its a bit quiet......

[eezergood]

Lots of tour busses/mini busses full of tourists, but feet on the ground certainly seem to be less (as far as I can see in Patong), how about the rest of ...... Iceland?

Edited December 11, 2013 by LivinginKata
unnecessary remark removed

[Pomthai]

Theres still morons trying to join Heroines circle in the mornings desperately trying to create about 7 lanes side by side when there really is only room for 3 at best. So in my opinion, bussines as usual. Traffic the usual high season madness.

[robertthebruce]

I always leave Phuket during high season cannot stand all the tourists and traffic , shall return in April, when it's quieter again.

I love Phuket but not during high season does not work for me, all those tourists.

[phuketsub]

Phuket Town is always a traffic nightmare. The language my daughter has picked up from me just being driven to and from would make a longshoreman cringe.

The never-ending protests in front of Sala Klang worsen the situation; even after they 'win' they are still out there blocking the streets.

Who are these people? Don't they have jobs to do? Why are they always in my way? I just want to go from Point A to Point B with minimal hassle.

I can't wait to move to Songkhla...

[steelepulse]

Beaches seem plenty full, traffic is a mess, all the usual high season touts wandering down the beach, then later into every restaurant bothering diners.............. I'd say it's pretty busy.

[keestha]

The Christmas gap, an effect which is clearly noticeable every year, the last 2 weeks before roughly December 20. Tourists who want to celebrate Xmas/New Year at home have left already, and those who want to celebrate it here have not arrived yet. You might notice another small gap around January 21, when tourists who were here for the festive season are going home massively.

[eezergood]

The gap seems to have started from the beginning of Dec!!!!

[longstebe]

I always leave Phuket during high season cannot stand all the tourists and traffic , shall return in April, when it's quieter again.

I love Phuket but not during high season does not work for me, all those tourists.

Are we not all considered " tourists"?

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[IrishIvan]

The gap seems to have started from the beginning of Dec!!!!

 

perhaps TAT could announce a gap season, so tour operators and hotels can hike up their prices to cover for any lost earnings

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[simon43]

I've seen an increase in room cancellations over the past 10 days or so, certainly out of the norm.

Simon

[eezergood]

I've seen an increase in room cancellations over the past 10 days or so, certainly out of the norm.

Simon

All my friends & colleagues on the island saying the same!

[LivinginKata]

Yes, I hear talk about cancellation. But I also see plenty of tourists out and about this week. No doubt that it's true high season.

[simon43]

Luckily for my business, I don't lose out when customers cancel, since the industry norm for last-minute cancellations is a fee of the first night of stay. And my customers only stay one night anyway..... (transit hotel etc).

But it doesn't bode well for businesses in Phuket. I just drove down to the new Thai Watsadu store (wow! low prices!!),. and the roads were very quiet.

Simon

[falkan]

Phuket Town is always a traffic nightmare. The language my daughter has picked up from me just being driven to and from would make a longshoreman cringe.

The never-ending protests in front of Sala Klang worsen the situation; even after they 'win' they are still out there blocking the streets.

Who are these people? Don't they have jobs to do? Why are they always in my way? I just want to go from Point A to Point B with minimal hassle.

I can't wait to move to Songkhla...

mostly unemployed people..

[Felt 35]

I always leave Phuket during high season cannot stand all the tourists and traffic , shall return in April, when it's quieter again.

I love Phuket but not during high season does not work for me, all those tourists.

Once high season was the nicest time on the year here whatever way you looked at it. It was like when October was done it was paradise for 6 months. Kind a waiting for Christmas without the rat race in Europe. Now the rat race is here. Then again for us from Northern Europe and which is here for the warm climate, to go home now would mean its better to move back home permanently because when spring come in Europe many of us emigrate as the birds and IMO nothing beat the summer back home. Anyway, nowadays I understand your point very well.

[Kimera]

Phuket Town is always a traffic nightmare. The language my daughter has picked up from me just being driven to and from would make a longshoreman cringe.

The never-ending protests in front of Sala Klang worsen the situation; even after they 'win' they are still out there blocking the streets.

Who are these people? Don't they have jobs to do? Why are they always in my way? I just want to go from Point A to Point B with minimal hassle.

I can't wait to move to Songkhla...

mostly unemployed people..

Ah!! but somebody is paying them

[patongphil]

From my experience yesterday I think they are all in the Immigration office in Phuket Town.

[Felt 35]

Amazing 1400pm today Friday and Yaworat road was like a Sunday morning, perfect.

[keestha]

Also getting the feeling it's a bit quiet for the time of the year now. Bars/restaurants in Khao Lak having few customers, not only due to the fact the number of places keeps increasing rapidly. Ads you get to see on the internet are based on surfing behavior, I get flooded with Agoda ads offering Khao Lak hotels quite cheaply, sad for the owners especially if you know that Agoda takes at least an at least 17% commission.

Tourists which are there hold on tightly to their money, like people going through great lengths trying to haggle down the price of a room which costs 500 or 600 Baht.