AllanA

Regardless of . . ‘if’ . . he did something to offend someone, it should be dealt with by cops not a mob of Thai’s just out for a bashing a foreigner. This kind of behaviour is destroying Thailand’s friendly image of the land of smiles. . . with all the bashings on here and social media, most tourists don’t see it as a safe place to visit anymore. Just let the cops deal with him and and deport any trouble makers and let Thailand become The Land Of Smiles again.

We all know that Indian tourists have taken over Pattaya but the Thai Pattaya government needs to address the rubbish on the beach. They leave such a mess it makes the place look like a dump and it should be cleaned up DAILY ! Any drunken people sleeping or partying on the beach of what ever nationality should be removed ! It’s not a good look you know !

I think a lot of people who have been looking forward to retirement in Thailand are now thinking of a B Plan, a different Asian country where their money is their money and not tax if they retire in Thailand. Most people’s earnings are already taxed in their own country and to then have Thailand tax your income again is just not affordable to most so I’m sure a lot of expats will sell up and move to a neighbouring country and live in happiness and the new retiree’s will forget their Thailand retirement plan and pick another country with less headache with tax and visas etc. I think Thailands new tax will scare off all retirees from coming altogether.

I think if they really want more tourists on the island they need to make the airfares to get there more affordable. Most people don’t go to Samui as if the over priced airfares, make them affordable and the business on the island will be making far more than they do currently.

I think a lot of the retirees will end up moving to another country now and most likely Cambodia or Vietnam as they won’t be able to afford being taxed in Thailand plus anyone thinking of Thailand as a place to retire now would seriously be thinking of a new destination. All this is definitely going to hurt places like Hua Hin, Pattaya, Chang Mai and outer Phuket where a lot of retirees currently live.

What’s with all these Russians, everyone must pay their own bills or go back home. Thailand does not need these kind of ‘tourists’ we’ll probably just there to stay out of their war with Ukraine but if they can’t afford to be in Thailand . . send them back home.

If this is introduced, you’ll find tourist will cancel their Thailand holiday and go to another Asian destination like Cambodia or Vietnam maybe even visit Philippines. Tourists won’t spend thousands of dollars to going for a Thailand vacation and forced to wear a mask, what a terrible way to spend your holiday. I’m pretty sure neighbouring Asian countries will be delighted to take all these tourists. Thailand sure knows how to kill its tourism for the next few months or more.