October 2, 20196 yr Chiang Mai seems to have endless new boutique style hotels being built so many plots withing the old city walls has seen the old buildings demolished and new hotels built and they are not low rent Even around Sompet which was always cheap rent Would hate to be a long time resident which there are many who have a nice hoe spacious garden to be suddenly overshadowed by a huge new build not to mention the endless construction noise all around I see one which the owners have slapped a for sale sign on and its no wonder next door is a huge PARTY HOSTEL its exactly that endless drinking Plus there seems to be a new coffee place everywhere even a local paint store has stuck a coffee machine counter at its front door and tattoo parlours Chiang Mai has lost its laid back atmosphere & now they are scrapping the HS Rail Line how can these hotels sustain. There are plenty of Chinese tourists but they eat at the stalls outside and buy the same <deleted> to take home special stores sprang up to accomodate this its like they only sell 6 hot items Will the Chinese continue to come like the Brits and Germans to Spain or the Ozzies to Bali or will it go pear shaped once China gets its Nong Khai train to Kunming. & what if this baht bubble bursts who are all these hotels in debt to?
October 2, 20196 yr What you are witnessing right before your eyes is the transformation of Thailand from a quiet culture running in slow motion to a loud fast paced more expensive culture positioning itself to cater to young Asians...wave of future... God forbid if the Chinese with their crude mannerism become the tourists of choice...
October 2, 20196 yr Popular Post Come on guys you can do better than that. Dig in and add the really heavy stuff to your list of complaints.Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect
October 2, 20196 yr Popular Post 24 minutes ago, andy72 said: Chiang Mai has lost its laid back atmosphere I would have to agree, they have exploited the city to the extent that it is now overloaded and unable to cope, horrendous traffic jams, stinking sewers & lets not forget the pollution both from traffic and burning! I for one won't be returning in the near future - but they won't care they have ten Chinese or Indians to take my place - they hope!
October 7, 20196 yr Author Popular Post On 10/2/2019 at 9:24 AM, SteveK said: Tourism is down? Build more hotels, that'll sort it! On 10/2/2019 at 9:24 AM, CGW said: I would have to agree, they have exploited the city to the extent that it is now overloaded and unable to cope, horrendous traffic jams, stinking sewers & lets not forget the pollution both from traffic and burni ng! I for one won't be returning in the near future - but they won't care they have ten Chinese or Indians to take my place - they hope! again Thailand over estimates itself there has been a major refurb of hotels in CM and YES they are nice but its a big over estimation of what people will pay and expect to pay in Thailand and it already has an impact with poor numbers this year chiang-mai-braced-for-barren-hotels It will be interesting to see it in a few years after all this building flurry has died down it seems like every other Soi in the old City has a new Boutique Hotel shifting the demographic of visitor. I don't really agree On 10/2/2019 at 9:05 AM, Puchaiyank said: What you are witnessing right before your eyes is the transformation of Thailand from a quiet culture running in slow motion to a loud fast paced more expensive culture positioning itself to cater to young Asians...wave of future... I think many are even over that price range Its over saturation and really not that indifferent from the usual copycat stuff we are used to seeing smoothie shops,resteraunts opening and just copying the menu from down the road the specail shops that opened just for the Chiese to fill their take back home lists As soon as one person is successful someone copies them result over saturation no one really makes money many go to the wall I see it everywhere Nepal India Thailand all SE ASia Typical street used to be Internet Cafe, Convenience Store, Resteraunt, Souveniers, Guest House then repeat until you run out of street
October 7, 20196 yr Pretty much all the new build hotels are Chinese funded. So yes you have pretty much no cheap accommodation left . Next year a drastic increase in local taxes is anticipated with very little information forthcoming in order for people to prepare. It looks like the perfect storm. Govt says we want money, business owners say we don't have any , govt says we still want money. What could possibly go wrong!
October 7, 20196 yr Feeling lucky to have visited CM in '99, on my 1st trip to Thailand, the atmosphere and the people were great.
October 7, 20196 yr On 10/2/2019 at 9:11 AM, sfokevin said: The good ole days.... People were so dark back then
October 8, 20196 yr Popular Post 7 hours ago, THAIJAMES said: People were so dark back then There was no skin whitening cream back then. regards worgeordie
October 8, 20196 yr 4 hours ago, worgeordie said: There was no skin whitening cream back then. regards worgeordie More likely people were working in the fields as opposed to 9-5 jobs.
October 9, 20196 yr 22 hours ago, worgeordie said: There was no skin whitening cream back then. regards worgeordie Or rose tinted glasses!
October 14, 20196 yr OP you forgot condo oversupply and trendy barbers fast becoming the new internet and coffee shop ventures.....
October 15, 20196 yr Author 38 minutes ago, stament said: OP you forgot condo oversupply and trendy barbers fast becoming the new internet and coffee shop ventures..... Ah some bright spark has combined the coffee shop/barbers idea seriously or the endless tattoo parlors or the shops that only sell the things the Chinese take home
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