HeyHeyHey Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 7 hours ago, Tropicalevo said: A local viewpoint from Samui (for what it is worth). I look after villas and this July and August have been the busiest of any months in the last 15 years. All of the villas that do short term rentals are fully booked. Guests are even taking up the two or three slack days between longer bookings. If there is a downturn in tourists then it is not where I am. Yeah yeah Open Airbnb, enter random dates in August for at least 4 persons - 306 villas available. But you have 100% occupancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiggo Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 7 hours ago, RichardColeman said: take out the government officials, the police and camera crews and there's about 3 tourists on the the beach. Yep, no problem Heard of 'Spot The Ball' now 'Spot The Tourist' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavideol Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 TAT in denial as always Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGIR Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Don't be too worried folks......it was just about thirty years ago a friend of mine took a vacation to Thailand and I kept looking for the people in his pictures of the hotels and places he had been. The hotels were empty and the restaurants were empty too........it's probably just a burp in the cosmos somewhere and the tourists will be back someday. I just hope they stay off my golf course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaan sailor Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Curious thing these currencies. Today the ChiCom Yuen tanked, and Thai Baht rose on USD. Conversely, USD rose on Vietnam Dong. Thailand has a hot money addiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chama Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 10 hours ago, Is this real said: A problem can't be resolved if it isn't acknowledged. "Down a bit." If 40-60% over a few years is "s bit", what would be considered a lot? Exactly, what does Thailand offer a tourist that they can’t get from Vietnam, Cambodia, The Philippines, or elsewhere? Beach experience and attractions? No. Inexpensive? No. Exotic food? No. Exotic climate? No. Exotic attractions? No A safe vacation? No. So, after one visit, why return? It's not the Baht, or the sunken boat that has crippled tourism. Why should they come to Phuket? Thailand has shown, the past few years, that it no longer wants them, or ex-pats. They will go where they're welcomed. And it seems that those considering a holiday are starting to figure these facts out for themselves. Once that starts it could snowball and will be very difficult to turn around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropposurfer Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Please tell me the location of this press release so I can go down there with my truck n scoop up the tonnes of BS that must be laying around there. There’s a lot of money to be made out of <deleted> apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Can I invite the minister to go through the list of closed restaurants and the more than 1'000 hotels presently on sale? Does he really think, those restaurants (excellent operators over decades) went out of business because of the government's recent acquisition of the three submarines? There is nothing more expensive then an empty chair in a restaurant or an empty room in a hotel - regardless of "how not so bad" this particular expert in touristic affairs looks at the present situation .......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan grice Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 There must be a drop. No longer need a Crash Helmet for internal flights. Dont get whacked by a Backpack anymore.Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadget monger Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Hate to drop this on the Minister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traubert Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 5 hours ago, Isaan sailor said: Curious thing these currencies. Today the ChiCom Yuen tanked, and Thai Baht rose on USD. Conversely, USD rose on Vietnam Dong. Thailand has a hot money addiction. Yuan. Or Renminbi. Keep printing those dollars, what's the national debt now 3.5tn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timendres Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 24 minutes ago, Traubert said: Yuan. Or Renminbi. Keep printing those dollars, what's the national debt now 3.5tn? Um... Off by an order of magnitude. Try $22T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezr Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 If the hotels stay half empty from November to March, and especially Mid December to mid January, we will all know that Thailand is the country of yesterday, and is failing completely. The TAT would not be able to paint such a glorious story of good times then, Geezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubon farang Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 19 hours ago, Tropicalevo said: I think that the rose tinting on your spectacles is too strong. If you believe that Cambodia and the Philippines have exotic food and are safe then you probably did not leave your hotel. I have worked in both countries! The only exotic attractions that I found in the Philippines were some very lovely young ladies. At least Cambodia has temples, but you need to be Chinese now to enjoy a lot of Cambodia. I agree Thailand is much better Than Cambodia. Was talking to an ex-pat in Kl airport and he was living in Phonm Penh He said he was afraid to go out at night there because it was not safe. He was only in Cambodia because he worked there. His exact words were" Give me Thailand anyday" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter48 Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Follow the money - the baht is too high. It can't be just the Brits suffering from a plunging pound and of course any Brits left with any money will try Greece, Spain and Portugal where beaches are fun, warm weather persists, service is fine. Thailand service is not like it used to be - its often slow and glum. I almost had to wait 5 minutes on one beach restaurant counter to purchase a beer while the untrained young Thai girls combed each other's hair - you can get better service in downtown London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 A troll post using a trolling representation of Trump's name has been removed. A post using ALL CAPS has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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