webfact 47,513 #1 Posted November 18 Thailand tourism boom! Tourists flocking to Mae Hong Son Thai caption: Foreign tourists flocking to the caves Chiang Mai News reported that tourists were once again flocking to tourist attractions in the northern Thai province of Mae Hong Son. Phu Yai Ban (village leader) of Tham Lod (Lod caves) Yontrachai Sophaworakan said that until recently the number of tourists had been in a slump. But since the start of the cool season there had been at least 10,000 Thai and foreign tourists flocking to the area providing a much needed economic boost to the locals. The media reported that many tourists were also visiting the area of Doi San Wua Tor mountain four kilometers to the west of the caves. Here tourists could delight in the phenomenon known as the "Sea of Fog". Source: Chiang Mai News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-11-18 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Just1Voice 21,894 #2 Posted November 18 They need a "Fake news" meme on here. lol 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thailand 14,364 #3 Posted November 18 OK, really encouraging. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thailand 14,364 #4 Posted November 18 And if you want to go I checked just on Agoda and there were only some forty accommodations,hotels guest houses etc, available for the coming week. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jollyhangmon 1,405 #5 Posted November 18 Yeah, well ... just happy they're all flockin' again ... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redline 3,038 #6 Posted November 18 4 hours ago, webfact said: tourism boom I think they mean boom boom 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMW Overlander 931 #7 Posted November 18 (edited) Believe it or not, November and December are always swarming with Thai tourists, next to impossible to find acommodation, Mae Hong Son especially. Video in opening post features Tham Lod Cave, this time of the year visited by thousands. We went in March, hardly dozen people there.... Edited November 18 by BMW Overlander 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soalbundy 16,396 #9 Posted November 18 Flocking.....well flock me, as for the sea of fog it's probably more like sea of polluted air 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
legend49 3,223 #10 Posted November 18 23 minutes ago, BMW Overlander said: Believe it or not, November and December are always swarming with Thai tourists, next to impossible to find acommodation, Mae Hong Son especially. Video in opening post features Tham Lod Cave, this time of the year visited by thousands. We went in March, hardly dozen people there.... Take away the music, watch it in silence. Very dry, river a stream, dead trees, and the bridge wow I wouldnt take a 4WD over it. Bottom line looks like any country Thai town in the north Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mok199 10,941 #11 Posted November 18 (edited) Tourists are getting sick of the smell from tour buses and old diesel P/U's.. Edited November 18 by mok199 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bredbury Blue 2,260 #12 Posted November 18 1 hour ago, legend49 said: Take away the music, watch it in silence. Very dry, river a stream, dead trees, and the bridge wow I wouldnt take a 4WD over it. Bottom line looks like any country Thai town in the north I watched as you suggested and it looked great to me, probably as i visited in May a few years back and know it's an awesome place. Loved my time there and everywhere on the road from Mae Sot to Chiangmai. You'd expect it to be very dry in April. And no it isn't like any country Thai town: it's very close to the border so it feels more Myanmar than Thai, and it's a good hour's drive to the closest thai town (Pai which is tiny). I assume you haven't been. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nichopaulcnx 43 #13 Posted November 18 Thailand tourism boom! Tourists flocking to Mae Hong Son Perhaps that's why the hotels/guest houses, restaurants and bars in Chiang Mai are complaining about the lack of tourists ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hotchilli 6,202 #14 Posted November 18 5 hours ago, Just1Voice said: They need a "Fake news" meme on here. lol A fake news filter would be more suitable... the caption "tourists are flocking" is becoming nauseating! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Just1Voice 21,894 #15 Posted November 18 1 hour ago, hotchilli said: A fake news filter would be more suitable... the caption "tourists are flocking" is becoming nauseating! Especially when we know the real truth, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites