PHUKET: Resorts on Phuket are using social media in vigilante actions to name, shame and trace guests who abuse their hospitality.
Four British men of Indian descent have been accused of skipping without paying for one room from the dusitD2 phuket resort - previously the Destination Resort and before that a Courtyard by Marriott.
Copies of the four men's passports have been posted on Facebook and a warning has gone out to resorts around the Phuket region to call the resort or police if the suspects are spotted.
The Facebook posting has already been shared scores of times.
Nightshift receptionist Btchaphon Yodkunnen told Phuketwan that security camera footage clearly showed the men leaving the Patong resort - part of the upmarket Dusit Thani chain's relatively new second brand - via a back door.
He said the four paid for one night then stayed on again for a second night but failed to pay the 4273 baht charge for the second of two rooms.
The men talked about coming back after visiting an ATM but in the end used a back door to leave, Khun Btchaphon said.
Naming and shaming guests who do the wrong thing clearly has advantages for the resorts in the Phuket region but the question probably needs to be asked: what if the resort or the guests have made a simple honest mistake?
Answers are expected to come for that one as resorts experiment with their new-found power to name and shame.
Until the four gentlemen appear in court, of course, they are regarded under the law as being perfectly innocent.
Phuketwan will be hoping for comments from dusitD2 and other resort managements on whether this idea should be pursued more often.
Four British men of Indian descent have been accused of skipping without paying for one room from the dusitD2 phuket resort - previously the Destination Resort and before that a Courtyard by Marriott.
Copies of the four men's passports have been posted on Facebook and a warning has gone out to resorts around the Phuket region to call the resort or police if the suspects are spotted.
The Facebook posting has already been shared scores of times.
Nightshift receptionist Btchaphon Yodkunnen told Phuketwan that security camera footage clearly showed the men leaving the Patong resort - part of the upmarket Dusit Thani chain's relatively new second brand - via a back door.
He said the four paid for one night then stayed on again for a second night but failed to pay the 4273 baht charge for the second of two rooms.
The men talked about coming back after visiting an ATM but in the end used a back door to leave, Khun Btchaphon said.
Naming and shaming guests who do the wrong thing clearly has advantages for the resorts in the Phuket region but the question probably needs to be asked: what if the resort or the guests have made a simple honest mistake?
Answers are expected to come for that one as resorts experiment with their new-found power to name and shame.
Until the four gentlemen appear in court, of course, they are regarded under the law as being perfectly innocent.
Phuketwan will be hoping for comments from dusitD2 and other resort managements on whether this idea should be pursued more often.
This is a wonderful idea. It gives away the passport details and photo identification for conterfeiters to use. Excellent!
Posted by irishkev24 on March 13, 2014 01:35