cavanami Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 To me, it looks like the news media and others ant to make a huge drama out of the situation, sell newspapers, get the TV ratings up, etc. Here on the street, if you didn't know that something was up, it is same-o, same-o. It is a bummer with the airports shutdown and if they continue on to the bus and BTS, etc...ouch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.. Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Agreed. Just made my second trip to Swampy in as many days. Biz as usual. And on mid-Sukhumvit, same-same. You'd never know anything is happening unless you see the news, or get into conversations with the locals. Cheers, SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 I remember NY Eve a couple of years ago, when the bombs were going off across the city. We were boozing and ogling in the Doll House as we listened to the radio reports of the bombings. Only problem was the govmt ordered the public NY Eve celebrations cancelled and shut down the Skytrain too. Getting home was a melluvahess. Had to walk about two miles to get clear of the crowds and snag a passing taxi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 flew in thursday morning... plane was pretty empty! no queuing at immigration and taxis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 flew in thursday morning...plane was pretty empty! no queuing at immigration and taxis! what the officer told you as he read your name in your passport? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted September 6, 2008 Report Share Posted September 6, 2008 "welcome back! they are waiting for you!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Foreign arrivals drop sharply due to political turmoil Current political turmoil has already affected tourism both in the short- and medium-term, with the number of international arrivals having fallen by 70 per cent,:alert: according to the Thai Tourism Services Association. Charoen Wang-ananont, association president, conceded the political standoff had directly impacted the tourism business. Earlier, the association had projected the tourism boom in the fourth quarter of this year, which is the high season of every year. In particular, a large number of Chinese tourists are likely to make overseas trip in that season since most had stayed at home in their own country in the third quarter when the 2008 Olympic Games took place. However, almost all Chinese tourists had cancelled trips to Thailand upon concern over the ongoing political unrest. He said the number of foreign tourists had so far fallen by 70 per cent and that of local tourists by 60 per cent with the hotel room occupancy dropping by 30-40 per cent. Mr Charoen said what operators in the tourism sector want the new government to do urgently to ease the repercussion is to lift the imposition of the State of Emergency Decree immediately and unconditionally, and administer the country in a way that helps reduce national divisiveness. He projected the number of foreign tourists visiting Thailand would drop by 300,000 in the fourth quarter of the year. Meanwhile, Thai Airways International president Apinant Sumanaseni said that the ongoing political unrest and the recent rallies by anti-government protesters to besiege several local airports had prompted many countries to warn their people not to visit Thailand. It caused the number of THAI passengers, particularly from Asian countries such as China, Korea, and Japan, to drop by around 20 per cent, and that of passengers from Europe by 5-10 per cent in August. Should the political unrest continued unabated, he said, it would definitely affect revenue and profits of the national flag carrier although global oil prices had dropped. (TNA) http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=130598 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted September 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 I don't think 5-10 % is enough for Europe, as HN mentioned (probably in this thread) lots of TGs are stand-by. So instead of more expensive tickets normally sold to farangs they instead sell the cheapest. Of course the TGs go back to family and no income for hotels and restaurants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Wait until the idiots vote Samak back in tomorrow and start things all over again. Wonder if that's what the Big Boss in London told them to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 a huge chaos, crisis in tourism and economy...that's what the big boss want...then he can come back and rescue the country and it's people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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