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I think that another item to consider is the type of tourists that Patong is attracting. 8 years ago the US navy used to come frequently to Patong for some R&R and there were lots more single men visiting Phuket.
I sat outside Ocean Plaza the other day and looked at the tourists walk by. There were so many married couples, farang girls and Asian groups on Bangla whilst a few years ago you would have seen almost only farang guys.
I would imagine that the type of tourists that I saw are less likely to spend money in beer bars then single guys so it seems to me that it is becoming tougher and tougher to generate a decent income from bars and go go bars when compared to 5 or 10 years ago. What do you think about this Nicke?
I know a few Thai people that have owned bars in Patong for over 10 years and they are now without bars as they say it has become almost impossible to live off the bar and have enough money to pay the next key money as Nicke said.
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