Hua Hin: 30% of hotel bookings cancelled for Songkran in wake of dozens of Covid-19 cases

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They said that Hua Hin was safe for Songkran travel - safe anytime - but after an outbreak of Covid-19 in the resort people are cancelling in droves, reported Thai media.

 

Rungrot Sileuangsawat - chief of the Prachuap Khirikhan tourism business association - reported that despite all preventative measures being taken 30% of bookings at hotels - principally families - had been cancelled at Songkran already.

 

Local journalist Kulsawek Sawekwannakorn reported that thirty people had tested positive in Hua Hin and more were expected.

 

He showed the "timelines" of cases 28-30.

 

Case 28 is a female language teacher aged 40 who had been at the Maya Pub.

 

Case 29 is a 38 year old "mae baan" (housewife or maid) who had taken her child to Yaem Sa-At School.

 

She also went to Chill Zone in Soi 88. 

 

Case 30 was a 32 year old man who is an online salesman who had also been at Maya Pub.

 

 

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[Ventenio]

so 70 percent not cancelled.

 

makes sense..................................... not

 

should be 99% cancelled.   likely vacations....should postpone.  

[Excel]

2 hours ago, Ventenio said:

so 70 percent not cancelled.

 

makes sense..................................... not

 

should be 99% cancelled.   likely vacations....should postpone.  

As you say "makes sense ......not",   but it only makes sense if you have common sense and concern for your fellow beings.  With low levels of common sense  together with the me, me me attitude it makes perfect sense for Thais not to cancel 99%

[RichardColeman]

I'm confused, wasn't it only yesterday they were saying 70% occupancy and no signs of cancellations , and then only 24 hours later 30% are cancelled ? If that continues they'll be lucky to have 5% occupancy

[GeorgeCross]

6 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

I'm confused, wasn't it only yesterday they were saying 70% occupancy and no signs of cancellations , and then only 24 hours later 30% are cancelled ? If that continues they'll be lucky to have 5% occupancy

 

not surprised, i've lost count of the amount of my friends who've cancelled their summer (school) holidays over the last 24 hours. phuket and samui being the biggest losers in my social circle. none of them wants to risk forced quarantine or being in a strange environment during an outbreak.

[BritManToo]

3 minutes ago, GeorgeCross said:

 

not surprised, i've lost count of the amount of my friends who've cancelled their summer (school) holidays over the last 24 hours. phuket and samui being the biggest losers in my social circle. none of them wants to risk forced quarantine or being in a strange environment during an outbreak.

I don't blame them.

You'd have to me mad (as a foreigner) to risk quarantine/hospital at your own expense.

[hotchilli]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

Rungrot Sileuangsawat - chief of the Prachuap Khirikhan tourism business association - reported that despite all preventative measures being taken 30% of bookings at hotels - principally families - had been cancelled at Songkran already.

Som nam na... 

[Isaan sailor]

A big thanks to the country that gave the world COVID-19.

[Stargeezr]

Hua Hin's clean air is what has me visit the place rather than smoky  North Thailand, most of my visits.

  I do like the beach at times as well.  I hope that some of the guest houses and hotel do survive this

pandemic, so I will have a place to stay when I go in the future.  Just waiting for my 2nd shot, and

then will check the situation out in November to see how the vaccines are going in Thailand.

  Good luck to all.

Geezer

[hotchilli]

23 hours ago, webfact said:

Rungrot Sileuangsawat - chief of the Prachuap Khirikhan tourism business association - reported that despite all preventative measures being taken

Seems that the entertainment business needs more education, not just in Hua HIn but nationwide... they think this is all just a fabrication and they can do as they wish.

Cry like babies to open up, yet are the first to screw-up when allowed.