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issue 3 10
26 December 2014
English Corner
To Hull And Back
Horoscopes
Bored No More
no awol next week - next issue 9th january
stuck
in a rut
out with the old but
same old, same old?
hua hin, THAILAND
Traditionally we have used the front page of our last issue of the year to
look back and forward to the year that has passed and the year before us;
part of that process is to look at what we had to say this time last year, and
we could almost reprint that front page again this time round. Last year
our headline read ‘Annus Horribilis’ as 2013 had seen extreme weather and
a bad high season, with politics taking centre stage as the main culprit
damaging Thailand’s tourist trade.
We don’t like using headlines more than once but 2014 would be good reason
to as it has been another horrible year for many businesses, particularly
those involved in or affected by tourism. The weather has been better
though, and while most have welcomed the military and the new broom
they have been brandishing, the continuing martial law, although it doesn’t
really affect day to day life, has dealt another crushing blow to the tourist
trade, with some local businesses reporting that numbers are down by
over a quarter from last year, and even official figures are stating drops of
around 8 per cent in tourist numbers.
So what lies ahead in 2015? Given that the planned elections have now
been pushed back to 2016 it seems likely that the new year will be a bit of
a waiting game for many, trying to get by and hoping that it will be at least
a little better than 2014. It may well present some golden opportunities for
those with cash to spare in both the property and business markets, and
this in itself may trigger better times for others. However all we can say
now is that we hope this time next year will see us able to look forward
with a lot more optimism than we can this.
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