Hua Hin smiling again after the crisis: Tourism is back - 70% midweek, 90% long weekends, TAT

 

Picture: Ejan

 

Hua Hin is showing early signs of recovery, post COVID lockdown, Thai news site Ejan has reported.

 

The report pointed to a marvelous present and a seemingly even better future for the resort.

 

According to Ejan - and the local TAT rep she quoted - Hua Hin is smiling again after the storm clouds broke and the sun and the blue sky shone through.

It's gone from "zero" to hero and the traders are happy to welcome everyone back.

 

The Ejan reporter said she had gone there yesterday, September 1st a normal midweek day, and it wasn't full but nearly all the shops, hotels and restaurants were fully open.

 

Picture: Ejan

 

She was greeted everywhere by happy locals. 

 

She based some of this positive vibe on her chat with "Phee Gift" of the TAT who said:

 

"We're smiling again. It's a completely different picture to during the height of the pandemic. 

 

"There were no tourists at all then now we are getting back to 100%".

 

She said that on midweek days tourism had recovered to 60-70% of previous levels.

 

 

On weekends it was better,

 

"It's 90% on long weekends," Gift enthused, citing the resort's proximity to Bangkok, ease of travel from the capital and abundance of local attractions as reasons for the recovery.

 

Ejan said that there were no foreigners to swell the ranks at the moment but said that the locals were all pulling together to promote the province and could smile again.

 

Source: Ejan

 

 

 

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Errrh!

I was there the other day and my experience bears no resemblance to this report.!

absolute, utter twaddle

And in another Hua Hin story they've closed 2 schools because of migrants with suspected COVID.

1 hour ago, webfact said:

On weekends it was better,

 

"It's 90% on long weekends," Gift enthused

This finally proves, conclusively, that the Thai tourism industry does not need foreigners and that, going forward, domestic tourism will be more than sufficient to generate the foreign currency reserves required for Thailand to thrive.



 

So forget foreign tourists then. Much too complicated and dangerous. The others like Phuket and Samui should learn from Hua Hin. Perhaps they built the wrong infrastructure. Look at Pattaya. Thais are no sex tourists. So they suffer now with all their sex business. 

I live in Hua Hin and it is very busy. 

 

especially on weekends. 

 

of course the businesses geared toward white foreign tourists are still slow but that is not what this story is about. 

12 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

I live in Hua Hin and it is very busy. 

 

especially on weekends. 

 

of course the businesses geared toward white foreign tourists are still slow but that is not what this story is about. 

I passed through on a Tuesday evening, couple of weeks ago. Bar area was desolate, but more normal areas seemed not so bad.

1 hour ago, Poet said:

This finally proves, conclusively, that the Thai tourism industry does not need foreigners and that, going forward, domestic tourism will be more than sufficient to generate the foreign currency reserves required for Thailand to thrive.



 

Is this a joke on your part?

How does domestic tourism create Foreign Exchange Reserves?

 

I just got back from 4 nights break in Hua Hin on Monday. I never seen the place so deserted. Yes many restaurants and bars open but the wife and I were almost always the only customers eating and drinking. The beach was particularly deserted, the only people we seen in the sea were locals collecting shellfish.

 

There were 4 rooms occupied in our 25 room hotel. We stayed Wed Thus Fri and Sat and the weekends were no different. Saw a group of 10 same-tshirt wearing staycationers who had obviously taken advantage of the Hilton and other 5 star resorts in the government initiative.

 

The Market VIllage mall and the night market was also deathly quiet.

 

The only busy place was behind Blueport Mall where there was a festival of sorts aimed at locals. Tamarind Market was about 20% full. The Father Ted Irish bar had a (very bad) Rolling Stones Tribute Band on the Friday night, and it was packed with farang expats, but everywhere else was deserted.

 

The bar area in Soi Bintabaht was the quietest i've seen it, and there is whole row of 5 or 6 closed-down restaurants. The locals/owners we spoke to are thinking late next year for any real recovery, if they can survive till then.

