Phuket gains six more legal hotels

The Phuket News

 

The six hotel licenses were hand out by Phuket Governor Chockchai Dejamornthan yesterday (Feb 28). Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: -- The island gained six more legal hotels yesterday as Phuket Governor Chockchai Dejamornthan handed out hotel licenses to operators whose properties were previously providing tourist accommodations for periods of 30 days or less, in breach of the Hotel Act.

 

The certificates were handed out at Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday (Feb 28).

 

“Today we have six more legal hotels. Before we had 425 legal hotels and now we have 431, but there are about 200 more (illegal) hotels to go,” Gov Chockchai said.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-gains-six-more-legal-hotels-61203.php

 

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Only 200 more envelopes to collect and the job is done.

So do these 6 new hotels meet all the required building standards?

 

I suppose not as important as meeting the envelope thickness standard.

...and the 6 hotels that are now operating legally are...?

 

Seems very strange to publish pictures of the hotel reps posing for pictures with their new licenses without naming the hotels.

They look absolutely thrilled to be legal.

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look at the size of the gut on this man. must be eating well.

Then look at the faces of the new hotel owners, a little depressed as profits have suddenly gone down for this year with unexpected costs coming up

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I'm completely confused by this. Apparently 1000 hotels/guesthouse registered with the OrBorJor that previously hadn't. These hotels are now paying room tax. But they are expecting only 200 to become legal hotels? What is the definition of a legal hotel and what's going to happen to the rest?

I'll never fully understand the Thai's need to have a meeting or a ceremony for virtually anything.

At least they weren't all dressed up like Admirals, only the Gov uniformed up.

 

They didn't hey break out the bunting and framed certificate when I got my driver's license.