News Forum - Songkhla prepares for tourism across the Southern land border

[Thaiger]

Despite having the second most daily Covid-19 infections in the country today with 441 and becoming the 6th most infected province overall, the Deep South border province of Songkhla is preparing to reopen in December and bracing for a surge of overland international visitors. Local tourism operators are saying they expect around 10,000 tourists from Malaysia and Singapore per week coming into Hat Yai across the Malaysian border. The chairman of the Songkhla Tourism Association says they expect visitors to spend at least 5,000 baht each on their jumps across the border. They expect three destinations that were popular before […]

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[Jason]

I can't imagine why anyone would want to visit under the circumstances.

[HiuMak]

Mainly malaysian tourists

[Stocky]

Why would they come?

It looks like 50% of downtown Hat Yai is up for sale or rent. The pubs and karaokes are closed, and you can't even get a beer with your meal - so what's the attraction?

 

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Edited November 28, 2021 by Stocky

[AlexPTY]

It's like entering Gulag in late 50s 

[HiuMak]

Things are cheap across the borders for Malaysians and lots of things you cannot do in a Muslim country

[Stocky]

5 hours ago, HiuMak said:

Things are cheap across the borders for Malaysians and lots of things you cannot do in a Muslim country

Cheap, not really these days. As for things you can't do, you'd be surprised what you can do in KL or PJ, besides with everything shut the working girls have largely gone home to North & NE Thailand. At least that's the case here in Hat Yai, I would imagine the situation in Danok is even grimmer. 

[HiuMak]

2 hours ago, Stocky said:

Cheap, not really these days. As for things you can't do, you'd be surprised what you can do in KL or PJ, besides with everything shut the working girls have largely gone home to North & NE Thailand. At least that's the case here in Hat Yai, I would imagine the situation in Danok is even grimmer. 

Danok should be a ghost town now. Betong not so bad. Sungei Kolok not sure. Hope some life will come back to these border towns soon once its open. I miss Jaguar and V8 in Danok

Edited November 28, 2021 by HiuMak