webfact Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Aussie tourists ripped off 1,500 baht each for a van ride in Phuket By The Thaiger A Facebook post in the “Phuket People Voice“ page has published the photos of two Australians who reported to Kaon police after being ‘ripped off’ in a van ride from the airport to their Kata hotel. A policeman at Karon says… “An Australian citizen came to report the situation in Karon saying that they ‘called’ (hired) a van from Phuket Airport to send them to their hotel at Kata. Arriving at the hotel, the driver demanded 3,000 baht for the journey, which is a very high price.“ That’s 1,500 baht each. The distance from Phuket International Airport to the Kata area is approximately 46-47 kilometres, which should usually cost 800-1000 baht max. Advertised prices at the airport say the maximum price for a private minibus from the airport to Kata/Karon is 1,600 baht. Other advertised services at the airport say you can catch a min-bus, with other passengers, for 200 baht to Kata/Karon. A taxi from the airport has a rate set at 1,000 baht, 500 baht each for the two Australians. Facebook users have been happy to share their opinions, some saying that by doing this “you destroy the image of Phuket tourism”. Source: https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/aussie-tourists-ripped-off-1500-baht-each-for-a-van-ride-in-phuket -- © Copyright The Thaiger 2019-07-18 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 The way things are going Karma will be along soon and there will be Zero Tourists to rip off. Perhaps these drivers would like to go back to planting rice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 nice clear photo of the girls for facial recognition. they will be reporting from immigration detention room soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 The great leaders recent words about not ripping off tourists have fallen on deaf ears. One word from Prayuth and they do as they like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totally thaied up Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Just dumb and dumber for the operators- you are all wondering why 'good farang' are bypassing Thailand to go somewhere different? Have a close look within and see why? Reporting like this goes far and wide and this has been going on for years but the powers to be see nothing! Thailand is just getting paid back now what it has sown. Fewer farang tourists due to incidents like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmen Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 It's never going to change. Punters need to always always ask how much BEFORE buying even a kilo of tomatoes.It's always been that way but social media will become there undoing now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Two more walking advertisements giving free publicity to potential tourists to keep away from the Thailand because of thieves, cheats and scammers who lurk within. And there is nothing you can do about it Mr. PM other than utter your usual platitudinous promises that you will fix the problem; just like you promised to fix all those other problems that still exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arithai12 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Why are their eyes slightly blurred in the first picture, then clear in the second one? Good of you to take it smiling girls, welcome to Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Noobie Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 It's easy and cheap to take aircon bus front of Phuket airport, no rip off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Clearly never made an research in Google. Shared minibus to Kata 200 baht each. Public bus much the same price. Meter taxi 800 baht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavideol Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 timing is everything.... today news """""PM Prayut speaks out! No more ripping off of tourists - it's bad for Thailand's wonderful image maybe it takes a little long to get the news in Phuket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavideol Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 1 hour ago, arithai12 said: Why are their eyes slightly blurred in the first picture, then clear in the second one? Good of you to take it smiling girls, welcome to Thailand. camera effect 555 the IMO was shaking when looking at 2 beautiful blondies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Apparently this driver didn't get Prayuts memo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 The question is will they get their money back? Silly question I know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolgeoff Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 these drivers will always try and scam every farang.word gets around quick where and when it happens.grab will be In that area one day and then or now, u will see the protest and drivers will wonder why no trade or tourist for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandguy Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Perhaps they didn’t book anything when the van made its surprise stop at a travel agency on the way to their destination? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 "Facebook users have been happy to share their opinions, some saying that by doing this “you destroy the image of Phuket tourism”." Doesn't destroy the image. Confirms it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 12 hours ago, islandguy said: Perhaps they didn’t book anything when the van made its surprise stop at a travel agency on the way to their destination? Do they still do that? It happened to me a couple of times long time ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inThailand Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Keep f... people and keep reporting it. Their days of good business is going soon. Som na naa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 What are they complaining about, they weren't attacked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sametboy2019 Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 13 minutes ago, soalbundy said: What are they complaining about, they weren't attacked. That usually follows on refusal of payment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inThailand Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 42 minutes ago, soalbundy said: What are they complaining about, they weren't attacked. not yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30la Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 It is absolutely normal for these characters to steal money from tourists and not only that, 5 years ago I had to pay Samui 600 Baht to go to Nathon to Hua Thanon, about 20 km! Thieves, thieves, thieves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Girls, you should have negotiated a reasonable fare at the airport before you hoped in and you were able to walk to the next taxi to negotiate a reasonable price.. Even if the price suddenly rises at the destination at least you will have the satisfaction of being able to say it was such and such a price and have at least a price to renegotiate again. They are real <deleted> these drivers. Absolutely no honour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius verus Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Whatever happened to hotel transfers ? Everyone knows Phuket is a tourist trap so why don't they stay in hotels that pick up and return you to the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deli Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 On Phuket there's nothing else as bad as the taxi and tuk tuk mob but nobody dares to clean that up. Too many envelopes handed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntipodeanThai Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 They go back home and talk to friends who talk to other who decide not to come to Phuket because of it. The driver will probably get a 1k fine so about 1.2 ahead of the proper fare but Phuket will loose tourists from it, as I now from friends who don't go there. wake up Phuket officials or your tourism will go down a lot further than 30% in 6 months and clean the drab place up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadeeken Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 17 hours ago, Mavideol said: timing is everything.... today news """""PM Prayut speaks out! No more ripping off of tourists - it's bad for Thailand's wonderful image maybe it takes a little long to get the news in Phuket Don't you know that it is this 'Phayut govt' thaty has caused all this.????? He is wanting to Make Thailand so 'PURE' and clean for 'respectable tourists' (seems mostly non-spending indian/chinese) that all the past tourists who liked Thailand 'as they knew it 'don't enjoy Thailand anymore'...... IT IS TOO PURE, AND STERILE........... THAT'S NOT WHAT WE WANT............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 20 hours ago, Cadbury said: Two more walking advertisements giving free publicity to potential tourists to keep away from the Thailand because of thieves, cheats and scammers who lurk within. And there is nothing you can do about it Mr. PM other than utter your usual platitudinous promises that you will fix the problem; just like you promised to fix all those other problems that still exist. Every country that depends on tourism has these crooks, I think you will find that a lot of these scumbags come from other parts of the country to the likes of Phuket and Pattaya to prey on tourists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlandtday Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 1 minute ago, possum1931 said: Every country that depends on tourism has these crooks, I think you will find that a lot of these scumbags come from other parts of the country to the likes of Phuket and Pattaya to prey on tourists. Yeah just like many of the low life farang congregate in places like pattaya you will find many low life thais also gravitate to these places. Problem is the good people get shafted as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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