truffledog wrote: ↑Tue Mar 22, 2022 1:00 am

Kenr wrote: ↑Mon Mar 21, 2022 10:24 pm It’s not a holiday when everything shuts down at 11:00 pm every night, and it will affect their GDP if it becomes the norm. And from my experience in Thai mentality, when business slows down instead of lowering prices to attract more customers, they raise prices to make up for lost business. But if there are no additional customers to attract, prices will not stay the same, it will increase.

That’s why I love Las Vegas, not for the gambling but because you can do whatever you want 24/7.

Thailand becomes nice when you are on an island where they give a fcuk about curfew and other laws. There is a few of those places left fortunately.

GMJS-CEO wrote: ↑Mon Mar 21, 2022 10:10 pm I had no idea about the 11pm closing requirement in Thailand. That is great news, would be nice if they keep that permanently. I imagine that is the type of measure that would impact the type of tourists they are getting and discourage some of those they want to avoid.

Alex wrote: ↑Tue Mar 22, 2022 10:32 am

GMJS-CEO wrote: ↑Mon Mar 21, 2022 10:10 pm I had no idea about the 11pm closing requirement in Thailand. That is great news, would be nice if they keep that permanently. I imagine that is the type of measure that would impact the type of tourists they are getting and discourage some of those they want to avoid.

They want people who spend plenty of money. While it's conceivable that some tourists would be happy to spend all their money in a shopping mall, many want a mix of activities. Even a friend's parents who stopped by in Bangkok on a cruise a few years ago wouldn't have been happy to be sent to bed at 11pm instead of slurping cocktails with me at their hotel bar till much later. And neither would their hotel have been happy.

Those well-heeled cruise ship passengers who spend just a few days in Thailand and have an outrageous daily spend are quite a demanding lot. They also don't grow on trees.