Thailand’s national parks smash revenue records

[fredwiggy]

14 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Doesn’t worry me mate.

i don’t even know what facile means.

 

And realize is spelt with a z 

British English is realise.

[kwilco]

10 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Stop ya moaning.

 

i came here visa free for free.

 

If Thais want to visit the UK there is not only the visa application fee, which is non refundable if they reject them, but also the associated costs of traveling to the embassy, taking time off work etc etc. 

Tourist visa application fee to UK 5,555 baht. 
 

But other countries people to the UK is free, including all the white countries. So who is racist?

 

 

 

 

You really don't geddit do you? How do the sins of one country mitigate or justify the sins of another?

THis is about how Thai land manages there national resources - which BTW, are the foundation of 205 of their GDP.

It's also about conservation and how they could actually INCREASE their income - 

[kwilco]

5 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

British English is realise.

WHAT???

facile is the result of failing to take into account the full complexity of a topic before commenting on it - ignoring the evidence - take ing the easy route.

Edited Wednesday at 07:58 AM by kwilco

[fredwiggy]

Just now, kwilco said:

WHAT???

You spelled realise as the Brits do. He corrected you, saying it's supposed to be spelled realize.

[kwilco]

1 minute ago, fredwiggy said:

You spelled realise as the Brits do. He corrected you, saying it's supposed to be spelled realize.

It's not "supposed" to be "spelt" in any way - it's just convention not a rule. Again a facile approach to language.

Edited Wednesday at 08:01 AM by kwilco

[kwilco]

25 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Doesn’t worry me mate.

i don’t even know what facile means.

 

And realize is spelt with a z 

QED!

[kwilco]

9 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Must be a result of all those special tourist entry prices.

THey have been in place for 20 years

[hotchilli]

47 minutes ago, kwilco said:

THey have been in place for 20 years

Works like a charm...

[kwilco]

54 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Works like a charm...

 It is only the parks used by foreign tourists en masse. Most are marine parks and most visitors don't even know thy are being charged as they go on a tour.. THese parks are way oversubscribed and probably need to charge more to keep up with the damage they cause.

All the other parks in Thailand are subject to the same banded charges which simply don't take into account the "value" of each park.

[rickudon]

Earlier this year as part of a family outing by van we visited a waterfall near Phetchabun. Price for farang was 400 baht. Only there for 30 minutes, nothing else to see. Of course i didn't pay farang price, just pulled my hat down and said 'Khon thai'. Everybody laughed.

[greeneking]

2 hours ago, rickudon said:

Earlier this year as part of a family outing by van we visited a waterfall near Phetchabun. Price for farang was 400 baht. Only there for 30 minutes, nothing else to see. Of course i didn't pay farang price, just pulled my hat down and said 'Khon thai'. Everybody laughed.

Only way to do it in Lieland.