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Thai vendors are back at work, but it's far from business as usual.
Jan. 6--For years, Phuket has had the reputation as being one of the most expensive places in the entire country, with goods and services catering to wealthy foreign tourists and priced accordingly.
Patong beach today, however, is filled with bargains. Street vendors and small businesses alike are pricing their goods at cutthroat rates to attract the few tourists who remain in the wake of the tsunami.
Many beachside businesses, still bearing the signs of flood damage, have since moved away from the main beach road further inland, parading their souvenirs and T-shirts right on the sidewalk.
With the initial shock of the disaster fading, business entrepreneurs are bracing for the ...
- Bangkok Post, Thailand, business briefs column.
- Newspaper article from: Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand) October 26, 2006 700+ words
...situation in order to restore the confidence of foreign tourists. To see more of the Bangkok Post, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go...bangkokpost.com. Copyright (c) 2006, Bangkok Post, Thailand Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune...
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- Bangkok Post, Thailand, Business Briefs Column.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News October 15, 2002 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand) February 22, 2007 700+ words
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- Bangkok Post, Thailand, business briefs column.(Column)
- Newspaper article from: Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand) August 24, 2006 700+ words
...be offered to attract more affluent foreign tourists. They include 80 routes chosen to...period in 2005. To see more of the Bangkok Post, or to subscribe to the newspaper...bangkokpost.com. Copyright (c) 2006, Bangkok Post, Thailand Distributed by McClatchy...
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- Newspaper article from: Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand) June 15, 2007 700+ words
...Manoharn said the goal was to attract foreign tourists to visit Thailand during the low season...chula.ac.th To see more of the Bangkok Post, or to subscribe to the newspaper...bangkokpost.com. Copyright (c) 2007, Bangkok Post, Thailand Distributed by McClatchy...
- The Bangkok Post, Thailand, travel briefs column.(Column)
- Newspaper article from: Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand) June 28, 2007 700+ words
...Pattaya, a seaside resort and hub of foreign tourists. Pornchai Khowsurat, in tandem with...bangkokpost.co.th. To see more of the Bangkok Post, or to subscribe to the newspaper...bangkokpost.com. Copyright (c) 2007, Bangkok Post, Thailand Distributed by McClatchy...
Source: HighBeam Research, Thai vendors are back at work, but it's far from business as usual.