“The embassy reminds Chinese vacationers to follow the foundations whereas in Thailand and to stay out of the water when authorities put red flags on beaches, indicating the marine state of affairs is dangerous.”
Interesting in Bangkok is telling travellers to take specific care in Thailand’s southern resort provinces of Phuket, Phang-Nga and Krabi.
The embassy has issued an official safety warning to tourists travelling to Thailand during October’s “Golden Week” vacation following six drowning incidents involving Chinese citizens in August.
The warning says that sea activities pose the highest safety risks for tourists, urging guests to take explicit care when visiting the three well-liked locations.
“The weather can still be changeable, sea winds robust and the water situations complex.”
About 7 million Chinese will journey during Golden Week, up from more than 6 million throughout the identical period last year, in accordance with Chinese travel web site Ctrip.
For the primary time, based on Ctrip, bookings present that Japan is surpassing Thailand in recognition as a vacation spot for the October holiday. More than 5.9 million Chinese visited Thailand in the first half of the 12 months, based on figures from travel company Ctrip.
The SCMP reports that Thailand has been within the high three abroad locations for China’s outbound tourists for a protracted time, behind Hong Kong and Macau.
But Chinese tourists’ love of Thailand has been rocked by the Phuket boat tragedy, but airports are working exhausting to win them back. In August several international entry airports opened dedicated lanes for Chinese vacationers in 5 airports throughout the nation, staffing each with Mandarin-speaking officers.
But there’s little question that the expansion of mainland Chinese tourism to Thailand has been undermined following the deaths of 47 Chinese tourists when their tour boat, the ‘Phoenix’, sank after it was hit by unseasonably high waves in early July.
According to another China journey agency, Lvmama.com, which did not provide extra particulars, many mainlanders had adopted a ‘wait-and-see’ angle about travelling to Thailand following that, and different, incidents.
The warning notice from the Chinese embassy reminds travellers that waves can reach more than two metres during monsoon season, from May to October, and that swimming and sea trips usually are not applicable..