 

Very sad as it is my favourite place to have a short break.

 

 

 

 

 

@NCC1701A

 

Heading there for the long weekend, and will soon find out.

 

That said, going to find me a beach a little out, hopefully with some shelter, food service and some grog and just take it all in.

 

Any recommendations ?

 

I have one, but the more the merrier as want to entertain the kids too, but not paying for those water works places, beach and sand castles is what is the preferred, good looking females in G-strings would be a bonna, sorry, meant to saY a bonus.

1 hour ago, Oldie said:

So forget foreign tourists then. Much too complicated and dangerous. The others like Phuket and Samui should learn from Hua Hin. Perhaps they built the wrong infrastructure. Look at Pattaya. Thais are no sex tourists. So they suffer now with all their sex business. 

 

Don't forget that they have royal palaces in Hua Hin and it's close to Bangkok. So don't expect replication in other places.

14 minutes ago, Eindhoven said:

Is this a joke on your part?

How does domestic tourism create Foreign Exchange Reserves?

Whoosh!

Yes. It was a joke.

 

Wowie-Zowie!!! Wall-To-Wall people packing the beach. "Where to sit.  Where to sit!" Children jostling ln line to board a banana-boat.  Hotels and malls full!  Vendors heading home with pockets full of cash.
Happy Dayz Are Here Again!!!

 

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
-- Charles Spurgeon

 

 

49 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

Any recommendations ?

the very large Baan Khun Por Food Market will be packed starting around 7pm. Live Thai band. 

cheap good food. try the BBQ ribs and mashed potatoes(opposite the stage), whole BBQ fish(at the entrances) and the little Indian food stall(in the corner next to the stage) are good. many other thai food stalls:

 

https://goo.gl/maps/tr1bGrGrp4WzAk1g6

 

Tamarind Market in the evening only open thurs-sunday:

 

https://goo.gl/maps/bedzYnmohEJX2KTr5

 

for the beach If you have kids go here so at least you will be around other people and easy to get to.

 

https://goo.gl/maps/ZaqxBsSFVZrc34BT8

 

or here beach near my house where cool people live:

 

https://goo.gl/maps/gkkCuGbAoAaX83aD8

 

restaurant with nice view:

 

https://goo.gl/maps/TtYcSrLzkTiZrspP6

 

Bluport Mall for getting out of the heat for lunch. Swenson's Dairy Queen for kids. same Market Village. Market Village is better for kid's than Bluport.

 

White Lotus on top of the Hilton for a nice sunset drink.

 

forget finding any eye candy. 

Taken around 10 AM at the Hilton entrance to the beach on 27th Aug 2020

 

 

25 minutes ago, Saltire said:

I just got back from 4 nights break in Hua Hin on Monday. I never seen the place so deserted. Yes many restaurants and bars open but the wife and I were almost always the only customers eating and drinking. The beach was particularly deserted, the only people we seen in the sea were locals collecting shellfish.

 

There were 4 rooms occupied in our 25 room hotel. We stayed Wed Thus Fri and Sat and the weekends were no different. Saw a group of 10 same-tshirt wearing staycationers who had obviously taken advantage of the Hilton and other 5 star resorts in the government initiative.

 

The Market VIllage mall and the night market was also deathly quiet.

 

The only busy place was behind Blueport Mall where there was a festival of sorts aimed at locals. Tamarind Market was about 20% full. The Father Ted Irish bar had a (very bad) Rolling Stones Tribute Band on the Friday night, and it was packed with farang expats, but everywhere else was deserted.

 

The bar area in Soi Bintabaht was the quietest i've seen it, and there is whole row of 5 or 6 closed-down restaurants. The locals/owners we spoke to are thinking late next year for any real recovery, if they can survive till then.

 

Very sad as it is my favourite place to have a short break.

