webfact Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Hua Hin: Covid scare and fake news blamed for no tourists at floating market Picture: Sanook Sanook reporters went to the Sam Phan Nam Floating Market in Hua Hin during the long weekend that just passed and found it completely deserted. The area has been in economic decline since before the pandemic but Covid-19 made matters much worse. Bag and mask trader Napaphat Kaewcharoen said that she and others were just about remaining in business due to some weekend and long weekend trade. However the last few days were terrible with no one there at all. She put the blame at the door of the cases of the Thai women who sneaked across the Thai border in the north from Tachilek that spooked tourists. And she said that the situation was made worse by a fake news post that mentioned Prachuap Khiri Khan as a province that could not be visited. Sher begged people not to share such nonsense. Source: Sanook -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-12-07 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr mr Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 6 minutes ago, webfact said: Sher begged people not to share such nonsense. sher is right about this. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NCC1701A Posted December 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2020 28 minutes ago, webfact said: And she said that the situation was made worse by a fake news post that mentioned Prachuap Khiri Khan as a province that could not be visited. i have warning people about this for years. you can check in but you can never leave. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Blame anything but themselves, 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Phuketshrew Posted December 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2020 Maybe a Singha beer tent would have attracted some customers? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worrab Posted December 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2020 Have visited a couple of times when in Hua Hin. Up to a couple of years ago my Thai ID card got me in for free, the same price as Thais. Now they do not accept the Card and really is not worth the 200THB entry. Most of the goods you can find either in Hua Hin shops or Cicada/Tamarind Markets. The place needs a total revamp to attract any tourist trade. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 12 minutes ago, worrab said: Have visited a couple of times when in Hua Hin. Up to a couple of years ago my Thai ID card got me in for free, the same price as Thais. Now they do not accept the Card and really is not worth the 200THB entry. Most of the goods you can find either in Hua Hin shops or Cicada/Tamarind Markets. The place needs a total revamp to attract any tourist trade. What? 200 Baht farang price? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GeorgeCross Posted December 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2020 place has been all down hill since they implemented an entrance fee. same as that Venetian place. both had potential but <deleted> poor implementation and greed got in the way again. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Ah yes, the fake floating market, why don't Thais go there ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Megasin1 Posted December 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2020 I have 2 rules about shopping, I won't pay an entry fee and I won't pay a car parking fee. I have broken this rule once in the Pattaya mud hole they laughingly call a floating market because i was with a large party of Thais who wanted to go there, however having been the only one in the party to be charged an entry fee I then refused flatly to either buy anything or give any money to my daughter to buy anything. You can take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink ???? 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Reported post removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Remove the 200 baht for foreigners you might get some trade. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlj Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimHuaHin Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 I went once, years ago, with some Thai friends, nothing there worthwhile, and none of us have ever been back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Triangle Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Pattaya floating market, mmmm, what can I say that won't get me into trouble with the Mods & Thailand's archaic defamation laws ???????????????????????????????????????? Er, just don't go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalevo Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 12 hours ago, webfact said: Sam Phan Nam Floating Market in Hua Hin during the long weekend that just passed and found it completely deserted The long weekend is next weekend. Does Hua Hin have extra ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briguy Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Last year I spent a week in Hua Hin and did a lot of touristy things. But in my research prior to the trip, I never heard about a floating market in the area, so I daresay even with foreign tourists, they might not have been doing that well thanks to poor marketing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A512 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 That's a ghost place, remove the fee and still not attractive. go somewhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HampiK Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 On 12/7/2020 at 11:33 AM, worrab said: Have visited a couple of times when in Hua Hin. Up to a couple of years ago my Thai ID card got me in for free, the same price as Thais. Now they do not accept the Card and really is not worth the 200THB entry. Most of the goods you can find either in Hua Hin shops or Cicada/Tamarind Markets. The place needs a total revamp to attract any tourist trade. On 12/7/2020 at 4:59 PM, hotchilli said: Remove the 200 baht for foreigners you might get some trade. I was there about 2 weeks ago. There were no entrance fees! But this market at the moment is only visited on weekends. I was there on a Monday... and I guess there were about 50 people in total in the Market.. and less than 50% of the shops opened. I talked with a coffee shop owner and he told at least on weekends they have some thai tourists coming by. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Places like that thrive on a revolving door of fresh suckers, with very few going back twice. No fresh meat, no luv. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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