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An Ill Wind
BORDER CONFLICT IN THE EAST HITTING NEARBY TOURISM, BENEFITING HUA HIN?

An Ill WindBORDER CONFLICT IN THE EAST HITTING NEARBY TOURISM, BENEFITING HUA HIN?

The flare up of hostilities on the Thai-Cambodian border is headline news worldwide, and is subsequently impacting tourism to Thailand, notably to the island of Ko Chang, but anything thought to be within reach of Cambodian rockets, with recent information putting their range as being up to 130km from the border. Many tourists are either choosing to cancel their trip to Thailand completely, with anyone booked for the threatened area being forced to change their plans as they are unable to obtain travel insurance due to their own government’s strong advisories; however some are choosing to alter destination, with Hua Hin becoming a prime destination alternative. Hua Hin is, of course, a long way from the conflict, being over 500km, as the crow flies, from the fighting, and nearly 1000km by road.

Posts are frequently appearing on social media with requests for advice, recommendations and questions from tourists in this position, so Hua Hin could become an unexpected beneficiary of the sad situation, much like it did in 2004 when another disaster hit the south west of Thailand, with the devastating tsunami that struck Khao Lak, Phuket, the Phi Phi Islands and most of the coast in that area. Tourists and locals fled north, and as with now, yet to arrive tourists changing their plans, with Hua Hin a major destination for many of them, packing out the town (as it was then) for weeks. It became a true ‘getaway’ then, and, while on a smaller scale, is destined to become one again, as a real safe haven for everyone.

Furr-ever friends

Thailand has officially elevated its native felines to national status. In a move reflecting both cultural pride and a booming pet economy, the cabinet on Nov 18 approved the designation of “Thai cat” as the country’s national symbol in the pet category.

Evacuees under rising stress levels

Public health authorities have warned of mounting psychological strain among evacuees displaced by unrest along the Thai-Cambodian border, as the total number of people in shelters rose to more than 263,000.

Senate set to issue recommendation on MoU 44

A Senate committee is expected to decide on Tuesday on whether to retain, amend or revoke the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed with Cambodia in 2001 on overlapping maritime boundaries, following a 24-year period marked by limited progress.

Jamie Michael: how Britain persecutes speechcriminals

Ella Whelan, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers on the never-ending punishment of an innocent man. This is a clip from the latest episode of the spiked podcast. Watch the full thing here: anva.com/design/DAGc8PXodxo/OsNYk949n-6HQcEDNcMQww/edit *About spiked:* Founded in 2000, _spiked_ was a pioneer of 21st-century journalism – the first online-only political magazine in the UK. Now…