[Heywood]

I don't know if its just me, but I am amazed that I have not seen very much promotion going on from the hotels, if vacancy's are high then why isn't there much bigger deals going on?

I know there's a culture issue about trying to make up money by keeping the price high, vrs my our way of marketing...go for the volume or bigger percentage of market share and charge less to get it.

What I am talking about is that I have not seen many hotels say that "we're all cleaned up and ready for your stay" or anything remotely like that...I see mostly the same websites, very little updates.

I have seen a few smart moves out there, a message letting people know that everything is back to normal...a recent photo is always good...even a few that offered a discounted stay....you have to get people back...so you have to do whatever you have to do to get them to spend some money and have a good time...then they will return again...and again...

There is a lot of make up work to be done, when we have had things happen here that cost us our number one trade...tourism we have had to lure them back as it were...remind everyone via advertising that things are back to normal...we are open for business.

Besides, I was coming to phuket anyway and could stand to get a great deal...I might even spend more than I would have if all this nasty business had not had occured...

Well if anyone knows of some good deals...I'm looking.

Patong 10mar-15mar.