 

 

 

 

 

Nowadays the purveyors of 'fake news' are the established mass-media outlets.  However, in reality it's not 'fake news' as it does have a more accurate name: Propaganda. 
And a primary axiom in propaganda is simple:  “Repeat a lie often enough and it becomes the truth”

The masses must be made to believe that happy days are here again - especially those who are unemployed.  Make to masses believe that all is well and there is less likelihood of civil and social unrest. 

3 minutes ago, Saltire said:

Taken around 10 AM at the Hilton entrance to the beach on 27th Aug 2020

 

 

"Look at all those footprints!!! There must be thousands of people there!!!"
Where'd they all go?
"Errr, lunch? But they'll be back.  My television and newspaper told me so!!!"

37 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

@NCC1701A

 

Heading there for the long weekend, and will soon find out.

 

That said, going to find me a beach a little out, hopefully with some shelter, food service and some grog and just take it all in.

 

Any recommendations ?

 

I have one, but the more the merrier as want to entertain the kids too, but not paying for those water works places, beach and sand castles is what is the preferred, good looking females in G-strings would be a bonna, sorry, meant to saY a bonus.

Try the military beach down the road a bit

52 minutes ago, sungod said:

I passed through on a Tuesday evening, couple of weeks ago. Bar area was desolate, but more normal areas seemed not so bad.

Guess most Thai's don't go for the Bars then?

8 minutes ago, connda said:

"Look at all those footprints!!! There must be thousands of people there!!!"
Where'd they all go?
"Errr, lunch? But they'll be back.  My television and newspaper told me so!!!"

 

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

And in another Hua Hin story they've closed 2 schools because of migrants with suspected COVID.

Thank God it wasn't a dirty Egyptian or other nasty foreigner from outside ASEAN otherwise they'd have to close the town and province down.  Just relatively 'clean' local migrants.  Dodged a bullet there!  "Whew!"

23 minutes ago, connda said:

Wowie-Zowie!!! Wall-To-Wall people packing the beach. "Where to sit.  Where to sit!" Children jostling ln line to board a banana-boat.  Hotels and malls full!  Vendors heading home with pockets full of cash.
Happy Dayz Are Here Again!!!

 

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
-- Charles Spurgeon

 

 

Thai's don't typically lie on the beach sapping up the Sun as Westerners do in fact they avoid it.
At Midday go check the Air Conditioned shopping Malls that's where they'll be.

Just now, DirtyHarry55 said:

Thai's don't typically lie on the beach sapping up the Sun as Westerners do in fact they avoid it.
At Midday go check the Air Conditioned shopping Malls that's where they'll be.

yep, they sneak out at 5pm when the sun goes down.

1 hour ago, 4MyEgo said:

Any recommendations ?

after one day you will quickly realize that there is nothing left to do so:

 

cha am

https://goo.gl/maps/kUhAYpRecehnJcYFA

 

pranburi

https://g.page/oxseafood?share

 

Roi Yot beach:

https://goo.gl/maps/GcwfiTvbVAkgVKuJ7

 

19 minutes ago, DirtyHarry55 said:

Thai's don't typically lie on the beach sapping up the Sun as Westerners do in fact they avoid it.
At Midday go check the Air Conditioned shopping Malls that's where they'll be.

The wife and I vacation at Cha-am.  I know what a beach full of Thais looks like.

great,.so how did the tourists get in???

1 hour ago, 4MyEgo said:

want to entertain the kids too, but not paying for those water works places, beach and sand castles is what is the preferred

A friend went to Hua Hin last week and told me there were large amounts of jellyfish in the sea. I dont know if they were a dangerous variety. Just to make you aware.

5 minutes ago, potless said:

A friend went to Hua Hin last week and told me there were large amounts of jellyfish in the sea. I dont know if they were a dangerous variety. Just to make you aware.

yes this is a problem in Hua Hin. the jellyfish are very large, between 8 to 14 inches. you will see them everywhere dead on the sand during certain times of the year. 

Okay, if the tourism have recovered 90% at weekends. Hell yeah, then it=s only to wait until the 40 million tourists are back. Then it will have recovered 350 000%.

But, but,.....that's not possible......., right??????