Luxury Phuket hotel hit by 1-star rating after owner criticises pro-democracy leader

[webfact]

Luxury Phuket hotel hit by 1-star rating after owner criticises pro-democracy leader

By The Nation

 

 

The luxury Sri Panwa resort has had three stars knocked off its Google rating after owner Vorasit Issara called for pro-democracy leader Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul to be jailed.

 

Supporters of the pro-democracy movement responded by posting 1-star reviews of Vorasit’s Phuket hotel along with messages complaining about the management and owner. They also encouraged people to avoid the hotel, bringing the average rating down to 1.8 stars from its previous 4-star-plus level.

 

Meanwhile, Tripadvisor has suspended its rating of Sri Panwa after being bombarded with negative reviews.

 

“Due to a recent event that has attracted media attention and has caused an influx of review submissions that do not describe a first-hand experience, we have temporarily suspended publishing new reviews for this listing," Tripadvisor announced on the Sri Panwa page.

 

The hotel appears to be still open for bookings.

 

However, Vorasit said he had decided to cancel his Baba Beach Club Takeover BEAM 2020 party in Bangkok’s Thonglor district after someone threatened to destroy the event.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30395020

 

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[mark131v]

Ooops....

 

Karma?

 

Som nom nah...!

Edited September 23, 2020 by mark131v

[Matzzon]

One would think that a person with that much invested would know how to make good marketing.

[Thailand]

Another one of those "I wish I had not said that" moments.

[lom]

14 minutes ago, Matzzon said:

One would think that a person with that much invested would know how to make good marketing.

He is just a spoiled playboy managing the Phuket arm of his tycoon fathers property company.

 

[Matzzon]

1 minute ago, lom said:

He is just a spoiled playboy managing the Phuket arm of his tycoon fathers property company.

 

Ok, but then no skills are needed.

[tomazbodner]

Looks nice. If it wasn't in Phuket I'd book it right now.

[Pravda]

5 hours ago, mark131v said:

Ooops....

 

Karma?

 

Som nom nah...!

Is that how you pronounce it? ????

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, lom said:

He is just a spoiled playboy managing the Phuket arm of his tycoon fathers property company.

 

Not managing to do it quietly... being outspoken sometimes draws the wrong attention.

[AgMech Cowboy]

Yeah, freedom of speech has it's drawbacks. Instead of dialogue everybody goes into attack mode.

[Bender Rodriguez]

his rich friends can still book the hotel if they want

[GreasyFingers]

A lot of free advertising on the Thai news channels.

[steven100]

oh dear   !    not good for his hotel, sometimes it's better to just listen and say nothing.

[Baerboxer]

Another example of why you can't trust the ratings on these type of websites.

 

Their downgrades are purely politically motivated.

 

As they are clearly intended to harm the business, wonder if they'll get sued?

[Burma Bill]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

encouraged people to avoid the hotel, bringing the average rating down to 1.8 stars from its previous 4-star-plus level.

In my opinion, it serves him right. He should have put his brain into gear before opening his mouth!! A friend of Prayut????

[Burma Bill]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

Tripadvisor has suspended its rating of Sri Panwa after being bombarded with negative reviews.

This has international repercussions - what an idiot!!

[mark131v]

5 hours ago, Pravda said:

Is that how you pronounce it? ????

Yes, yes it is....

[sammieuk1]

Post of the week I'm of to hospital to have my sides stitched back up????????

[DrTuner]

A bit childish, all it does is render the Google and TripAdvisor rating system useless. Concentrate on the essentials.

 

https://www.thaienquirer.com/18564/opinion-cancel-and-call-out-culture-is-nothing-but-a-distraction/

Edited September 24, 2020 by DrTuner

[GreasyFingers]

4 hours ago, Burma Bill said:

In my opinion, it serves him right. He should have put his brain into gear before opening his mouth!! A friend of Prayut????

Some people do not read all of the posts.

[Redline]

6 hours ago, AgMech Cowboy said:

Yeah, freedom of speech has it's drawbacks. Instead of dialogue everybody goes into attack mode.

If your in business, think before you speak, and always know your audience-basic stuff-has never changed

[overt2016]

The foulmouthed idiot deserves everything coming his way.

Have the lands department checked his land titles?

[Reigntax]

On 9/24/2020 at 9:35 AM, lom said:

He is just a spoiled playboy managing the Phuket arm of his tycoon fathers property company.

 

Or in his case, mismanaging ?

[MRToMRT]

On 9/24/2020 at 6:31 AM, Baerboxer said:

 

 

As they are clearly intended to harm the business, wonder if they'll get sued?

They are already suing the protestor who made the call the action. Theres also a case on Koh Chang whereby someone (a farang!) who gave a bad review on trip advisor is being sued as well. 

Thailands defamation laws are just part of the oppression system. They will prod the Prai to a point of no return sooner or later.

[Flying Saucage]

On 9/24/2020 at 12:19 PM, overt2016 said:

Have the lands department checked his land titles?

Not necessary. He is protected.