What are the criterion for average Jack and Jill tourists
Value for money, cheap food, cheap beer, cheap rooms
Feel good factor ie feel safe on the streets,
Ease of entry into their holiday destination,
Safe travel between destinations,
Any alarm bells ringing in Thailand yet or does the list continue.
I did a 30month trip all around south east Asia, I did, Sri Lanka, Egypt in 2001
Apart from Singapore and Brunei thailand was by far the most expensive place way back then, seems they cannot learn