More than 5,000 rooms booked in an hour of new scheme opening for registration

By The Nation

 

 

Eligible people have used 5,088 privileges to reserve rooms under the “Rao Tiew Duay Kan” (We Travel Together) tourism stimulus package within one hour of it opening for applications.

 

 

"Rao Tiew Duay Kan" is a government package, which is a combination of "Tiew Pan Suk" (Trips to share happiness) and "Rao Pai Tiew Kan" (Let's travel together) packages to encourage Thai people to travel across the country within four months, from July to October, this year.

 

Saturday (July 18) is the first day that the government has allowed eligible applicants to receive a 40 per cent discount on rooms subject to a maximum of Bt3,000 per room or night. Each applicant can reserve up to five rooms for five nights.

 

As of 7.30am, the remaining privileges were 4,994,912, down 5,088 from a total of 5 million.

 

Eligible applicants can check-in at hotels from July 21 onwards, while they can reserve rooms until October 28 this year. The project will end on October 31.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30391535

 

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How do these prices compare to the discounts being offered by the near empty hotels around the country?

No mention of how to book,hotels,tourist venues involved or who is eligible ?

You know desperation arrived when posting thousands becomes significant news.

Doesn't help us lot

20 minutes ago, Thailand said:

How do these prices compare to the discounts being offered by the near empty hotels around the country?

The missus booked a room in our fav hotel on Koh Samui for next weekend.

 

the "40% discount" discount represents a night rate 10% less than when we stayed this time last year.

49 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

The missus booked a room in our fav hotel on Koh Samui for next weekend.

 

the "40% discount" discount represents a night rate 10% less than when we stayed this time last year.

 

Did you contact the hotel direct to ask them the best price they could offer this year. Wouldn't be surprised if you could undercut the 40% off in the first instance.

1 minute ago, Eindhoven said:

 

Did you contact the hotel direct to ask them the best price they could offer this year. Wouldn't be surprised if you could undercut the 40% off in the first instance.

I contacted nobody, the missus takes care of domestic flights and hotels.

When will I get the chance to use my white privilege? I’ve been waiting for 34 years. Starting to think it’s a scam.

2 hours ago, Don Mega said:

The missus booked a room in our fav hotel on Koh Samui for next weekend.

 

the "40% discount" discount represents a night rate 10% less than when we stayed this time last year.

I bet you the 40% "discount" is calculated from their inflated prices at peak season, and the highest priced room. It's probably technically right. Last year you had 30% "discount" compared to their highest priced room at peak season.

3 hours ago, johng said:

No mention of how to book,hotels,tourist venues involved or who is eligible ?

Or what the starting prices were.... 

1 hour ago, Lowryderen said:

I bet you the 40% "discount" is calculated from their inflated prices at peak season, and the highest priced room. It's probably technically right. Last year you had 30% "discount" compared to their highest priced room at peak season.

It's just a Scam , Like a carrot in front of rabbit , People Will take the Bait . ????

Trying to say we don’t foreign tourists by saying they have thousands of local ones.

Missus signed up but no expectations from me, see what the feedback is.  Probably get a better hotel price through loyalty programs or calling direct who knows. Me I don't like the headache but if the wife wants to do it,  so be it.  Heading to Korat next weekend so see how it goes. 

As of 7.30am, the remaining privileges were 4,994,912, down 5,088 from a total of 5 million.

Standing ovations are in order, keep up the good work! 

From reading the news looks like some hotels are raising prices to eat up the 40% stimulus money and get their normal rate also. Govt should have had hotels lock in prices when signing up.