News Forum - Venues surveyed in Thailand say they make the most money at later hours

[Thaiger]

Night venues recently surveyed by Thailand’s Tourism and Sports Ministry have said that tourists spend the most money at later hours. The venues surveyed were located in the tourist hotspots of Koh Samui, Phang Nga, and Khao San Road in Bangkok. Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn told the press yesterday… “The results suggested that tourists spend the most amount of money between 1-3am. After 3am they tend to spend less. This corresponds with our call for a 4am closing time.” Phiphat said that more than 70% of venues on on Bangla Road near Patong Beach in Phuket, which were […]

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[Ramanathan.P]

Yeah it is the the time when the tourists are at their peak of their performance....after that either they are fully drunk or fully broke. So the spending declines or stops abruptly...

[Janneman]

Most likely very drunk. Then they can keep on spending more money.

[Nivram]

and become drunk and more obnoxious leading to fights with other tourists or other thais.

[Cabra]

In order to conduct this analysis the bars would need to be open until 4am now. So just keep doing what you are doing. 

[bushav8r]

The ladyboys in Pattaya strongly concur.

[Grumpish]

Same everywhere - that delicate balancing act between the booze loosening the purse strings and loosening mouths and inflating egos.