Are the tourists still coming?

Posted by Full mooner on March 24th, 2010 filed in expat life

You’ve really got to ask yourself whether the tourism figures are as bad as what some people are making out. The current situation in Bangkok is undoubtedly having an affect, but to what lengths?
Thailand has been through this type of situation before, okay only in December 2008 when certain coloured shirt wearers managed to shut down the majority of the major airports in the country. It caused worldwide condemnation at how it could happen, but is it still affecting tourism numbers?
In 2003 the country was rocked by the SARS outbreak, in 2004 the tsunami struck on Boxing Day, 2006 saw yet another military coup and yet people are still coming, aren’t they not?
A quick ride down any beach road in Samui should tell us, drive past The Islander in Chaweng or even Tropical Murphy’s and if they are empty then Samui is struggling, but my last trip these places seemed to be booming, or was that because it was Paddy’s day?

You’ve really got to ask yourself whether the tourism figures are as bad as what some people are making out. The current situation in Bangkok is undoubtedly having an affect, but to what lengths?

Thailand has been through this type of situation before, okay only in December 2008 when certain coloured shirt wearers managed to shut down the majority of the major airports in the country. It caused worldwide condemnation at how it could happen, but is it still affecting tourism numbers?

In 2003 the country was rocked by the SARS outbreak, in 2004 the tsunami struck on Boxing Day, 2006 saw yet another military coup and yet people are still coming, aren’t they?

A quick ride down any beach road in Samui should tell us, drive past The Islander in Chaweng or even Tropical Murphy’s and if they are empty then Samui is struggling, but my last trip past these places was not long ago and they seemed to be booming, or was that because it was Paddy’s day?

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