The closure of Bangkok’s international airport has created a HUGE blow to Thailand’s tourism industry andΒ economy. Bangkok’s top class hotels and restaurantsΒ have beenΒ hit hard. Even though Bangkok’s airports are now fully operational, recovery for Thai tourismΒ is going to be slow. Combined withΒ the global economic crisis, Thailand did itself no favours. Ironically, the type of tourists thatΒ Thailand endeavours to attract have been driven away. Single males seeking fun-in-the-sun are now what is keeping part of the Thai economy afloat.Β The fun-in-the-sun seekersΒ or ‘mongers’ will walk through warzones to get what they want. I dare say that some families who were caught up inΒ Bangkok’s airport crisisΒ have possibly been scared away for life.Β
Thailand’s tourism is down but not out for the count. Amid the nightlife scene in Bangkok, the popular go-go bars in Soi Cowboy and Nana Plaza areΒ starting to get busier. It’s theΒ luxury hotels, airlines and tour operators that are really suffering. Thailand needs to be grateful to the ‘mongers’ but the Thais will never admit that fact. During this global economic crisis, Thailand’sΒ luxury hotels and restaurants have to realise that they are just too expensive. Whether they do anything about the problem remains to be seen…
ThisΒ informative reportΒ says it all by YAHOO NEWSΒ Β
