Why does Thailand hurt China tourists like this?

Thailand has always been one of the favorite overseas destinations for China tourists. Beautiful scenery, cheap price, convenient visa, close culture … these are the reasons that attract us to Thailand.

But recently, Thailand's tourism industry has encountered unprecedented difficulties. Due to the epidemic, Thailand's tourism industry almost stopped for three years. It was not until February this year that the China government resumed the pilot program of outbound and group tours and listed Thailand as the first open destination.

This should be good news. Countless China people who want to travel abroad have turned their eyes to Thailand. But when they really started to plan their trip, they found that Thailand tourism was different from before.

The first is the soaring price. According to the Beijing News, "At present, the price of round-trip air tickets between Thailand and key cities in China is 1.5 times higher than that before the epidemic, and the average expenditure of China tourists per trip has soared from 50,000 to 54,000 baht to 60,000 even 1.5 million baht", which is about RMB 6.5438+0.2 million to 30,000 yuan.

This means that the cost of traveling to Thailand may be similar to that of going to Europe. And this does not include visa fees, testing fees, insurance fees and other additional costs.

The second is the decline in experience. During the epidemic, many restaurants, hotels and scenic spots closed down or laid off employees, which led to a great discount on the service quality after reopening.

Some netizens spit out, "I have been to Phuket and Bangkok twice last year and waited in the restaurant for more than an hour; It takes a long time to queue up for traffic at scenic spots; I found the room in a mess when I checked in at the hotel; Taking a taxi in the street was blackmailed by the driver ... "

What's more, "a coconut 15 yuan, the starting price of a taxi is 40 yuan, and a pair of slippers is 45 yuan ..." All these make people feel that "Thailand's consumption is almost catching up with Sanya".

Then the question comes: Why? Is it because there are too many people and too much money in China? Or is it because Thais are too poor and greedy?

The reason is not simple. On the one hand, after seeing the recovery of China tourists, some businesses really want to take the opportunity to raise prices and make profits; On the other hand, there are many objective factors that lead to price increase and service decline.

Such as inflation. According to the Bangkok Post, "In February of 2002 1 and1,Thailand's consumer price index rose by 7.4% year-on-year, hitting a three-year high of1". Among them, the price of energy increased by 23.8%, and the price of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 9.6%.

Another example is the shortage of manpower. During the epidemic, many Thais engaged in tourism lost their jobs or changed careers, resulting in a shortage of manpower after reopening. Moreover, due to the low vaccination rate, many employees are worried about the risk of infection and are reluctant to contact foreign tourists.

Finally, for example, the imbalance between supply and demand. As China is the largest tourist source country of Thailand's tourism industry, while other countries have not completely opened their tourist routes, Thailand's tourism market has become one-sided.

This has formed a "seller's market" phenomenon, that is, less supply, more demand, and natural price increases. Moreover, due to the reduction of competition, the quality of service is also difficult to guarantee.

So, under such circumstances, should we still travel to Thailand?

Actually, there is no standard answer to this question. Everyone has different expectations and tolerance for travel. Some people may feel satisfied as long as they can go abroad to see the scenery; Some people may think that it is not worth spending so much money; Some people may feel that waiting for a better time to go.