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Alcohol Sales Ban To Be Lifted at Thai Airports on Key Buddhist Holidays


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18 minutes ago, sungod said:
22 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

I thought that alcohol sales were banned on trains and ferries some years ago?

It was after some poor lass was raped on a train. Nothing to do with Buddhist holidays

 

I believe you are correct.

 

I agree. Perhaps someone who uses long distance trains can advise?

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I thought that international airports had been exempt from alcohol sales regulations for many years - they certainly don't have to follow the restrictions on selling hours.

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Honestly, if it wasn't for the women spearheading the economy & just about everything else, you'd think were still stuck in the Stoneage.  

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22 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

I remember when all petrol stations sold alcohol, and many drug stores. 

Tobacco and Cigarettes too!

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52 minutes ago, khunjeff said:

I thought that international airports had been exempt from alcohol sales regulations for many years - they certainly don't have to follow the restrictions on selling hours.

Certainly the duty free stores can sell.

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7 minutes ago, thaimacky said:

I'm still waiting for the announced reduction of the wine import tax to boost the tourism and hospitality sector.

They have a temporary amnesia regarding that.

 

Perhaps the temporal will be replaced by the eternal, it is also possible, TIT.

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I am not sure, but I thought that by outbound flight you always could buy alcohol.....Inbound I have no clue. but with a very old law they have to make it free every day all day ... and maybe ask for identification if a minor wants to buy...

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Doing this to increase tourism? Thing is as soon as you get out of the airport which is what basically everyone does on arrival you will not be able to buy alcohol on Buddhist holidays. How can anyone think this will boost tourism? More emptyheaded idiots at work. 

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I can foresee quite a few "passengers" going to the airport in order to get a couple of drinks on "Buddha Days"!

 

But maybe not at the prices they charge!!!

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2 hours ago, thaimacky said:

I'm still waiting for the announced reduction of the wine import tax to boost the tourism and hospitality sector.

 

Correct! "Waiting for Godot"?*

 

* Waiting for Godot (/ˈɡɒdoʊ/ ⓘ GOD-oh[1]) is a play by Irish playwright Samuel Beckett in which two characters, Vladimir (Didi) and Estragon (Gogo), engage in a variety of discussions and encounters while awaiting the titular Godot, who never arrives.

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So the airport monopolies get the nod from their connected friends in government.  How about the rest of the bars and restaurants in Thailand.  Oh!  Silly me.  They don't have the proper connections! 

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3 hours ago, thecyclist said:

Certainly the duty free stores can sell.

But they are closing all the duty-free shops at airports to engorge in bound passengers to buy locally.  

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I fail to see how sales at the airport will boost tourism, it's just their standard statement when they want to pass a law.

The scrapping of the afternoon 2-5 ban is an excellent idea.

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4 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

I agree. Perhaps someone who uses long distance trains can advise?

Certainly not allowed on Koh Chang Ferries, or to consume it at anytime. Just goes to show the Govt has no Idea about naff all.

A quick google search tells me Alcohol was banned on Trains in July 2014. But hey lets all have a committee meeting at 10k each.

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6 hours ago, webfact said:

This decision was reached by the National Alcoholic Beverage Policy Committee, chaired by Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit during a meeting held yesterday.

Sack them all waste of space and money. 

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15 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

Certainly not allowed on Koh Chang Ferries, or to consume it at anytime. Just goes to show the Govt has no Idea about naff all.

A quick google search tells me Alcohol was banned on Trains in July 2014. But hey lets all have a committee meeting at 10k each.

 

And no doubt they'll serve alcohol at the meeting 😆

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How will this increase tourism? If anything it will annoy tourists even more, can get a drink at the airport but then everywhere is closed when you hit the streets, and the only place you can have a drink after a long flight happens to charge 3-4 times more for the same bottle at a regular shop

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There has to be  some ironic form of illogic in this. Was there not the suggestion to close Duty Free shopping for arrivals in Thailand? So where is the expectation that lifting alcohol restrictions in airports is  somehow a bonus ?

Do travel weary people desire alcohol ?

 

Or have I missed something?

 

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