Bestscp68 Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 How this climb on the Thai Baht against the main currencies is affecting your travel plans to LOS? Are you going short periods? Do you save in hotels? More meals on food courts? I have the sensation that every single visit I have less value for money.( Probably I'm getting older) Any thoughts will be appreciated and any ideas to have more fun without breaking the budget. Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outlandish Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 This is no issue for me. The currency will not prevent me from to travel to LoS.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Still one of the cheaper destinations of the world. Value for money in my opinion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samjet777 Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Not really that big of a deal at this point but it does make the PI a tad more attractive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiago1971 Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 How this climb on the Thai Baht against the main currencies is affecting your travel plans to LOS? Are you going short periods? Do you save in hotels? More meals on food courts? I have the sensation that every single visit I have less value for money.( Probably I'm getting older) Any thoughts will be appreciated and any ideas to have more fun without breaking the budget. Regards, My sensation is quiet the same...every year our poor euro have less value Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racshack Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Still one of the cheaper destinations of the world. Value for money in my opinion.yes I feel the same still good value and one of the coolest city's ever in my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolondo Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Looks like the pound is having a bit of a resurgence anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave202 Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Looks like the pound is having a bit of a resurgence anyway. This time last year i got 52 B to the £. Now it's 44.5 B to the £ (that's with the recent resurgence, it was lower) If exchanging £1000 that's a difference of 7500B. So i would say the resurgence isn't quite good enough. That being said it's not stopped my plans for this trip, but does give me pause on frequency of return visits as the difference will start to mount up over multiple visits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiago1971 Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 This time last year i got 52 B to the £. Now it's 44.5 B to the £ (that's with the recent resurgence, it was lower) If exchanging £1000 that's a difference of 7500B. So i would say the resurgence isn't quite good enough. That being said it's not stopped my plans for this trip, but does give me pause on frequency of return visits as the difference will start to mount up over multiple visits. Brexit results.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKKluver Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Dosen't affect me at all !!! I think it will if i need 4 millions bahr or more, then.....as a tourist no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baanguru Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 I don't think this will affect those who want to travel to Thailand as you know it is still one of the cheapest country to travel. I'm positive people from all over the world still choose Thailand as one of their travel destinations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bestscp68 Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 The boom in tourist arrivals to Thailand over the past five years finally appears to be over. The industry will remain one of the country’s best-performing sectors but cannot maintain previous growth rates. While Chinese demand for holidays in Thailand will continue to rise, it can no longer drive the rate of industry expansion recorded from 2011 to 2015. Growth in Chinese tourist arrivals fell to 13.2 per cent in the second quarter, dragging down overall arrivals growth. The sector will become increasingly dependent on rising spending per visitor. As tourism growth decelerates, the Thai economy risks more severe underperformance. The sector has an outsized influence on the economy, directly contributing 13.2 per cent of GDP growth in the first quarter, the highest level on record. Just read this on financial news.............I'm not the author but I believe this is not good! Just saying...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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