soalbundy Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 The Thai smile must be worth something.???? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post justin case Posted November 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2019 I have seen this with many restaurants, raising prices like crazy, then going out of business I just boycot them and many others also when prices increase 50 percent overnight and no added value, even less value thainess, you must love it leave your common sense at the airport, you might eventually get it back on your way home 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post soistalker Posted November 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2019 (edited) Most Thais have never been to europe, let alone a resort, so their experience is limited to throwing trash and polluted beaches. They just dont know. So the cheating and scams and theiving and low-level behavior is all they know. Sure, in other countries, too. But not like Thailand. Edited November 15, 2019 by soistalker 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffggi Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 17 hours ago, dimitriv said: It’s easy to blame the baht as the butt of the problem for a decline in European arrivals to Thailand. The issues are wider and deeper than just currency appreciation. What a load of rubbish, of course it is the hight value of the baht that makes holidays expensive in Thailand change the exchange rate then do the math for the price of rooms....LOL 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaiyen Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Most people never stay in 5 star hotels so the article is not relevant to real life. Im Bangkok we usually stay in Red Planet in Asoke for about A$60 per night. Room is small but new, clean and absolutely no noise ! A bargain ! Thats all we want. 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soistalker Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 13 minutes ago, soalbundy said: The Thai smile must be worth something.???? That costs baht, too. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamiman123 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 I don’t remember any hotels with Thai baht prices at 15000 baht per night then....20 years ago 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 38 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said: You have a wife. You probably don't know why farang men go to Thai beaches, or if you do, it's not important to you. When such options are available on the Med, expect to see more single men there. In Italy there are many gypsies on the parking lot at the beach, i saw them spreading their legs to me when i just walked there alone.... And i'm sure there are plenty sexclubs around there, for sure there are loads in Germany with east european girls... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 17 minutes ago, Geoffggi said: What a load of rubbish, of course it is the hight value of the baht that makes holidays expensive in Thailand change the exchange rate then do the math for the price of rooms....LOL If I really wanted to visit LOS I would, whatever the exchange rate. Plenty of rooms for under 1000 baht all over LOS if one looks. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thaibeachlovers Posted November 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2019 8 minutes ago, fruitman said: In Italy there are many gypsies on the parking lot at the beach, i saw them spreading their legs to me when i just walked there alone.... And i'm sure there are plenty sexclubs around there, for sure there are loads in Germany with east european girls... Apples and oranges. Sexclubs and quickies with gypsies are not comparable with the girlfriend experience that one can have in LOS. Forum rules preclude going into detail. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thailand49 Posted November 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2019 Another shot fired into their own foot done by their own hands! "This is Thailand" the leaders thinking of Thailand is the center of the earth the Paradise? Don't worry the Chinese and Indians will pay? Duel pricing and over charging is legal now! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 34 minutes ago, soalbundy said: The Thai smile must be worth something.???? The genuine smile of ordinary Thais departed Thailand many years ago. Having experienced it myself, I regret that it left, as it was truly a wondrous thing. Only other place where people smiled like that where I've been was rural Fiji, in the 70s. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted November 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2019 (edited) 31 minutes ago, jaiyen said: Most people never stay in 5 star hotels so the article is not relevant to real life. Im Bangkok we usually stay in Red Planet in Asoke for about A$60 per night. Room is small but new, clean and absolutely no noise ! A bargain ! Thats all we want. A$60 is not a bargain, most of the young peeps I meet are looking for $6/night shared rooms. I'm a bit older so mostly looking at $10-$20. I'm paying $15/night for this penthouse in Saigon .......... Bangkok is too expensive. Edited November 15, 2019 by BritManToo 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xonax Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 (edited) 17 hours ago, BritManToo said: Do people who use 5* resorts worry about the price? I would have though the weather, service and beach/sea quality would be all that mattered. I use 5* resorts and worry about the price. But if the price is not right and fair, I prefer to stay at home in my 5* home. The high-season prices are usually way more than I am willing to pay, but I also prefer to avoid the crowd and therefore travel in the low-season only. Edited November 15, 2019 by Xonax 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jimbo2014 Posted November 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2019 Sad to say that your 500 dollar a night breakfast usually looks like this too. Then after you can swim in a beach full of plastic before catching a flight via smog filled Bangkok home. 4 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 15 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said: Apples and oranges. Sexclubs and quickies with gypsies are not comparable with the girlfriend experience that one can have in LOS. Forum rules preclude going into detail. I see, so your name should read thai****lover ???? 