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22 minutes ago, JoseThailand said:

 

You never heard of immigrants?

No, what are they?

9 minutes ago, sandyf said:

Airbnb is nothing more than a property listing. if you want to make a booking you pay Airbnb and they pay the property owner less their fees. It is up to the owner to comply with all local laws and regulations.

I have used Airbnb for many years including places like China, Thailand & Vietnam, the latter being the only problem I have ever had.

I  also use Booking.com and many of their listings are on a similar basis to Airbnb, I had one in Belfast, so don't understand what you mean by level playing field. I think Agoda are also dipping the toe in the same pond.

People should bear in mind that self contained acommodation and hotel rooms are hardly the same.

Agoda started before covid, also the likes of Trip.com are listing villas and condo's 

19 hours ago, impulse said:

What I meant is whether the license costs more for a 100 room hotel than it does for a 10 room hotel.  For example, if you had a 50 room hotel and it costs 50,000 baht a year to keep it registered, that would be 1000 baht per room.  Or is it a flat fee regardless of how big it is?

 

This is all I can find no more details

1. Hotel license type 1 10,000 baht each
2. Hotel license type 2 20,000 baht each
3. Hotel license type 3 30,000 baht each
4. Hotel license type 4 40,000 baht each
5. Hotel business operating fee: 40 baht per year per room

2 minutes ago, Henryford said:

 

To whom do you report it? Who enforces this illegality? Would he have to employ a solicitor?

It is possible most are not registered for the TM-30 

Marisa Sukosol Nunbhakdi, president of the Thai Hotels Association, called on the government to legalise unregistered accommodation swiftly to ensure fair competition and sustainable standards.

Im led to believe it's nigh on impossible to obtain a license, 

You dont lose your girlfriend in Thailand, you just lose your turn, 

4 minutes ago, mokwit said:

Translation: cheap stay at the expense of other condo owners. We are subsidising their holiday.

How do you work that out? 

10 hours ago, geisha said:

I think there was a horrifying accident in Rawai Phuket 2 night ago. Apparently Russian on a big bike drove into the back of 2 people ( 1 Thai one Swede ?) killed outright.  Phuket is becoming more and more dangerous.

It was true I live near to there, 3 killed and one badly injured

12 minutes ago, AverageAussie said:

 

Good for you and an amazing effort!

 

I didn't share the link, only a screenshot.  

 

Of course there's nothing to stop you searching for the same DOPA link on their website and putting your own ฿2 in, but if you do - that would be more than the remaining apathetic 99.99% of the population would ever consider.

It's not on their web site it was sent out as an email which is applicable to members in Thailand, did it say at the bottom, to be filled out in Thai language. something like that 

17 minutes ago, sikishrory said:

"an economy increasingly reliant on foreign tourism"

 

No it is completely reliant. 

I remember covid they basically sat around cracking nuts all day, eating rice handouts not knowing what to do with themselves.

What other industry does Phuket have? I certainly haven't seen anything other than domestic tourism.

Phuket was in a coma, I reminded some Thais of that the other week, ok we go back to covid when you had nothing, many had to go back to sticky rice land.

You remember that silly scouser up in Chiang Mai? spray painting that wall, didn't he get binged up and big fine 

And the Governor is worried about the Farang 

56 minutes ago, Tatman95 said:

A week later she was driving again 

There you have it

I dont know about that, it all went quiet

38 minutes ago, Tatman95 said:

Mind you that drunk Russuan lady who killed those two teenagers on a motorbike obviously did

Which one was that? 

We havnt had a Nigerian for a while, did they stop? or have they all been getting through? 

There is guys out there who sell data, the problem is it gets sold a 1000 times