rooster59 Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Phuket: As beautiful as ever - just deserted! Image: Daily News Daily News published a large number of pictures that showed different tourist sites on the holiday island. There was Patong Beach, Bangtao Beach and Phuket old town. They were all beautiful just bereft of any tourists. Everywhere was deserted, they said. They said that Phuket is a large island but the smallest province known as the "Pearl of the Andaman" in reference to the sea that surrounds it. Phuket has been particularly hard hit by the pandemic due to the absence of foreign tourists and its long distance from Bangkok in particular. Those Bangkokians who do travel are more likely to choose the eastern seaboard or Hua Hin for a weekend or long weekend road trip break, notes Thaivisa. Source: Daily News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-11-21 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zzzzz Posted November 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2020 being selfish i know, But i love it here now 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenBravo Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Phuket is NOT the smallest province in Thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GeorgeCross Posted November 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2020 1 hour ago, rooster59 said: i bet it would be a lot more beautiful if it was covered with a fraction of all that concrete 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post malathione Posted November 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2020 20 minutes ago, GeorgeCross said: i bet it would be a lot more beautiful if it was covered with a fraction of all that concrete Yup, the Armpit of the Andaman. The absence of lice does not make it less of an armpit. Unfortunate. It was truly a beautiful island. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 1 hour ago, KarenBravo said: Phuket is NOT the smallest province in Thailand. 2nd smallest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Veering off a little from the title, but related because I have a friend who lived in Patong and just loved it here because it is, as the heading says "beautiful as ever". Unfortunately he is stuck in the UK and wants to get back so I sent him the latest info from Phuket regarding the hotels which are now certified to be able to accept folks who have to quarantine........ but he sent back rather sad email to say that this was all well and good, however what's the point of having these sort of hotels in Phuket, when one has to quarantine in Bangkok?? Feel free to put it in another thread, but did he read this right or can he still return to "beautiful" Phuket and directly quarantine here? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Is this real Posted November 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2020 As time goes by, and all the abandoned hotels, condos, and business structures deteriorate from lack of proper maintenance, it will be impossible to call it "beautiful." If it takes 5 years for world tourism to start improving, as it will, it will take even longer for Phuket to clear away all the derelict structures and replace with new. It's going to be a very long decade for Phuket tourism hopes. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 8 hours ago, zzzzz said: being selfish i know, But i love it here now Nothing selfish about it, this is the Pattaya as it should be... not saturated with millions of tourists which suffocate everything and over-stretch local services. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Pearl of the Andaman or Oyster of the Klong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy from Kent Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 23 hours ago, Is this real said: If it takes 5 years for world tourism to start improving, as it will, it will take even longer for Phuket to clear away all the derelict structures and replace with new. It's going to be a very long decade for Phuket tourism hopes. It'll take a while but I don't think I'd be quite as gloomy as you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Is this real Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 5 hours ago, Andy from Kent said: It'll take a while but I don't think I'd be quite as gloomy as you are. Hopefully, you are correct. My forecast is based on tourism increasing around the world to a point that major business' want to take a chance on it. I figure that can easily be 5 years and by then Phuket will need to be rebuilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Soon the jungle will take over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Rawai was busy over the weekend and Sunday night in Phuket Town was busy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3NUMBAS Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 as the airlines sell off their 380s it will be along wait for customers ,long haul will be gone for some time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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