PHUKET: A senior Phuket official has made a suggestion to expose illegal hotels and guest houses and the time share companies that damage the reputation of Phuket - and Patong especially - as a haven for tourists.
The Permanent Secretary of the Kathu District, Jatupong Keawsai, told a meeting today that the Kathu tessaban council knew which accommodation was legal and which was illegal, and which time share companies were legitimate and which were not.
He suggested the Kathu council, which oversees Patong, should set up an Internet site in the English language that lists all legitimate accommodation, and all illegal accommodation.
He said the same could be done with the time share companies in an effort to bring to an end the street touts who make a nuisance of themselves and are a constant source of annoyance to visitors to Phuket.
Figures for 2010 show there are about 43,000 rooms in registered establishments on Phuket, but officials believe there could be almost as many rooms in illegal establishments.
The Permanent Secretary of the Kathu District, Jatupong Keawsai, told a meeting today that the Kathu tessaban council knew which accommodation was legal and which was illegal, and which time share companies were legitimate and which were not.
He suggested the Kathu council, which oversees Patong, should set up an Internet site in the English language that lists all legitimate accommodation, and all illegal accommodation.
He said the same could be done with the time share companies in an effort to bring to an end the street touts who make a nuisance of themselves and are a constant source of annoyance to visitors to Phuket.
Figures for 2010 show there are about 43,000 rooms in registered establishments on Phuket, but officials believe there could be almost as many rooms in illegal establishments.
Why could the official not close them down?
Posted by FS on July 6, 2011 19:09