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cocoroso
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Hi?
I am also stranded in Pattaya due to the PAD demonstration.
Today, I found out that you can get free accomodation including meals within 2000 Baht per day by thai government.
You need to contact your ambassy to get the detailed information and which hotels have rooms available.
The benefits will go for the people who have outbound tickets after 25 of Nov..
My flight ticket (thai airway) has been confirmed today on Dec. 3 departure and this demonstration really screwed up my trip and my work.
Good luck to you.
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 5:01 am on Dec. 1, 2008
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LocalYokul
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yes, I first heard about this from the PI embassy, saying they can get 2k/day by just showing their passport & ticket at the embassy
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Bangkok Women : Meet Sensual Bangkok Women
Posted on: 5:43 am on Dec. 1, 2008
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mm3
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It may not be as simple as it sounds. Came across the following on the December 2, 2008 Bangkok Post, Post Bag:
Seeking recompense
Re: the current situation in Bangkok caused by the PAD protests. I write in particular with reference to Tourism and Sports Minister Weerasak Kohsurat's announcement that tourists trapped due to the situation would be given 2,000 baht per day for accommodation and food.
After investigating this offer yesterday, it appears things are not as transparent as they may seem. My Thai wife and I visited the TAT offices to get more information. First of all, we were told that this was only available at designated hotels that are members of the Bangkok Hotel Association. Explaining our circumstances, that we have had no support from Etihad Airlines or from the British Embassy _ who in fact told us to contact the TAT offices _ we were forced on Nov 26 to find our own accommodation. In addition, our UK travel insurance would not cover us because this is classed as a civil uprising, protest, etc.
We were told we would have to cancel our current hotel accommodation, which had been paid in full through an online agent, then apply for a listed hotel. However, there is a large demand for those hotels, so we would have to go on the waiting lists. Obviously we would be fools to cancel accommodation that we had booked and paid for, purely because of our cancelled flight on Nov 26 and the subsequent rescheduling of our tickets by Etihad for Dec 2; that is, of course, if the airport situation is resolved by then.
The point is, I cannot understand why a trapped tourist such as myself _ who had no information or support from any of the companies or institutions approached, should not be reimbursed not only for the 2,000 baht per day, which would go a long way to paying for our current accommodation, but also for the loss of income this is causing people like myself.
I am a lecturer at University College in London, where course timetable, student projects, tutorials and major research projects are all being cancelled or rescheduled for next year due to my situation. I also run a limited company in the UK. This protest is causing me major problems with clients and projects scheduled to start this week.
So my question should not be how I go about claiming the 2,000 baht per day, but what legal action should I take against the Thai government for the loss of earnings, loss of business and general inconvenience this situation is causing me through their inability to control a protest which is crippling their economy and causing huge international embarrassment.
In addition, I heard from my hotel desk that even those hotels included on the so-called list either do not know about this offer or will not honour the agreement to guests.
CHRIS JACKSON
Good luck to all of you who are stuck in Thailand and have to be somewhere else. To those who are happy to be stuck in Thailand....you lucky dogs. BTW, I am not Chris Jackson.
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 12:41 am on Dec. 2, 2008
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seajohn
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I have business with a couple 5 star hotels here in BKK. What I have seen so far is that the reimbursement program was not really organized by the M of Tourism or any other branch before the promise appeared (like so many pronouncements). No telling who will really be responsible to pay the tourists, how, or when. Feel lucky if you get anything.
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Sexy Bangkok Girls
Posted on: 6:16 am on Dec. 2, 2008
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ringthebells
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le fenix on sukhumvit soi 11, you get 2000 baht per day for room and meals just by showing your passport and ticket. 1400 baht is for the room, 600 baht for a meal.
quote:
Le Fenix Sukhumvit Hotel can accommodate stranded passengers and guests are able to credit compensation of THB 2,000.- credit per person per day for hotels & meals accordingly to an announcement by Ministry of Tourism & Sport and when guest show our hotel key card then they are able to getting to Bed Supper Club and Q Bar free of charge.
unquote.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/tourist_help/
there is also info about some pattaya hotels.
rtb
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 7:42 am on Dec. 2, 2008
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ThaidUp
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Right Le Fenix can afford to give away rooms becasue they make all their money on their rooftop bar Nest. Ok so I join a group of friends for a B-day celebration. They bought a bottle of Absolute from the bar and brought themselves two bottles of champange. The amount of mixers consumed were enough to finish off the bottle of voBKa and they were all tonic. Damages at the end of this celebration 8000 THB !!!
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Bangkok Women : Meet Beautiful Thai Girls
Posted on: 8:38 am on Dec. 2, 2008
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snpark
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thats cheap
usually voBKa is about 3000
so thats champagne for 2500 a bottle? must have been the cheap shit
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 10:20 am on Dec. 2, 2008
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ringthebells
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you ever been to nest?? it is even more empty then TOXIC on a monday night...
next.
rtb
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Thai Girls : Meet Active Thai Girls
Posted on: 12:24 pm on Dec. 2, 2008
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S M E G M A
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Quote: from ringthebells on 4:13 am on Dec. 3, 2008
you ever been to nest?? it is even more empty then TOXIC on a monday night
Not even the staff go!
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 3:48 pm on Dec. 2, 2008
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ThaidUp
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snpark the champagne was BROUGHT in not bought at Le Fenix. So one bottle of voBKa, mixers and corkage 8000 THB. Time to fly out of the cookoo nest.
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 3:52 pm on Dec. 2, 2008
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