Lite Beer Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Tourists may be required to pay entrance fee for visiting Koh TaoKOH TAO: -- A meeting of tourism operators and local residents of Koh Tao in Surat Thani resolved during a meeting Thursday to collect an entrance fee from visiting tourists.They plan to use the fee for setting up a fund to boost security for tourists on the island. The meeting resolved to have the Koh Tao Municipality hold a public hearing on the fee rate. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Tourists-may-be-required-to-pay-entrance-fee-for-v-30244592.html -- The Nation 2014-10-02 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fritzzz25 Posted October 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2014 That island will never see as much as 1 satang from me! 80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thai at Heart Posted October 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2014 How about all the bar owners prove they paid all their taxes and as such complain to central govt about the lack of law and order. These people make my skin crawl 65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Costas2008 Posted October 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2014 Before we heard about the electronic tags, now about entrance fee to an island. I said it before and I will say it again. Are these people serious coming up with suggestions like that? 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tatsujin Posted October 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2014 So, they're now going to charge an additional fee to provide things they and the Police should be doing anyway ... classic ... 55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LennyW Posted October 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2014 They need a lot of money, a lot of witnesses to be paid for and suspects looked after!! 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honoluludave Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 They really got to be kidding??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post petermik Posted October 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2014 Unbelievable-now trying to "cash-in" on tragedy 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Scully Posted October 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2014 Great PR "welcome to Koh Tao you pay us to not get murdered, thank you very much". Sheesh. 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sena Dave Posted October 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2014 Good idea, paying your hosts to provide your security whilst they allow you to spend your money in their establishments 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martiennongprue Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 (edited) Rent your own bodyguard at the airport Edited October 2, 2014 by martiennongprue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Soutpeel Posted October 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2014 (edited) electronic tags/ GPS coordinates/wrist bands, no bikini's.... and now having to pay a fee before your raped & murdered ...only Thailand How about a better idea, get the BiB to do their jobs Fme the people involved in this whole KT thing have lost the plot... one sincerely hopes a civic minded member of TV is sending links to all these stories to the DM in the UK, to show the continued fiasco around this case.. Edited October 2, 2014 by Soutpeel 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGareth2 Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 fleece them before they get there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mackie Posted October 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2014 (edited) What a ridiculous idea! They are simply adding an insult to injury. However, foolish farangs will probably go long with it and make already rich village headman and his whole family even richer. Edited October 2, 2014 by Mackie 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meand Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I love how it does not occur to them to just pay for the security of the island themselves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyL Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 (edited) How clever!! I suspect that tourists worrying about their security would rather spend their holidays (and their money) elsewhere, where decent security is already insured without having to collect an additional entrance fee from them! Edited October 2, 2014 by GuyL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudhopper Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Before we heard about the electronic tags, now about entrance fee to an island. I said it before and I will say it again. Are these people serious coming up with suggestions like that? All those ankle monitors have to be paid for somehow. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza5335 Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 That should bring the tourists flocking back.... not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meand Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 (edited) What are they going to be paying for anyway, more cooked security and cops? Edited October 2, 2014 by meand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sena Dave Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 If this is a genuine suggestion then it really shows that to many Thais , Tourists /Farangs are just walking wallets. We have to pay to look after ourselves when we put our hand in our pocket and spend our money in their country, why should they do it Disgraceful if true 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I believe the Pattaya Walt 22 SAS mobility troop should offer their services and set up a branch office on KT one really hopes Dave Walt reads this thread 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post transam Posted October 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2014 With a zillion farangs visiting the place every year providing cash flow for businesses etc, what are the authorities doing with the tax revenue from the place...?.......... Surely security is provided with that tax cash. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 If I were in Government I would look at the island and realise that if tax was correctly paid there would be a considerable amount for the treasury. I would do an audit of the goods sent to the island and from that deduce the amount charged tourists. I would then compare that with the Vat Paid. Not enough...send updated assessments. I would do the same audit with the alcohol arriving on the island and ensure that vat was paid. Then I would compare the amount of goods sold in the bars and the selling prices and from them deduce how much profit was made on them and issue all the bars with updated Tax assessments. No problem then. We would enough to fund a huge police force and they would not have to worry about having to collect tea money. Ah well, this is Thailand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobe Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 They are not going to call it an entrance fee - it is "protection money" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rooo Posted October 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2014 Can't believe this, they should be ashamed of themselves. 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilDrSomkid Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 What is this? Phuket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I'm sure many tourists will decide on a sensible alternative of not visiting the island and having to pay for the dubious pleasure so no extra security needs to be paid for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post khunpa Posted October 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2014 SITUATION: An island that tourists are leaving and are canceling their bookings from. SOLUTION: Create an Enterance Fee! CONCLUSION: IDIOTS! 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globeman Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 So, they're now going to charge an additional fee to provide things they and the Police should be doing anyway ... classic ... And once again, putting the responsibility for violent attacks on the tourists. You see, if the tourists weren't in the country, there would be no rpaes and murders, so therefore.... it is their fault. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMF1960 Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 The stupidity continues! Do any of these officials think before they speak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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