DonniePeverley

Japan is worst. They've actually suffered stagnation to their economy for decades, an ageing population, but they refuse to let any immigrants in. Old British guys in Pattaya would love to hear that.

The new leader has bascially just opened up the doors to everyone. The state of Phuket is awful at the moment. What happened to quality tourists over quanity ? Never learn.

It's pretty clear imo that airlines are in cahoots together to price guage.

So how many visitors is the head of TAT Stretta looking at ? They are set to smash 40 million this year. How many more do they want ? At what point will they say 'this is too much'. Or is there no such thing? What happened to quality tourism ? Giving long term visas is going to push rents up and hit Thai's who will find life unafforable - like what is happening in Phuket.

Last thing you want to do is ask a taxi driver. Mine took me to a brothel.

Okay i'll bite, because ir remember your deranged ramblings on Tripadvisor. How did that go by the way? You can live in one area of Thailand, and travel to other areas. For someone who hasn't been to Phuket in nearly a year, you seem to want to argue a rather sensless point that the island indeed has alot of Russian tourists. The official figures don't lie.

I have been there for the past 3 months, before leaving back to the US last week. Being there in April LAST year was a different situation. But having seen your previous posts, if EVERYONE said the world was round, you would argue the world was flat just because you like your own intellectual arguments at pointless debates. Good day to you, and won't be replying further to you if you don't believe Russians have literally taken over Phuket.

How out of touch the politicians are .... i mean has Stretta even been to Phuket ? Go there and look for yourself how miserable life has become there due to the influx of Russians. And he is wanting more ?!?!!?! Life in unaffordable for most Thai's there now due to the practises and colonisation by the Russians.

Is he running the country or TAT tourism ?

Due to thorough research on the topic, 4000 per person seems extremely steep. My guess is he may have meant 4000 for all three. These things can get lost in translation. With the ladyboys, you have to be aware they may well be on hormone meds, and they can literally lose their horse manure if you wind them up. Best to avoid any confrontation.

This is some of the unitended consequences of the government policies of just letting everyone in. Rent, air fares, everything will go up. The original theory behind giving short term visas, was so Thai people would still be able to afford accomodation and rents would not rise massively with foreigners staying long term. At a whim the current government has just granted long term visas some nationalities and wants to extend it. No handbreaks on the sheer volume of tourists they are just letting in, good spenders or not - and it will just get worst.

Thailand has so many issues to do with in society, but this new PM sounds like he is the head of TAT tourism.

Woo back ? Has he been to Phuket? The island is now Russia.

Nonsense. They way he punched that guy, was as if he had done it plenty of times before. His stance and motion wasn't just some eratic movement.

They've had Ed Sheeran and Coldplay lately. But those sets were very small, not big budget shows - it was more about the music than any sort of theatrical stadium show. Like's of Beyonce and Swift is it's a very expensive show to put on, and the price is premium. Those sort of big shows will probably skip Thailand.

I'd hazard a bet this guy went to Pattaya. Probably

Short term yes. Long term repeat habit and the results are much different.

They really won't.

Nothing major. You could have picked it up here and there.

I've seen a few shows in the UK dubious of the claims they make. It's just natural dust from the suction they attract. The actual computer mechanism making claims - dubious it's actually measuring true dust. Furthermore, most people when they remove the filter, or attempt to clean it are just releasing alot of the dust straight back out.

Oh cos the screen says it's doing so. Got ya. Total nonsense. When you go to clean the filter, all the dust just comes out.

How do you know its working?

Tourism are oblivious to the problem as it doesn't make international news

Where does the air indoors come from ?

The pollution yesterday was horrific too. Official readings were very unhealthy. So you had a bunch of people on roof top buildings wafting in the pollution. Very romantic.