This script is peak AI slop: a 16-minute melodrama that invents fake dates, invents future stats for 2026, and treats one viral story like an apocalyptic meteor strike on Thai tourism. It literally claims the Tourism Authority is hunting for tourists in remote provinces "because they haven't heard the news yet"—a plot so absurd only a hallucinating LLM driving a text-to-speech voice could preach it with a straight face.

The problem with the Thai government is that it thinks staying in Thailand is a privilege for foreigners... and with an attitude like that, the future doesn't look good.

Also, you might add, airline tickets doubled in price, and the economy is collapsing.

You can still get a return flight for lest than £550. A hotel with pool £500

The decline of tourism in Thailand is certainly not just about Chinese visitors. It is primarily about a shift for the worse in the attitude of locals, a strong currency, entry requirements, and rising prices.

It’s gone far beyond safety. The current government is definitely putting out a vibe that western tourists are not welcome..I suspect this year tourists will accommodate them and go to other more welcoming destinations.

WARNING: When I went on my motorcycle to a remote evening market I think I escaped getting beat up last night because I spoke Thai. When I got off my motorcycle at a late Thai market where no Westerners were seen but me, a man on a motorcycle about 5 feet way from me gave me a very hostile look. In Thai I said: 1) Sorry, 2) Do I have a problem?, 3) Would you like me to move my motorcycle? I pointed to two different places. (The motorcycles were parked in an empty lot about 3 deep) He just glared at me in a very hostile way, 4) Sorry, 5) I don’t understand. 6) At that point he smiled. 7) As I walked by him I said Thank you 8) Good luck.

This is just a click bait.  Of course, people want to visit Thailand and will always want to visit Thailand.  The large amount of tourists is why some people don't want to go to Thailand.

been in the land of smiles for 25 years. but not the tourist areas. agree with comments below ,they seem to be shooting themselves in the foot ,always too complacent with the status quo when any trip to SE Asia was to Thailand but now ? well ,still very cheap ,generally safe and guranteed sun most months,that's what the punters want eh ? and of course the ladies

Nobody other than the 30 plus million coming this year😂

Now they know you have money , and they want to extract every penny . IT is the same elsewhere !

Alll such videos during wet season 😂 we are on Samui, full island

BS, try to live in HCMC and then tell me Vietnam is save! 😅

The Earthquake didn't help

januar februar 2026   many emty bars  otherwise  normal

Thailand had 21 million visitors in the 1st 9 months of 2026. That's hardly "nobody". I'll be going again in 2 weeks. My 3rd visit this year

You don't mention that they'd prefer you just sent your money and didn't turn up.

You are talking rubbish

Many friends have shut down their businesses,,  Thailand needs to rethink  things.

I remember that kidnapping, then have seen a few stories that this is the reason there are fewer Chinese visitors.  I don't understand this reasoning at all.  I think there must be another reason there are fewer Chinese visitors.  Possibly the Chinese home tourist market is offering what Chinese people want and can now get without going abroad.  The Chinese are very organized, and if some companies are organizing Tours that suit, then they will get the business.  I am not in the least bothered that someone, anyone of any nationality was kidnaped and sent across the border to a scam factory, although the stories of hundreds of Thais forced to work there is more concerning.  It would not concern me if the victim had been European or American, and I don't think it would cause a drop in the number of those tourists.