Decreasing number of tourists?

Post by **STEVE G** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 6:01 am

Obviously those of us with deep connections to Thailand will keep coming, but I have to say that at 52 bt to the pound I wouldn't consider it to be particularly good value for a holiday at the moment.

Post by **hhfarang** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:06 am

Thai logic

Isn't that an oxymoron... kind of like "military intelligence" or "happily married"?

Post by **margaretcarnes** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 1:20 pm

Sorry Buksi, don't know what happened there!
Just to add though - am up in Chiang Mai at the mo and there seem to be plenty of tourists around. Both backpackers and rich hotel folks. There are a lot of Americans/Canadians and Europeans here.
The climate is great at the moment. About 30 deg daytime, but cool enough at night to sleep comfortably without a fan.
The strange thing is that the Thailand map at my guesthouse, which caters for a lot of tours, doesn't even show HuaHin. I'm talking to backpackers who have never heard of it, and who's itinerary is North - Chiang Mai, then straight down South to the islands. Theres nowt for them inbetween, apart from the KhoSan Rd. Maybe the TAT needs to being doing more for HH?

Post by **lomuamart** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 4:57 pm

I walked the beach on Saturday and was surprised to see almost every sunlounger occupied as I walked about half way to Khao Takieb. This was about 11am.
Popped into Coco 51 last night for a quick beer and it was busy - OK, groups from The Hilton etc. But there are plenty of people around from that little survey. They're all just going to different places now.

Post by **sandman67** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:03 pm

Lomu....

think the bars were busy last night because we just had two nights and days of enforced temperance

Post by **Winkie** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:22 pm

Cha Am seemed busy this weekend too. Both local and Farnag tourists.

Post by **lomuamart** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:29 pm

sandman67 wrote:Lomu....

think the bars were busy last night because we just had two nights and days of enforced temperance

True, although I wasn't in the bar area. Have to admit though that I was wondering on Saturday whether any place would sell me a beer along the beach.
No problem. Everyone was imbibing and I don't think that those people would have been your regular bar customers at 11am anyway.
Maybe I'm wrong and everyones' become more alcoholic than me, but..........

Post by **kendo** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 2:03 am

sandman67 wrote:Lomu....

think the bars were busy last night because we just had two nights and days of enforced temperance

My main drinking place in Surin, on dry days we drink out of tea mugs, its allways like having a crafty smoke behind the bike sheds and quite amusing

Kendo.

Post by **Rider** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 12:44 pm

Was in Jools bar (Bangkok), and they wouldn't serve a drop!

Then they handed the bill over of 60 baht for one bottle of sprite! :O
Plenty of ne'r'do-wells with cans of singha mooching about 7/11 though.

Post by **Digger** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 1:28 am

Cnn traveler reported today that tourism numbers to Thailand were down a third over same period last year so maybe that will lead to cheaper airfares and discounted hotel rooms for all visitors.I do not think this figure takes into account present disruptions as programme was probably made last week

Post by **MartinJ** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 2:35 am

Around 860,000 British nationals visited Thailand in 2007 i wonder what the number for 2008 is now and will be by the end of the year

I sort of hope the air fair get cheaper next year after March , but i will always come back it just the best place i been (Hua Hin that is) one of the few palces you can really relax.

I do hope the down turn does not effect all there too much

Post by **bozzman101** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:51 am

hhfarang hi

thought an oxy moran was a person tending a water buffalo

Post by **IHF** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 9:05 am

well numbers will drop this week thats for sure, heard this is getting a lot of media attention in UK. long term effect is going to hurt.

and the people who are returning for long stays like scandanavians 3 months or more, not just the 2 week tourists who wont come.

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Post by **CraigDunn** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 4:22 pm

The same night the PAD shut down the airport there was a Thai gent in that fancy white tunic the PM sometimes wears (he'd be a minister or senior bureaucrat) on the TNN news channel saying that, since so many folks get killed on the roads during public holidays, he's proposing banning the sale of alcohol at every holiday - Xmas, New Year, my birthday, etc.

Do you think he and PAD are working together to reduce the number of tourists?

cd.

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