linked to Chinese owned hotels , bus companies and own guides takes care of the rest .
    The money stays in China.
    Just look in a place like Chiangmai.
    Do you think a motorbike or car rental company earns a penny or satang from Chinese tourists.
    I only see western tourists driving around solo or with a friend.
    Or do the MaeHongson loop , and visit the famous town of Pai .
    Even here in Lamphun when I see or speak to tourists they are always Western characters, touring independently on a rented moped in Chiangmai. The Chinese, like the Japanese, are a herd of (elephant) tourists led by a tour guide from their own country, with or without a work permit.

    Jan Beute.

  5. T says up
    23 March 2016 at 17: 01

    The many Chinese will slowly but surely ensure that more and more Dutch and Western tourists stay away from Thailand. Reason Thailand is becoming too busy too touristy for us westerners too many wrong fellow holidaymakers from the BRIC countries. Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and later more Myanmar are already laughing in their fists, just watch out.

  6. peter says up
    23 March 2016 at 17: 28

    I don't really understand how you can defend the fact that the Chinese behave so rudely. It says enough that their behavior in China is very normal. Apparently they have not had any education and if we are bothered by their behavior, it has nothing to do with the so-called MKS syndrome, what nonsense! If someone misbehaves in Europe, he will also be criticized. How can you enjoy your food if people around you behave like pigs en masse? In such a case I absolutely cannot swallow another bite.
    It's happened to me a few times in a restaurant that I've gotten up and gone elsewhere.
    I have many Thai friends who do not have a good word for the behavior of the Chinese. You really don't have to feel elevated, but to sit down at the table with them or stay in the same hotel is another matter. They probably never learned it so maybe you can't blame them but you can avoid it.

  7. Jacks says up
    23 March 2016 at 18: 05

    Every country has its own customs and we are all different. No one is better than the other, but we always try to avoid the Chinese. In my eyes they have a stitch loose ;-). They exhibit the most crazy behavior. Once seen them just jump into the sea with a boat trip, while they couldn't swim!! They cannot adapt. Next to a Chinese food, pffff…then you won't be hungry anymore. Shove in rudely, afraid that they will fall short and bunker as if the hunger winter could break out at any moment. They live alone in the world, push ahead and are noisy. Wherever they go they leave a mess of leftover food on the table, floor and chairs. I sometimes feel sorry for the waitresses who have to clean up the mess. In a hotel they are loud, slamming doors and taking no account of anyone. You can miss the Chinese on holiday like a toothache. And unfortunately, you come across them more and more in all parts of the world.

  8. ruud says up
    23 March 2016 at 23: 27

    I think many of those busloads of Chinese tourists have only recently had money to spend and probably have little education.
    They have probably never seen such a table full of food from which you can take whatever you want.
    Then it's like a kindergarten class that you let loose in a candy store.

  9. self says up
    24 March 2016 at 04: 17

    According to the UN, there are about 7 billion people on our planet, of which 1,3 billion are Chinese, against “only” 0,5 billion Europeans. Conversely: for every 1 EU national there are almost 3 Chinese. All those people in China intend to enjoy the same kind of pleasures as they do in the EU. That includes holidays. Who doesn't remember the good old days when the first buses full of holidaymakers left for the Costa del Sol in the Netherlands in the XNUMXs. Hordes of people went to the Spanish coasts, and even more for a "trip along the Rhine". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6PyHrWl6Mk
    In short: get used to it. You cannot forbid people in the world to do what we have been doing for years. And how do they do it? Well, other people, other morals, other customs!

  10. Nicole says up
    24 March 2016 at 05: 22

    When we came to Thialand for the very first time (1997) our guide said, I don't want to guide 2 groups of people anymore. They are Chinese and Dutch.

    Chinese because they are dirty and nasty and rude.
    Dutch people because they are cheeky and stingy.

    Sorry, these are not my words, But those of our then travel guide Tan.

  11. Jacques says up
    24 March 2016 at 05: 48

    A few weeks ago I had my youngest son and his girlfriend over and I went to Bangkok with them to show What Prakeuw. We didn't even get in, there were so many Chinese people there. The jostling and hustling is sickening. My son didn't want to be there anymore and thought it was a madhouse. In Pattaya, driving by car has become almost impossible due to the heavy traffic. The many buses full of Chinese people are certainly to blame for this. All roads full. Previously I drove to the beach at Na Jomtien in 25 minutes and now it takes me more than an hour and a half. The roads here are not intended or equipped for so many vehicles.
    Fortunately, one advantage is that the petrol is so cheap and I am already retired and that time is less essential for me, but fun is different.

  12. Philip says up
    24 March 2016 at 07: 18

    was in siem reap this year, here people are also overrun with chinese, a quiet sunrise at angor what can you forget. they run everywhere screaming constantly. they are not loved there either, but their money makes up for a lot.


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