Tourism leader suggests Hua Hin reopening should be postponed

[snoop1130]

Downtown Hua Hin, file photo.

 

A key figure from Hua Hin’s tourism sector has called for the town’s planned November 1 reopening to be postponed, due on the ongoing COVID-19 situation in the province.

 

Udom Srimahachota, Honorary Advisor to the Hua Hin and Cha Am chapter of the Thai Hotels Association, said the reopening of Hua Hin should be postponed to December in the interests of public health.

 

Mr Udom, who also owns the Baan Talay Dao Resort, said that local businesses are worried about the recent and sudden rise in infections throughout Prachuap Khiri Khan, which includes the discovery of a number of clusters in Hua Hin.

 

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[keith101]

I doubt that Prayut really cares and his thoughts will be on getting re elected and getting Thailand financial again not so much the people IMO .

[ukrules]

I can't see it opening up at all, not any time in the foreseeable future.

[kevin612]

3 hours ago, keith101 said:

I doubt that Prayut really cares and his thoughts will be on getting re elected and getting Thailand financial again not so much the people IMO .

He already won because he is still in charge of the military.

[RichardColeman]

9 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Mr Udom, who also owns the Baan Talay Dao Resort, said that local businesses are worried about the recent and sudden rise in infections throughout Prachuap Khiri Khan,

Are they the same businesses worried about no customers before ? Or businesses less reliant on tourism or with healthy bank accounts that can wait for the little guy to go out of business ? 

[Venom]

Hua Hin was packed this weekend. 

[spidermike007]

It is likely nearly all of the infections in HH itself, are from visiting Bangkok zombies. And in regard to the province, 100 cases a day from Pranburi? Likely 95% of them are from the 4 completely useless army installations and bases there. Shut them down. We don't need them, and they just suck money from the budget, while offering nothing to the people. 

[dutchman]

34 minutes ago, Venom said:

Hua Hin was packed this weekend. 

Only thai people from Bangkok which some of them will probably spread the virus because they all live by the mai pen rai sytem and me first

 

[hotchilli]

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

A key figure from Hua Hin’s tourism sector has called for the town’s planned November 1 reopening to be postponed, due on the ongoing COVID-19 situation in the province.

Things must be worse than they are letting on.

[Siamwaz]

50 minutes ago, dutchman said:

Only thai people from Bangkok which some of them will probably spread the virus because they all live by the mai pen rai sytem and me first

 

Yes and they have been coming since the start!

Then they roar back to bkk at break neck speeds thru the city and beyond.

Selfish pricks!

[pseudorabies]

1 hour ago, Venom said:

Hua Hin was packed this weekend. 

The timing for this announcement is strange.

 

Aside from opening the bars I'm not sure how much more open it could get.  I live in the Cicada & Tamarind market area and each night this weekend there were traffic jams in the area.  The beaches had more people on them than when I first visited in November 2014.  99% Thai I'd estimate.  Friday afternoon I made a rough count at my condo's pool - well over 100 people.  Saturday night the restaurants we drove by on the main highway were packed with diners.  Many had queues. 

[Bkktodd]

17 hours ago, keith101 said:

I doubt that Prayut really cares and his thoughts will be on getting re elected and getting Thailand financial again not so much the people IMO .

Re-elected??? Was he elected the first time? 

[PETERTHEEATER]

Honorary Advisor, the Governor of the Province has made a public statement that the opening will go ahead......Since 100% of the Bangkok population has been fully vaccinated all will be well.........????

[kiwikeith]

22 hours ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

Lets see how this goes...Money or safety...I can wager a guess....

My wife talks ever day to her friend who has small restaurant on the cancel Rd, friend said covid was getting very bad, they are worried, they want reopening, but are worried it will make things worse 

[kiwikeith]

10 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Honorary Advisor, the Governor of the Province has made a public statement that the opening will go ahead......Since 100% of the Bangkok population has been fully vaccinated all will be well.........????

Weekend traffic jambs in Cha Amm, as double vaxed Thais head from BK to the beach, this could mean a spread of covid through Hua Hin, as you can still spread the virus even if 2x jabbed????

I would be more worried about that than tourism from overseas coming back.