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougiemac52 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 17 hours ago, Creasy said: Quote- Singapore is the only one that stands out in the region for proper planning and development, said Kevan. “With Singapore, short-term thinking is the next 10 years, long term is 50 years. With virtually every other country in the region short term is yesterday and long term is tomorrow.” The Thais can't see past tomorrow, as can be seen in their infrastructure planning I'm afraid Thailand is pricing itself out of the market now. Thats why the chinese and Indians are turning up because the place is empty of the people that matter, the Europeans 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmen Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 (edited) Just had a look at 5 start hotels Samui 1st december and they are nearly all around $230 USD on booking.com. The article is definitely incorrect Edited November 15, 2019 by madmen 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 30la Posted November 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2019 I worked for Diethelm Travel for 13 years in Samui, at this time I saw a significant increase in prices (not only for the rooms), as it is now, everyone is looking for excuses in the wrong places. Worsening: behavior of the Thai towards tourists, compulsory dinners for Christmas and New Year at exorbitant prices, taxi drivers who are pirates, cheat and steal where they can, and to finish the touristic tours that instead of relaxing are scary because they are always more risky! Certainly the too strong Baht did the rest! 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Xonax Posted November 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, cardinalblue said: The surveyors seem to use Samui and Phuket to represent beach locations... in my eyes, they have plummeted to the bottom of choices in thailand.... the 2 most important factors are prices/value and garbage... the above 2 locations are now priced like their Mediterranean sites way above other Thai beach locations... garbage is everywhere in thailand so that’s a wash... 90% of all new hotels and resorts are being build in the bottom of location choices in Thailand, only because the rates in these places are higher. I would pay money to avoid these places. The new hotels and resorts just add to the already huge piles of trash, dirt and high pollution of the area. Edited November 15, 2019 by Xonax 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya46 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 57 minutes ago, Geoffggi said: What a load of rubbish, of course it is the hight value of the baht that makes holidays expensive in Thailand change the exchange rate then do the math for the price of rooms....LOL Not really The problem (price) subject of the OP seems to be specific to a few islands only. 18 hours ago, dimitriv said: The cost of a five-star resort in Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Samed has reached around $500 per room per night // Looking on the Internet I can see by example that it's no problem in Pattaya to find 5 stars resort in the 2'000-4'000 B range, very far from the 15'000 B in the OP. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 (edited) 26 minutes ago, fruitman said: I see, so your name should read thai****lover ???? I could have used something like that, but I'd assume it would be against forum rules Edited November 15, 2019 by thaibeachlovers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex8912 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 7 minutes ago, Pattaya46 said: Not really The problem (price) subject of the OP seems to be specific to a few islands only. Looking on the Internet I can see by example that it's no problem in Pattaya to find 5 stars resort in the 2'000-4'000 B range, very far from the 15'000 B in the OP. No one mentioned Pattaya dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Just now, thaibeachlovers said: I could have used "s** on the Thai beach lover" but that was a bit too long:-) I think you'll love Ibiza....but you'll miss the smell of somtam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmen Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 The few 15000 baht resorts on Samui are 2 BEDROOM and not the $500 per room mentioned in the article. Terrible journalism as usual 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truthhurts Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 So One travel agent is bellyaching that ALL 5 star resorts are charging 150 dollars a night more for 5 star tourists. No hyperbole, brimful of empirical data and a great opportunity to have a thai bash session for some. Ah the power of social media 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lensta Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 18 hours ago, poohy said: Meanwhile Thais are wondering why the tourists arent coming Not to worry, the Russians are back and together with the Chinese and Indians, it will be a record breaking high season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DUNROAMIN Posted November 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2019 18 hours ago, webfact said: Popular Thai Beaches Pricier Than European Resorts: It’s Not Just About the Higher Baht Raini Hamdi, Skift It’s easy to blame the baht as the butt of the problem for a decline in European arrivals to Thailand. The issues are wider and deeper than just currency appreciation. — Raini Hamdi The cost of a holiday in popular beach resorts in Thailand is now on par with or higher than those in Greece, Italy, Spain, Turkey, and Egypt, which are closer to home for Europeans. The cost of a five-star resort in Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Samed has reached around $500 per room per night including American breakfast. This is similar to the cost of a five-star beach resort in Greece, Italy and Spain, and dearer than a comparable property in Turkey or Egypt, which costs $350 a night, according to Diethelm Travel Group. It is even pricier than a mountain resort in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, which is $450 a room in the summer July/August high season for Europeans. Full story: https://skift.com/2019/11/13/popular-thai-beaches-pricier-than-european-resorts-its-not-just-about-the-higher-baht/ -- Skift 2019-11-14 Wow, this would be a no brainer for me, why would you want to come to Thailand with disgusting beaches with dirty brown water and not to mention rubbish everywhere you go. Europe sounds pretty good to me. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe666 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 18 hours ago, BritManToo said: Do people who use 5* resorts worry about the price? I would have though the weather, service and beach/sea quality would be all that mattered. And weather you wanted to go to Thailand for a trip instead of the boring places we all go to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiggo Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said: Apples and oranges. Sexclubs and quickies with gypsies are not comparable with the girlfriend experience that one can have in LOS. Forum rules preclude going into detail. GIRLFRIEND Experience lol, take me eating, take me shopping talac, give me the Porno Experience anyday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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