A very interesting read on tourism in Asia....

[CanadaSam]

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/The-Big-Story/Travel-bug-Why-tourism-in-Asia-will-never-be-the-same

[tribalfusion001]

This part at the end sums it up.

 

The free-spending foreign travelers that once buoyed the economic future of much of Asia could well be a thing of the past.

"It is going to be a long, hard road back to normalcy," said Muqbil, the industry newsletter editor. "One thing is for sure: The days of bragging about endless growth prospects from a bottomless pit of tourists are gone forever."

[Billy Bloggs]

It says it all about the cash grab with the Phuket money grub, the Bangkok 4.5 star at about a quarter of what the only figure I have seen for Phuket. People dont like being taken for fools and it remains with them for a longtime if you try.

[ExpatOilWorker]

How do you get past the paywall?