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| Traffic is reduced to a crawl on Highway 314 between Bang Pakong and Chachoengsao as motorists take a long detour to avoid heavy flooding in Bangkok and the Central Plains to travel to the North and Northeast. (Photo by Sontanaporn Inchan) |
Kanana Katharangsiporn
Bangkok Post
Bangkok residents fleeing the floods are fast filling up budget hotels in the resort towns of Hua Hin and Pattaya.
As the flood threat mounts, some families already sent their children and elderly members out of the city, said Risinee Sarikaputra, associate director for research and valuation with the property agency Knight Frank Thailand.
Cha-am and Hua Hin are popular as more city residents have second homes in these resorts than Pattaya.
While hotels in resort destinations are almost full, few expect a revenue windfall as most are slashing prices to help those affected by floods, and the spending power of Thais is lower than that of foreigners, said Ms Risinee.
The occupancy rates of luxury hotels have been stable but some have seen falling demand since international visitors have been cancelling bookings.
Hotels with the highest occupancy rates are economy and budget properties charging 1,500 to 2,500 baht per night.
Aliwassa Pathnadabutr, managing director of CB Richard Ellis Thailand, said many Bangkok residents are moving to their home provinces.
"Through our Pattaya and Hua-Hin operations, we are seeing a rapid rise in bookings for serviced apartments and hotels in both locations, particularly since the past weekend," she said.
Somsakul Limsuttaphan, assistant managing director of Plus Property Co, reports 150 inquiries to book short-term rental homes for one to two months. Rates range from 25,000 to 55,000 baht a month.
Knight Frank found the occupancy rate of Bangkok serviced apartments has risen, especially for buildings with above-ground parking. Lower bookings from international visitors are being offset by bookings from local residents, albeit at slightly lower rates.
Some expatriates have decided to go back to their home countries and others are relocating to Pattaya.
Many companies have rented hotel rooms near their offices for their staff and expatriates, with hotels near the airport showing high occupancy.
17 comments:
Washing the Siem's sin away..back to the jungle.. scram!
THe Cursed of Preah Vihear Temple to Thai nation.
May flooding continue to floods Thailand and Vietname for ever...
Preah Vihear temple is a holy pace but Thai disturb the God that is result in flood all over Thailand and make Thai nation and Thai people suffer thousands year.
Do not disturb the Preah Vihear God! That is a warning sigh from God!
Preah Vihear temple is a holy pace but Thai disturb the God that is result in flood all over Thailand and make Thai nation and Thai people suffer thousands year.
Do not disturb the Preah Vihear God! That is a warning sigh from God!
Preah Vihear temple is a holy pace but Thai disturb the God that is result in flood all over Thailand and make Thai nation and Thai people suffer thousands year.
Do not disturb the Preah Vihear God! That is a warning sigh from God!
Siem said, Prea Vihear was built by them. Nokorn Wat was also built by the Siem, Khmer were just slaves. Time to wash away your sins!
The law of nature has come. What goes up, must come down. Ah Thai has been going up for along time. Now it is time for ah Thai to go down the drain with flood water. Short life ah thai nation!!!!!
Siem actually have government that works for its people and nation. So they can get themselves back again, as they know how to manage donor and aids. Unlike the Kingdom of Wonder, 30 years at $1 billion a year in aids every year, yet the country is still in debt and the ruling government are known as international beggars.
good for thailand, then enjoy the flood and raw sewage in bangcock and more! khmer curse works!
Hi dumbers
Why do you curse Siem and Yuon? Don't you know million of Khmers live in Thailand and KKK (South Vietnam)? The real Yuon and Siem won't have many die but the Khmers will. Because they are not only poor, but they have no places to go.
Khmers will die more than them.
Edgar Cacey predicted since 1800's that part of South East Asia will be sunk into the sea. We human swill short of supplies, many of us will die.
"Why do you curse Siem and Yuon?"
Dumb fuck, have you been seeing how the Siem and the Youn treats our nation and its people? Have they given back our land and stopped illegal activities? Have they stop killing the innocents Khmer? Have they stop self-claiming our cultures and history and tell its people the truth?
Time to wash away the sin!
12:12 PM
They (Khmers, Yuon and Siem) all will die. Because there will be no land to call A NATION.
Mighty ice keeps melting and the water keeps rising.
12:12 PM
Yes It is GOD's time. HE will wash all sins from this earth.
Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam will be submerged into the sea.
Middle East all the whole Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq and small Arab nation, Japan will be submerged.
...Edgar Cacey prediction.
The world population hits seven (7) billions, too crowd. We are going to be short in food supplies. Billion will die. They fought and fight they killed and kill, at the end, billion of us will die.
Chheam Dap Pouss Damrei and the sea will fill with our blood.
We must PRAY.
12:24 PM
AH fucking idiot. Dont you know, earth will disappear into nothing again but as predicted by scientific research not by your priest. Do you know how many philosophers and physicist has said that said judgement day will come years, after years? This people are more credible then your religious priest. FUCK OFF tell AH FUCKING HUN SEN his mother is calling for him. and Tell Siem and Vietnamese to stop stealing and killing Khmer.
i thought ah thmil hun xen is thmil ot sassna but ah niss 12:56pm is worse than thmil. it is not from priest ah thmil slab tay horng it is from the old prophets and their prediction already came truth already. scientists agreed with them.
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