Hua Hin and Cha-Am boom towns at New Year! 100% occupancy expected though less foreigners

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Hua Hin and Cha-Am boom towns at New Year! 100% occupancy expected though less foreigners

 

Picture: Talk News

 

Talk News reported that a local tourism adviser was expecting 100% occupancy in Hua Hin and Cha-Am hotels at New Year. 

 

Though it was not foreigners but Thais who were visiting in droves. 

 

Runrot Sileuangsawat said that at the moment occupancy rates were 80% in the two seaside towns but online behavior in waiting for last minute deals and price comparisons would likely mean both resorts would be full to the rafters at New Year. 

 

Picture: Talk News

 

He said that at the current 80% the towns had already matched last year's figures - though the number of foreigners visiting was down. 

 

In other related news for the holiday period Talk News said that Suphot Sermsap of the highways department had ensured that road surfacing in several traffic snarl spots would be suspended. 

 

This would mean that four lanes would be available on roads where there are bottlenecks especially between Bangkok and Cha-Am and Hua Hin. 

 

Source: Talk News

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-12-27

[baansgr]

Cha am is always jam packed at New Year, has been for years, no suprise or anything nes

[spidermike007]

The entire area, from Cha-am, south to Ban Saphan, benefits from a massive amount of Thai tourism. There is no doubt that Western tourism is way down this year, and it is part of a continuing trend, that has been slowing for years now, and the trend has accelerated under this hapless administration. 

[marko kok prong]

Is the beach shown there in either place,have been to cha am,beach did not look like that ,not been to Hua Hin,would like to know if that beach is either locations,as i have been to other parts of that coast too and i don't remember seeing white sand like that.

[KhunBENQ]

99%

Tried booking.com 29 Dec to 3 Jan (which should be peak of peak season).

Plenty of choices.

[silver sea]

2 hours ago, marko kok prong said:

Is the beach shown there in either place,have been to cha am,beach did not look like that ,not been to Hua Hin,would like to know if that beach is either locations,as i have been to other parts of that coast too and i don't remember seeing white sand like that.

 

It is Hua Hin. The hill you can see is Khao Tokiab. On the other side of that is Khao Tokiab beach. The ferry to Pattaya goes from there.

 

The sea front has three parts. 

 

I live in a hotel near the night market in soi 57. This is right next to the lady bar area of Bintabaht. There are also plenty of restaurants too. 

 

1. From soi 57 I can walk down to the sea, but it’s not really a beach. It is the Fishermans Viillage. Apparently, this is the area where the locals first settled in the 1720s. Lots of restaurants in a ramshackle sort of way, but nice atmosphere. 

 

The Fisherman’s Village ends at the little Chinese temple. Very popular place to sit and watch the the waves roll in.

 

2. If you walk round the temple you reach beach 2. This is where the plush hotels like the Hilton are sited. From the temple walk down onto the beach. Sometimes, the tide comes in quite high there.

 

From there, you can walk along the sand. There are various places to do kite boarding and riding ponies. Mostly farang. You can head towards Khao Tokiap that you cam see in the photo. It takes about an hour to walk, although the tide can come in, and so makes it more difficult to walk the full stretch.

 

3. On the other side is Khao Tokiab beach. The first part is where the ferry to Pattaya starts. There are lots of small beach restaurants and pony riding.

 

If you walk along the beach for 20-30 minutes you reach the area popular with Thais. You can rent deck chairs and umbrellas. It’s popular with the Thais because there are lots of trees and so very shady.

 

If you continue your walk, the beach is almost deserted. You can walk for 50 minutes to an hour and reach Khao Tao, although sometimes the tide can be too high to make the full walk. The temple at Khao Tao is probably the best of the various temples in the area.

 

Finally, the Fisherman’s Village is under the threat from developers. They want to knock down the whole area and rebuild it with plush villas, restaurants and hotels. 

 

If you have been to Koh Samui, then you will know that the Fisherman’s Village there has been knocked down and redeveloped,  or “gentrified” to attract better quality tourists. ‘Progress’ I guess they would call it.

 

 

Edited December 27, 2018 by silver sea

[connda]

"We don't need no stinking foreigners!"

[PerkinsCuthbert]

Cha-am - where foreigners terminally bored with Hua Hin go to die.

[SupermarineS6B]

2 hours ago, connda said:

"We don't need no stinking foreigners!"

Only when you get lost in caves..........

[Ulic]

While hotels and restaurants don't care who pays as long as they are busy and the "ladies" and bars will be concerned with business down it is the government who should be deeply concerned. Foreign currency from foreign tourists is far more valuable than domestic tourism which shuffles money around the sandbox. Foreign tourists/money adds sand to the sandbox. Maybe that is what is needed to weaken the foreign currency account and lower the value of the baht, but once tourists find a new play area they often don't return until the newfound destination pisses them off. 

[baansgr]

4 hours ago, PerkinsCuthbert said:

Cha-am - where foreigners terminally bored with Hua Hin go to die.

No, its the other way round, they dont wanna die in Cha am so have one last blast in HH befor popping their cloggs

[Stargeezr]

Seen Hua Hin one busy New Years Eve, had a great time, but the city was busy and filled

with lots of people. Guess that is why I wlll arrive in the third week as rooms should be

available by that time.

Geezer

[Lupusthai]

just searched for available rooms in Cha Am: