Tourism Thailand's Tourism Industry Faces Pivotal Moment as Arrivals Decline

[greeneking]

1 hour ago, ronnie50 said:

I've wondered about that in other places like Bangkok too. The big question is who owns them? Is there a certain small group of people that own the majority of them? I doubt they are all individually owned by sole proprietors. Money laundering comes to mind.

It is ridiculous how many there are. And not many working within the law as it was originally understood.

Most do not even pretend to be dispensaries any more.

I would also like to know what the real game is.

[DonniePeverley]

Utter nonsense of the highest order. 

 

The inline to smash around 40 million tourists this year. Which is almost their record. 

 

Special interest groups leak these doom stories during low season every year. This year maybe it's to stimulate interest in casinos to save the day. 

 

Easing visas has allowed in mass cheap rubbish to enter the country. Crime up. Rampant anti social behaviour up. Drug fuelled violence up. Open solicitation by Indian visitors in Pattaya up. Turning into a big dump.

 

Compare to Vietnam - no crime, culture, strict rules and laws, no anti social behaviour, no drugs - you would not mess with a cop there. Strict controls still on Indians and cheap visitors. 

[terryofcrete]

19 hours ago, Reddavy said:

I do not eat what i don’t recognise and when it is still moving on your plate 🤮