Dual pricing with a difference.

[somtamslap]

I wouldn't go back to anywhere that made me welcome a second time.

That doesn't ring true concerning young Somjit's bunghole.

Bastard was winking at you with his sphincter.

[thaimeme]

What hotel was this?

Name and shame it.

Doesn't matter...
As they all participate in this scam.

[bowie]

Dual pricing schedules exist everywhere.

Resident vs. non-resident pricing, military discounts, police discounts, first responder discounts, teacher discounts, employee discounts, senior discounts, student discounts, all the same.

You pay a different price depending on circumstances.

[DrB0b]

When we had a travel shop in Chiang Mai we'd get sent trade price lists from hotels all over SE Asia. Every one of them had multiple pricing schemes. For three star and above it would generally be the farang customer who got the best price as they were seen as good customers, unlikely to cause trouble, and likely to spend money. An example price list for a Thai hotel would go like this

Superior Room per Night

Western Customer B2000
Japanese B2500
Middle East B4500
Chinese B5000
Other B5500
Thai not accepted without pre-arrangement



This kind of pricing structure applied to hotels all the way up to the highest standard, although most better Thai hotels would accept Thais at Western rates.


Also, as a blast from the past this one was fairly common with Southern Hotels and Resorts
Israeli Customer Not Accepted

Multiple pricing is common everywhere, what's not common is the hotel or agency being inept enough to let you know about it.

[Pragmatic]

I told the op's story to my missus. All she said was 'Thailand no like farangs'.

[baldrick]

Other B5500

that would have been what the hotel classed withnall as

[david44]

If your reed betwixt the lies twas obviously the little Extras

Unsplatter bathroom
Rude Service
17 Flang Size condoms
When you've been Withnalled you''l pay the price

Luxury Hotel, Spa, Golf & Country Club in Buckinghamshire | Stoke Park

[thaimeme]

I told the op's story to my missus. All she said was 'Thailand no like farangs'.

Can't blame 'em for that....

[runner]

It is funny that they even screw their own by using this ploy.

Indeed - that was sort of the point of the first post.

Your point misses the spot by a mile.

The brainless staff preparing the invoice probably assumed that the lone farang would be paying the bill, and they wanted to cream him for a few hundred baht and make him feel like an outsider when he was in a situation where he would be too embarrassed to complain in front of his colleagues.

It's disgusting though, charging someone more to lay on some sheets and a pillow due to their racial appearance.

[bowie]

2015 Mickey Mouse Ticket Pricing. Complements of Walt Disney.

3 day resident tickets $179, non-resident $274
4 day resident tickets $199, non-resident $294

Yet nobody barks at Walt.

[Pragmatic]

It's not just a Thailand thing. When I went to India I visited the Taj Mahal and was well ripped off. The thing that pissed me off the most was the difference in what I had to pay and that of an Indian when the car park was chock a block full of Mercs and the likes.

[thaimeme]

2015 Mickey Mouse Ticket Pricing. Complements of Walt Disney.

3 day resident tickets $179, non-resident $274
4 day resident tickets $199, non-resident $294

Yet nobody barks at Walt.

Indeed, they don't.
It certainly would please him to see what the evil Disney Corp has become.

[runner]

^ That is an seasonal off-peak discount, and the following blockout dates apply: December 18 – January 2; March 28 – April 10; June 6 – August 13

Also, the discount is based on living nearby, not on what you look like or where you were born.

[bowie]

^ You can't justify it - period.

[runner]

That's your opinion. Period.

Anyway, I didn't try to justify it and don't want to justify it. I explained how it isn't racist and how it can be used only at off-peak times when the parks are half empty i.e. is very different to what happens in Thailand.

[thaimeme]

^ You can't justify it - period.

His [et al] justification is: It's quite ok when Westerners practice these things, as it's there is a civilised purpose behind it....

[bowie]

Can't connect the dots on how its different. Different price for same service. Doesn't matter what criteria you use to discriminate.

[runner]

^ You can't justify it - period.

His [et al] justification is: It's quite ok when Westerners practice these things, as it's there is a civilised purpose behind it....

You are quite the apologist.

The purpose behind it is to get the locals in when there aren't many tourists flying into Florida. Beats being half empty.

I wouldn't call cheaper low season prices in Thailand's hotels racist either - it's sensible business practice.

[bowie]

^ uhm, ? OK because its all about the bottom line, eh?

[runner]

Yes, they are a business, but they don't have a racially discriminating pricing system.

[bowie]

Its ok to discriminate based on where you come from?

[runner]

If their advert was

2015 Mickey Mouse Ticket Pricing. Complements of Walt Disney.

3 day tickets for white customers $179, black and Asian $274
4 day tickets for white customers $199, black and Asian $294

you might have a point

[misskit]

Plenty of places in the world have dual pricing set up by the governments. One that comes to mind first is Kenya, where foreigners pay nearly 10 times what locals do to get in a wildlife park and rent facilites. http://www.kws.org/export/sites/kws/..._Fees_2015.pdf

I have often surprised my Thai friends by renting accommodation here cheaper than they can get it. As DrBob mentioned before, many hotel and guesthouse owners prefer Western guests and lower the tariff for us.

[Pragmatic]

We're all 'equal in the eyes of the law' but when it comes to down to race..............

[misskit]

People from Bangkok get the higher price treatment up here in the North because Northerners see them as rich snobs.