Where the ultra rich spend their holidays ? Nobody comes to Thailand, why ?

[BE88]

[Captain Monday]

TAT tries their best

 

Then they are denied entry for by airport immigration for ”coming too many times”

 

Now lets think of some new rules, fines and taxes????

[uzynkotak]

Cause when you're rich, every place in the world can be like Thailand. Even better because n most countries in the world, you don't have to deal with all the TM30 BS having to report your whereabouts like a criminal every time you move to another hotel. 

Edited October 15, 2023 by uzynkotak

[fondue zoo]

The ultra rich come to Thailand?

[Ralf001]

33 minutes ago, uzynkotak said:

Cause when you're rich, every place in the world can be like Thailand. Even better because n most countries in the world, you don't have to deal with all the TM30 BS having to report your whereabouts like a criminal every time you move to another hotel. 

You know the hotel does the reporting.... yeah ?

[sqwakvfr]

Not just the ultra rich.  $100 million or more have the entire world as an option.  If I made $100,000 or more in retirement I doubt I would have LOS on my list. Does TAT understand the term “demographics” in terms of the many who come to LOS? “Cheap place to spend on vacation or retire”. 

[ukrules]

9 minutes ago, fondue zoo said:

The ultra rich come to Thailand?

Some of them do.

 

[save the frogs]

Led Zeppelin band members vacationed in Thailand.

Not sure if it was before they got really big.

Probably some other rich and famous people do. 

 

[save the frogs]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3379111/Inside-Angelina-Jolie-Brad-Pitt-s-luxurious-vacation-Couple-six-children-18-000-night-Thailand-beach-resort.html

 

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt stay at 18,000 dollar per night resort in Thailand. 

 

 

[2baht]

Where the ultra rich spend their holidays ? Nobody comes to Thailand, why ?

 

What are you talking about??? Bob Smith is HERE! ????

[BritManToo]

Thailand doesn't have anything the rich want.

If I were rich I wouldn't come here either.

I'd live in Florida or California, and holiday in the Bahamas.

Edited October 15, 2023 by BritManToo

[Mike Lister]

6 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3379111/Inside-Angelina-Jolie-Brad-Pitt-s-luxurious-vacation-Couple-six-children-18-000-night-Thailand-beach-resort.html

 

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt stay at 18,000 dollar per night resort in Thailand. 

 

 

10 uears ago they did!

[Tom H]

They dont want to see Russians in Phuket except they are.

[bkk6060]

Many still think of Thailand in the same category as Cambodia, Vietnam, etc.  3rd worldish low level countries with not really much to offer rich people.

[sirineou]

1 hour ago, uzynkotak said:

Cause when you're rich, every place in the world can be like Thailand. Even better because n most countries in the world, you don't have to deal with all the TM30 BS having to report your whereabouts like a criminal every time you move to another hotel. 

Yea , because the ultra-rich don't have people taking care of these things LOL

I am sure most of the Ultra rich come to Thailand once or twice, but why would they spend their holidays  here?  What is here that would keep them coming back? 

One thing is reaching critical mass. 

The very rich, go where other very rich go. Why?

 First they create a market that develops an infustracture to support their

lifestyle.

  Second the biggest contributor to success is proximity to success. Birds of a feather roost together. 

See and be seen !!

Locations in the  Mediterranean has not only proximity with other successful people it has proximity to many different locations where successful people congregate.  The  can spend a few days on their yacht  in Santorini, then yacht over to Malta for a couple days , the to the sour of france, or Italy or park it and jump on a short flight to every European location. 

Here, well I guess they can hop over  to Vietnam for some Pho. 

Edited October 16, 2023 by sirineou

[Olmate]

'Dan' and his family had a meal in a bar I was at in Pratumnak last night.Does that count?? 

[hotandsticky]

Shouldn't this be in the Pub section?

[hotandsticky]

7 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

Many still think of Thailand in the same category as Cambodia, Vietnam, etc.  3rd worldish low level countries with not really much to offer rich people.

....and?

 

 

Are you suggesting they are wrong?

[stoner]

mostly because this place has been turned into a s hole when compared to others on that list. 

 

massage shop. souvenir shop. bar. massage. bar. restaurant. bar. restaurant. massage. bar. tourist shop. bar. massage. restaurant. 

[kalasiner]

I knew a rich guy who spent his summer holidays at the Hotel du Palais in Biarritz, France. He always had a suite at the top of one of the twin towers.

One year the hotel deeply regretted that they could not give him the suite because both were already booked; by the Duchess of Windsor (Wallace Simpson) and Frank Sinatra. Luckily, Frank Sinatra cancelled.

He never visited Thailand, probably because he enjoyed a glass of fine wine and could not afford the outrageous Thai prices for a tipple..

[KhunBENQ]

1 hour ago, ukrules said:

Some of them do.

 

Occasionally you read about some celebrity staying in a high end resort in Phuket or renting villas.

All in the upper 5 digit Thai Baht per day.

[Bangkok Barry]

15 minutes ago, kalasiner said:

I knew a rich guy who spent his summer holidays at the Hotel du Palais in Biarritz, France. He always had a suite at the top of one of the twin towers.

One year the hotel deeply regretted that they could not give him the suite because both were already booked; by the Duchess of Windsor (Wallace Simpson) and Frank Sinatra. Luckily, Frank Sinatra cancelled.

He never visited Thailand, probably because he enjoyed a glass of fine wine and could not afford the outrageous Thai prices for a tipple..

I'm a tennis journalist and it reminds me of when I stayed at a hotel in Berlin at the same time Bill Clinton was there. Martina Hingis regularly had a suite on the top floor but the entire floor was reserved for Bill's entourage. She was most put out and told the press it was probably for all his women. The pr people went into panic mode, begging us not to quote her.

[Marky Mark Mark]

2 hours ago, Captain Monday said:

TAT tries their best

 

Then they are denied entry for by airport immigration for ”coming too many times”

 

Now lets think of some new rules, fines and taxes????

Im not ultra wealty but by thai standards im in top 1% by any standatrds.  My last entry i got the you come thailand too MUT.......lol.

i had a 60 day visa so they let me in by buying a plane ticket out.

[uzynkotak]

1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:

You know the hotel does the reporting.... yeah ?

Yes, unless it doesnt

[Chris Daley]

Because Thailand doesn't have a casino.

[DrJack54]

2 hours ago, hotandsticky said:

Shouldn't this be in the Pub section?

Pub section at best or general chat forum. 

[SAFETY FIRST]

Russell Crow likes it here. 

Jimmy Barnes 

My next door neighbor 

 

The list goes on ????

Edited October 16, 2023 by SAFETY FIRST

[bigt3116]

3 hours ago, uzynkotak said:

you don't have to deal with all the TM30 BS having to report your whereabouts like a criminal every time you move to another hotel. 

The hotel files the TM30, it does not involve you in any way shape or form. So you are not dealing with any "bs" at all.

[proton]

9 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Russell Crow likes it here. 

Jimmy Barnes 

My next door neighbor 

 

The list goes on ????

Prince Andrew has come here a few times!

[Walker88]

Plenty of the wealthy come to Thailand, though not as many as russians escaping conscription.

 

The Oriental's top suites go for ~550,000 baht/night during the high season, and tend to be booked most nights. Plenty of better restaurants serve expensive wines such as Solaia or Sassicaia, or even a top French burgandy such as La Romanee Monopole.

 

The FBO at Don Mueang will take care of the Gulfstream while the visitors enjoy high tea at the Authors Lounge.

 

Those guests are not backpackers or budget travelers. Everybody comes to Thailand at least once. Some stay....discreetly.