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Originally Posted by Coolhand
I have been contacted by a hotel, that keeps records of email addresses, keeping me fully advised of their situation.
I think this is a very sensible approach, don't want to appear desperate for trade, but want to reassure all their regular clients.
Don't know how many hotels ask for email address of patrons though.
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That's a very smart thing for them to be doing, I guess my real point yesterday is that I believe there is a lot of misinformation floating around, the media loves to harpe on what is "tragic" which does need to be covered, but very little time is spent after big events to show that things are "normal".
The tourist industry is a very competive market, we have the ability to go and spend our money where we want, so people make choices based on a great deal many things, I have contact with lots of different people from all over, and when they hear I'm headed out to thailand, the ask me if I'm going to help...I say yes...I am going on vacation, that is my way of helping.
I know it will take a long time for things to really normalize, we are planning on doing a website to promote our trip in march, showing the views from the point of a tourist. We have plans to shoot very wide range of photos and hope that in some small way we contribute to the recovery.