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Originally Posted by Kapilvastu In fact tourism , as a whole, accounts for only six percent of Thailand's GDP and sex toursism is estimated to contribute less than two percent. |
Tourism was estimated to be over 10% of GDP in last year's figures.
So you're wrong straight off the bat there.
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Originally Posted by Kapilvastu This is because sex tourists are generally low end tourists who spend less than genuine tourists. |
Sex-tourist are not genuine tourists? They just visit for different reasons, but are still tourists. No such thing as a 'genuine tourist' anyway.
I would say sex-tourists spend a lot more than your average tourist, not the other way round, but that is based on my experience of ten years living in Thailand, not gauged on mere prejudices as your entire post seems to be.
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Originally Posted by Kapilvastu Both the last government and this one are on record as saying that they would gladly sacrifice this income in order to restore Thailand's self respect. |
Link?
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Originally Posted by Kapilvastu Cleaning up Thai tourism might well lead to an increase in regular toursits, who spend more and behave better. |
Very speculative.
The fact is that the red-light areas that service primarily foreigners are a big draw for a lot of tourists as an attraction, not only hang outs for sex-tourists. That's exactly why the market selling touristy items is smack bang in the middle of Patpong.
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Originally Posted by Kapilvastu In fact the sex touriists probably take more out of the country than they contribute.So, please don't decieve yourselves when you are next propping up the bar at one of the sleezy sex bars that you are engaging in some sort of foreign aid programme. |
More speculative nonsense.
Bottom line is Thailand has a massive sex industry and many foreigners come here to engage in said industry. The problem is a Thai one, not a foreign one.
And until they clean up their own sex-industry, which is unlikely in the foreseeable future, the foreign one will remain and continue to flourish.