Sisadiwat Cheewaratanaporn, president of the Thai Travel Business Association (ATTA), said that at present there are 7,000-8,000 Russian and Ukrainian tourists stranded in Thailand, of which regarding 2,000 Russian tourists are on Koh Samui, 4,000 in Phuket and 1,000 in Pattaya. 1,100 Ukrainian tourists to Pattaya and Phuket, the problem now is Credit cards held by Russian tourists from 7 banks cannot be used in Thailand. The remaining cards from 8 March will not be able to withdraw cash.
At the same time, there is a problem that there is no return trip because the chartered plane that flies has worried regarding safety because there is no travel insurance. As for normal flights, it will fly from Thailand to Russia on March 8, this is the last day.
Mrs. Prachum Tantiprasertsuk President of Marketing The Thai Hotels Association said that following the war between Russia and Ukraine, As a result, tourists from Russia have requested to cancel 30-40% of their reservations. Which is considered a group of quality tourists, some people stay 12 days and stay for months. Russian tourists are still in Thailand. The hotel will update the cost to inform you every day. Most Russian tourists prefer to pay in cash and hope that when checking out from the hotel they will have enough money to pay.
On the other hand, Mr. Thanet Suparashasrangsi Acting President of the Council of Tourism Industry, Chonburi Province, said that now there are regarding 2,000 Russian tourists in Pattaya, but not many in Ukraine. The main problem now has to find a way for Russian tourists to pay because credit cards issued by Russian banks have been suspended. However, it is in the process of coordinating with a credit card that has Union Pay. Knowing that Union Pay will accept it, they have to contact Union Pay Thailand. Install the EDC
At the same time, the TAT asked to do a survey on how many Russian tourists were left behind. and how much would you like to return by asking to see the original travel ticket which the Thai government must find a flight to repatriate to the country, while Ukraine may not be able to fly into the country except for flying into neighboring countries and applying for asylum
