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Yes the exchange rate hasn’t helped & yes the transport mafia doesn’t help. The root cause of the high cost of running any sort of business in Phuket for a long, long time, and one that no one ever mentions is the very few Extremely rich who own the land in, say, Patong.
I acknowledge there are businessmen that own small properties and successfully run hotels/guesthouses, but the majority of the smaller ‘entertainment’ venues are rented. And continually rents go up. It doesn’t matter that all businesses are recording weaker business, the (greedy) landlords will continue to increase rents. Of course their cause is assisted by the imposition of the dubious ‘key money’ charges.
It will only be a matter of time before the reservoir of poor souls that have ambitions of running a business in the likes of Phuket dries up.
Luxury hotels on this once glorious tropical island will Also soon find out that wealthy customers will seek pastures new.
I worry about the future of Phuket. My wife says “why you worry, it’s not your problem?” Someone has to start worrying because unfortunately the local populace are embedded with the ‘Mai pen rai’ syndrome and I don’t see any of the leaders doing anything about it.
And before any of the “well if you don’t like it leave” brigade jump in, I’m not moving.
i personally Can’t do anything about the future of Phuket, but I hope to god someone has the vision to attempt to stop the rot... it’s not yet too late but there’s not much time left.
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‘Tourism & Sports Minister’ reporting on traffic deaths?
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And access to Phuket beaches are ??
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Thai tourism problems: 2020 visitors will be up but analysts find new scapegoat - the Euros football tournament!
in Thailand News
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Well that accounts for the low numbers this holiday season....
The blame lies totally with the ‘Vierschanzentournee‘ (The Four Hills Ski Jumping Tournament).
Maybe the government negotiators could use any leverage they may have with the Austrian German Ski Federations to request that they hold this tournament in say... July