From recent experience it would seem unlikely any changes for good will come of it, but we can hope.

Intrigued as to how it was "very positive"

Are tuktuk fares to be reduced? Their monopoly abolished ? Their parking spaces to be freed? Is sense coming back to the beaches? Is corruption being removed? If not - what was positive about it?

Posted by Discover Thainess on March 20, 2015 10:46

Well they could not say the meeting was a complete waste of time as usual could they ?

Posted by rich on March 20, 2015 12:00

@Rich

Indeed ! :-)

It's good they are talking again, but if no one is listening as usual then things won't change

Too many interested parties who like things just as they are !

Posted by Discover Thainess on March 20, 2015 18:44

different people different meetings same agenda as for decades tuk tuks parking jet skis transport beaches.

Posted by slickmelb on March 20, 2015 21:11

If you look at it from the Thai perspective, what is the problem ? TAT has recently announced that arrival figures are up, that is the bottom line so everything is ok, the tourists like what Phuket has to offer. No thought about the spending power of the tourists of course, or of their behaviour,it is the numbers of tourists which is the benchmark.

Posted by Paul on March 21, 2015 08:43

The consuls have no one to blame but themselves when the local officials do not take them seriously. The consuls talk a lot, but not one has ever spoken with any authority or has had the support of his/her respective government to send a strong message. Why should the locals pay any attention to the consuls when their respective governments have refused to take decisive actions such as sanctions, when one of their nationals is killed or injured? The consuls talk a lot but do absolutely nothing in respect to preventing the abuses. The consuls meetings is for show and nothing else.

Posted by Ryan on March 21, 2015 09:13

"The consuls talk a lot, but not one has ever spoken with any authority or has had the support of his/her respective government to send a strong message."

Ryan, how dare you, to spread such nonsense.

If you have no clue, you should better keep your mouth shut.

Do your homework, make some google research and you'll quickly see that particulary Mr. Naumann and Mr. Cunningham but the Chinese Consul too continued to adress the problems of Phuket. It was in the media, they sent this message to everybody who wanted to read it.

What do you think why this meetings not take place anymore? Because they are only show?

No, they hate it as the devil the holy water having to answer specific questions and provide concrete answer.

Posted by Georg The Viking on March 21, 2015 12:18