Guest Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 No, Neither Nana nor Cowboy are designated entertainment zones. Gerrym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazingStarz Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 Entertainment Zones in BKK would be Patpong, Ratchada etc. Areas such as Patong and Pattaya and Samui MAY be designated Entertainment Zones though which would be a "good" thing in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazingStarz Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 All bars on Pat Pong and Soi Cowboy were given written Government notices on January 12th ordering (at the earliest) 6:pm openings and 1:am closings. Looks REALLY fucked up. The good news? Patong/Phuket bars have SO far, been left alone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo_bill Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 Mr. Swishtz, although hardly participating in the nightlife, i couldstill write a book about closing times, barfines etc etc just because you learn these important things on the Nanaplaza board. 99,75 % of all Thailand tourists have no clue what Nanaplaza, Soi Sowboy or let alone Ratchada is. Probably heard of Patpong or Pattaya. So what impact does a 01:00 or 02:00 closing time have on tourism and hence the economy ? Close to nothing even if the news would spread wordwide . maybe some woud like it because they think it is aquiet place. BuBi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazingStarz Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 Mr Bill It has a major knock on effect on the local economy, in terms of Farang tourist visitors probably the end impact will be negligible as you mention. When hours were reduced to 2am it provoked a lot of unrest amongst Taxi drivers, Tuk Tuk drivers etc as they were losing money, which means the food vendors are losing money and the places they spend their money etc etc. Nevermind the breweries who emply workers who bottle and manufacture and the delivery drivers who would see and suffer from a drop in demand through a reduction in consumption time I lived in Thailand for 2 years and worked as part of the nightlife scene (both the Go Go and respectable) so I do have some idea of what i am talking about. My info comes from those in the trade, not the message boards. There is a lot of revenue that comes off the late night tourist trade into the local economy that would leave a hole if it were to disappear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo_bill Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 Mr Swishtz, but does it disappear and how much do the party-goers spend ? anyway, discussed 90 times already. wait and see. Mr Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazingStarz Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 Well 2 morrow is the day of the announcement so I guess waiting is the approach to follow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazingStarz Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 Mr Bill I just noticed you are member 45 and I am member nr 44, of no interest at all or relevant to the thread but amused me anyways for a moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 99,75 % of all Thailand tourists have no clue what Nanaplaza, Soi Sowboy or let alone Ratchada is. Probably heard of Patpong or Pattaya. So what impact does a 01:00 or 02:00 closing time have on tourism and hence the economy ? Plenty. I am coming up on 10 years in Thailand, I don't work in the nitery industry (I work for a bank), and for as long as I have been here, Thailand's nightlife has been a major feature in the tourism industry, far more than many realize. Talk a walk down the lower Sois of Sukhumvit - on some stretches you will see more Farangs than Thais. I cannot think of any other areas of Bangkok where this is true. But I can think of areas of Patong Beach or Pattaya where this true, both places that are centered around the nightlife (who visits Pattaya for the beach?) All of those tourists - and tourists seem to outnumber expats at least 19 to 1 - stay in hotels, eat at restaurants and otherwise contribute heavily to the Thai economy. Its politically correct to say that p4p isn't important to the tourism here, but it isn't true. This year, 2004, the Tourism Authority of Thailand wants to increase the number of tourists by 20%, and revenues from tourism by almost one-third. Khun Somkid, the Deputy Prime Minister primarily responsible for economic matters in the current government, identified the expected dramatic increase in tourism as one the main drivers of the Thai economy in the year 2004. I don't see how this is going to happen if there is a big crackdown on the entertainment industry...unless the plan is to just fudge the figures. Go figure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 My thai-chinese friend (girl) was telling me today about this 12:00 closing time and she really hopes that Thailand will eventually get rid of farang sex tourism and she was soooo happy telling me this. She really hates sex tourists and farang oriented bargirls and nearly fainted when i was walking with her on Sukhumvit one night and she watched the trade going on there. Anyway she doesn't give a shit if thai men have 10 mia nois or visit massage parlours once a month. It's their privilege she says Strange country... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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