sandyf
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What do you mean "from scratch"? There is very little difference between an extension renewal and a new extension, done it several times in the last few years. In fact last extension in Dec with new passport from UK and new visa probably easiest I have ever done. Can't understand why many go to great lengths to avoid what can often be the easiest option.
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With conglomerates ownership is a bit irrelevant, companies are autonomous. The parent company used to be called Priceline and is currently in dispute with the UK over an intention to aquire "GotoGate" and "Getaroom". In 2021 I had to book a quarantine hotel which I did through Agoda. A few days before I was due back the governemnt reduced the quarantine period from 2 weeks to one week, Agoda refused to refund the difference. They claimed I was outside the cancellation period and I argued that if they joined the government scheme they should follow the government rules. The bank pursued the case on my behalf and resolved it in my favour, took about 6 months. I made a complaint to the "owners" but never got any response.
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Immigration Collaborates with Airlines to Enhance Passenger Experience
sandyf replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Quite. When it opened it was a vast improvement on DM, well apart from the 500 baht fiasco. -
They are not the same companies, they are both subsidiaries of the holding company Booking Holdings Inc based in the US. Agoda operates out of Singapore and Booking,com from the Netherlands. Price is variable depending on location required and your status with Booking.com. I use both and have had problems with Agoda and they can be very difficult to deal with, yet to encounter a problem with Booking.com. Booking.com tends to offer more pay at the hotel than Agoda does and free cancellation tends to be closer to check-in than Agoda but Agoda generally is a bit cheaper in this area.
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Immigration Collaborates with Airlines to Enhance Passenger Experience
sandyf replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Obviously out of the question. Western countries are not interested in fixing their immigration screw ups. Airports however can be a bit more prudent. "The latest forecasts indicate that even despite the amnesty, daily departing seats over the summer will average 104,000 -- giving a daily excess of 4,000 seats. On average only about 1,500 of these 4,000 daily seats have currently been sold to passengers, and so we are asking our airline partners to stop selling summer tickets to limit the impact on passengers." https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Heathrow-Airport-summer-passenger-cap -
Immigration Collaborates with Airlines to Enhance Passenger Experience
sandyf replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Its apples and oranges with Thailand haveing a much larger influx of foreigners. The UK makes it very difficult for foreigners to enter the country in the first place and only issues around 2 million visitor visas a year. What checks that are carried out are done from Airline data. The visa waiver arrangement in place for some nationalities is quite different to the bilateral arrangement that Thailand has in place. Anyone overstaying in UK for a short period is unlikely to see any repercussion until they try and re-enter. Long term overstayers probably just disappear into a bigger problem, join the list of iIllegals that have absconded. The authorities of the United Kingdom demand as a requisite to entry and departure that all reservations with flights originating, ending or transiting through the United Kingdom include the following information: Travel document information including: Number of travel document Country travel document was issued in Travel document's expiry date Name (as it appears on the travel document) Surname Sex Date of birth Nationality https://www.iberia.com/se/advance-passenger-information-api/#UnitedKingdom -
The exorbitant price Thailand is paying for high household debt
sandyf replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
No, it never is for the majority of this forum. For many Thailand lives in Isolation to the "rest of the world" and only they are open to derogatory comment. They are an emerging economy learning from world leaders so the "rest of the world" has a significant bearing on the the matter, irrespective of what you want to think. -
The exorbitant price Thailand is paying for high household debt
sandyf replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Indeed, Thais are taking lessons from a major economy. Key information about United Kingdom Household Debt: % of GDP United Kingdom household debt accounted for 84.6 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2023, compared with the ratio of 84.9 % in the previous quarter. UK household debt to GDP ratio is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1987 to Sep 2023. The data reached an all-time high of 108.5 % in Mar 2010 and a record low of 55.6 % in Mar 1987. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/indicator/united-kingdom/household-debt--of-nominal-gdp#:~:text=United Kingdom Household Debt%3A % of GDP,-1987 - 2023 | Quarterly&text=United Kingdom household debt accounted,Mar 1987 to Sep 2023. -
In Pattaya the Police Station is on Beach Road and for years on end the police regularly come out on the road to check the bikes. As far as I can see everyone gets stopped for an infringement and percentage wise Thais greatly outnumber foreigners. Helmets in the basket or 3 on the bike being the most common.
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Probably a branded and imported drug. Shop around for a generic.
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Not what I have experienced in 25 years. You must have been unlucky, or look suspicious, reflected in the pessimistic rhetoric.
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Quite irrelevant, at the end of the day nothing more than media interpretation and hype. Personally I don't see why anyone would need to carry diazepan, but then like the police I am not a doctor.
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If you are staying any length of time may be worth seeing a cardiologist regarding ARB vs ACE. When I came here I was on a beta blocker from the doctor in UK then the cardiologist here sugested I change to an ACE inhibitor. Wouldn't know how the costs compare but the Anapril is only about 1 baht a tablet. https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/angiotensin-converting-enzyme-ace-inhibitors-angiotensin-receptor-blockers-arbs#:~:text=All ACE inhibitors and ARBs are considered equally effective.,This is not true.