Russian tourists are cancelling their vacation plans in Pattaya

[Jingthing]

Makes room for the MEXICAN invasion!

Uh oh!

Edited December 19, 2014 by Jingthing

[jarih]

Im sure when you get to know them, like anyone - most Russians are lovely people.

However - when on vacation in Thailand, they can be pretty dreadful. I can't say I'll miss seeing more Russians in Thailand.

What i heard from many Thai peopole that they don´t like Russians because they are rude people.

[TomYumpoochai]

Maybe we can get to the 7/11 checkout faster now if theres less russians demanding their phones be topped up by the staff.....it must be soooooo difficult to dial *120*....

[AlphMichaels]

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If the dollar depreciated as much as the rouble has,

I would be cancelling too!

Bad for them, bad for thailands economy

Hopefully the numbers can be offset from other areas.

* RUBLE * THAILAND'S

Edited December 19, 2014 by AlphMichaels

[emilymat]

Hard times has fallen all over the world due to the economic situation.

Hope things change in the near future, because it's not good either for Pattaya or any other city in the world.

Nope.

Not everywhere.

Putin's Russia is in economic meltdown.

I hope strong man dictator Putin withdraws from Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.

I hope Putin stops scapegoating gays and blaming problems that he created on gays and the west.

How about that?

he won't he is not a coward.

Yes I know he won't, because that's all he's got now, the hyper nationalism he's whipped up with his aggression against Ukraine and also the popularity of his scapegoating of a hated minority, the gays, and also his total paranoia about the west. He is in danger of being toppled ... that's what gets strong leaders, economic meltdowns and his only defense is getting even more extreme. In any case, he isn't nearly as brilliant as many people imagined.

+...just e KGB, who were indoctrinated to believe everyone outside the Soviet Union was the enemy.

[Gandtee]

So, life is not that bad after all.

[Jingthing]

When are the "To Jomtien" baht bus queue masters going to stop saying DAVAI DAVAI?!?

[konying]

Hard times has fallen all over the world due to the economic situation.

Hope things change in the near future, because it's not good either for Pattaya or any other city in the world.

Nope.

Not everywhere.

Putin's Russia is in economic meltdown.

I hope strong man dictator Putin withdraws from Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.

I hope Putin stops scapegoating gays and blaming problems that he created on gays and the west.

How about that?

Jing, understand your animosity towards Putin, but that is only your personal problem.

For Russians living in Russia, ruble crash has had little affect.

It only affects those who travel overseas, which would be easily fixed in a few months, airfares by Aeroflot would be cheaper.

You can also forget Crimea and Eastern Ukraine was NOT under his control, but would not surprise me if it will be from now on.

Like it or hate it, Russians filled up restaurants, hotels and were major players in real estate market.

With them been gone, there is noone to fill their shoes,which very possibly does mean restaurant closures, hotel closures and abandoned construction sites.

Too many selfish people fail to see the big picture and goat about ruble crashing without realizing the consequences for EU. After all Russia was HUGE market 400 billion in trade per year

[Elmer Gantry]

Cue the doubling of everything to compensate ...

posters don't understand your irony,hence no likes.1 free like

[Jingthing]

,,,

For Russians living in Russia, ruble crash has had little affect.

...

You are wrong.

[Xrey24]

Good..

Should be some elbow room in the Pattaya Wat....

....and bars

[Elmer Gantry]

Hard times has fallen all over the world due to the economic situation.

Hope things change in the near future, because it's not good either for Pattaya or any other city in the world.

Like your posts Costas,but I do disagree as I live within my means,learnt that lesson 40 years ago

[cookee68]

Yet when you want to book a room at a hotel they always seem to be fully booked ( so they say ), and only have the expensive rooms left, how strange

[konying]

,,,

For Russians living in Russia, ruble crash has had little affect.

...

You are wrong.

Got to do little better than that

[Jingthing]

,,,

For Russians living in Russia, ruble crash has had little affect.

...

You are wrong.

Got to do little better than that

Food prices, inflation, recession hitting poor and middle class.

Putin raised living standards which was a key to his power ... now they are falling.

Also if middle class people can't afford holidays in winter now, that hurts their quality of life in general.

Edited December 19, 2014 by Jingthing

[Elmer Gantry]

Hard times has fallen all over the world due to the economic situation.

Hope things change in the near future, because it's not good either for Pattaya or any other city in the world.

Nope.

Not everywhere.

Putin's Russia is in economic meltdown.

I hope strong man dictator Putin withdraws from Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.

I hope Putin stops scapegoating gays and blaming problems that he created on gays and the west.

How about that?

No mention in Costas post about gays,why did you bring it up STRANGE

[keebone]

The 7-11's and Family Marts on Walking St will be down on sales of big bottles of Chang, shouldn't have any effect on bars though.

