webfact 78,935 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Pattaya officials make arrests at three hotels operating without licences Picture: Sophon Cable Sophon Cable TV reported on Facebook that a contingent of Bang Lamung officials along with protection services and the tourist police raided four hotels in the Pattaya area. Three establishments were found to be offering daily rental without licences. Sophon said that the state wanted to be able to check guests and the possibility that illegal migrants or foreign criminals were using the hotels. This they could not do if they were not legally registered as hotels. None of the places was named. Picture: Sophon Cable But arrests were made and prison terms of one year and fines of 20,000 baht can be given along with fines of 10,000 baht per day against the owners while the establishments remain unregistered. Thai posters on the Sophon site questioned how the places could open in the first instance with the inference that back-handers were paid to facilitate this. Source: Sophon Cable -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-02-14 Link to post Share on other sites
colinneil 74,290 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Once again somebody forgot the brown envelopes. Link to post Share on other sites
KittenKong 15,881 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 31 minutes ago, webfact said: None of the places was named. Not too hard to identify the one with its name on the wall in the photo. Link to post Share on other sites
Vacuum 14,704 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 55 minutes ago, webfact said: Sophon said that the state wanted to be able to check guests and the possibility that illegal migrants or foreign criminals Is this not what Immigration should do before foreigners are allowed to enter Thailand? Why wait until they check in to a hotel? Link to post Share on other sites
LucysDad 455 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 43 minutes ago, KittenKong said: Not too hard to identify the one with its name on the wall in the photo. One down, two to go........ well done Sherlock.. But would you have got it from this ?.............. Link to post Share on other sites
Chelseafan 4,440 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Where is the Ta93ht ? Link to post Share on other sites
ratcatcher 29,616 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 51 minutes ago, Chelseafan said: Where is the Ta93ht ? Link to post Share on other sites
KenKadz 384 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Surprise, Surprise, someone finally checking licenses. If licenses of hotels, bars, massage parlors, eateries, etc. were entered into computer database systems and checked all year long the city might find a whole new source of revenue. Link to post Share on other sites
KhunBENQ 15,467 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 5 hours ago, webfact said: None of the places was named. No names please. Just that you can easily read one of the names on the photo A fairly new built/renovated place on Jomtien beach. And of course on all major booking sites. Again and again posters claim that they don't need to show passport at check-in. And I tell you again and again that this is fishy. Link to post Share on other sites
Benmart 5,376 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Police: Come to any of the upscale condos on Naklua Soi 16, Wongamat. All have AirBnB ads for short term rentals. Scores of "short-timers" flopping down for a day/ week at a time in my 43 story complex. All the fancy signs here recently displayed have little effect. Link to post Share on other sites
Chrisswe 216 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 36 minutes ago, Benmart said: Police: Come to any of the upscale condos on Naklua Soi 16, Wongamat. All have AirBnB ads for short term rentals. Scores of "short-timers" flopping down for a day/ week at a time in my 43 story complex. All the fancy signs here recently displayed have little effect. Yes and they run the condos as hotel with full ABF 100% short term renting now rare common in Khao Yai !!! Link to post Share on other sites
moe666 5,548 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 1 hour ago, KenKadz said: Surprise, Surprise, someone finally checking licenses. If licenses of hotels, bars, massage parlors, eateries, etc. were entered into computer database systems and checked all year long the city might find a whole new source of revenue. This has been on going for over a year Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Bangkok nothing new Link to post Share on other sites
Ulic 5,793 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 The question I have is, are the hotels not registered because of construction/design shortcomings, because it is some business tax dodge, because you have to pay millions of baht in tea money to a government official to get the registration approved. What is the real reason? Surely it is not because the hotel owners are too lazy to register them. Link to post Share on other sites
Chelseafan 4,440 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 4 hours ago, KenKadz said: Surprise, Surprise, someone finally checking licenses. If licenses of hotels, bars, massage parlors, eateries, etc. were entered into computer database systems and checked all year long the city might find a whole new source of revenue. And cars, bikes, vans, land..... Link to post Share on other sites
fforest1 5,612 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 2 hours ago, Ulic said: The question I have is, are the hotels not registered because of construction/design shortcomings, because it is some business tax dodge, because you have to pay millions of baht in tea money to a government official to get the registration approved. What is the real reason? Surely it is not because the hotel owners are too lazy to register them. The requirements that need to be met to get a hotel licence are huge....Only a handful of 5 star hotels can meet the requirements........About 6 months after the crackdown had started only about 15 hotels in Pattaya had a hotel licence... The licence has nothing to with any thing except to put the little guy out of business so the big guys get fatter...... Link to post Share on other sites
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