[Jingthing]

Hard times has fallen all over the world due to the economic situation.

Hope things change in the near future, because it's not good either for Pattaya or any other city in the world.

Nope.

Not everywhere.

Putin's Russia is in economic meltdown.

I hope strong man dictator Putin withdraws from Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.

I hope Putin stops scapegoating gays and blaming problems that he created on gays and the west.

How about that?

No mention in Costas post about gays,why did you bring it up STRANGE

He didn't mention Putin either.

But this story is mainly about Putin, and a big thing with Putin is demonization of the west, demonization of gays, and trying to link those two things.

Maybe you haven't followed the news. Not my problem.

Edited December 19, 2014 by Jingthing

[crobe]

Hard times has fallen all over the world due to the economic situation.

Hope things change in the near future, because it's not good either for Pattaya or any other city in the world.

Nope.

Not everywhere.

Putin's Russia is in economic meltdown.

I hope strong man dictator Putin withdraws from Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.

I hope Putin stops scapegoating gays and blaming problems that he created on gays and the west.

How about that?

Jing, understand your animosity towards Putin, but that is only your personal problem.

For Russians living in Russia, ruble crash has had little affect.

It only affects those who travel overseas, which would be easily fixed in a few months, airfares by Aeroflot would be cheaper.

You can also forget Crimea and Eastern Ukraine was NOT under his control, but would not surprise me if it will be from now on.

Like it or hate it, Russians filled up restaurants, hotels and were major players in real estate market.

With them been gone, there is noone to fill their shoes,which very possibly does mean restaurant closures, hotel closures and abandoned construction sites.

Too many selfish people fail to see the big picture and goat about ruble crashing without realizing the consequences for EU. After all Russia was HUGE market 400 billion in trade per year

Not true,

It will affect people in Russia greatly - they mainly export oil and gas and import just about everything else (except basic foods), so these import prices are doubling in the last coupe of months and could still increase even more.

Added to that the increase in the interest rates from 10.5% to 17% overnight and there will be a lot of people in debt aswell.

As to the fact that there is no-one to fill their shoes, did you not see that the tourist figures from China were up 58% - and if you have ever been on an Airasia flight from China to Bangkok (as I was last week), you will know that they are an order of magnitude worse in their manners than the Russians, quite a lit of whom were ill-mannered, but also quite a few nice couple and with kids.

But the Pattaya people are adaptable - expect to see all those restaurant, day tours and airport run signs suddenly change from Cyrillic to Chinese script.

[Jessi]

,,,

For Russians living in Russia, ruble crash has had little affect.

...

You are wrong.

JT, konying is always wrong.

[pattjock]

Pattaya has moved closer to Bangkok, thats handy

"a beach resort about 60 miles southeast of Bangkok"

Pattaya has always been 60 miles southeast of Bangkok

Driving distance between the two places is quite a bit longer

[smotherb]

Nice to see a good news story from Thailand,

Yeah, quite frankly, I'd like to see all tourism down 50% in Thailand.

[Harrykrabi]

Thanks Santa, may the ruble continue its free fall foreeeeeeeeever

[maapaa]

Pattaya has moved closer to Bangkok, thats handy

"a beach resort about 60 miles southeast of Bangkok"

Has it? No.

Take a map, check the distance from the southeastern border of Bangkok to the northern border of Pattaya. It might be even less than 60 miles.

But from the western parts of Bangkok to the southern parts of Pattaya ... it might even nearly double, that's right.

[smotherb]

Hard times has fallen all over the world due to the economic situation.

Hope things change in the near future, because it's not good either for Pattaya or any other city in the world.

Nope.

Not everywhere.

Putin's Russia is in economic meltdown.

I hope strong man dictator Putin withdraws from Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.

I hope Putin stops scapegoating gays and blaming problems that he created on gays and the west.

How about that?

Yeah, well hope in one hand and defecate in the other; guess which one gets full first

[MRDave]

,,,

For Russians living in Russia, ruble crash has had little affect.

...

You are wrong.

Got to do little better than that

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sergei-guriev/russia-ruble-run_b_6349288.html

[Tatsujin]

Cue the doubling of everything to compensate ...

posters don't understand your irony,hence no likes.1 free like

I'm British, which probably explains a lot ... and thanks for the +1, always nice to feel popular (y)

[richusa]

Came from Europe to Bangkok last year on new years....half the plane was fill full of Russians. Having 4 Litre jet packs of vodka and 2 drinking hoses.....Hillarius......and TOTALLY SMASHED.

[Tanlic]

70% down is a lot...........anyone with any idea how to stop the other 30% please send your ideas on a postcard to Thai Tourism.

[mijako]

feeling a little better already. I won't miss them