A gatekeeper at a popular tourist destination in Krabi charged a Thai permanent resident 200 baht for a 20-baht entry ticket because he looks like a foreigner, or farang in Thai.
It is widely known that tourism-related businesses set different prices for locals and foreigners.
According to Facebook user Grittapohn Chattreesagoon, he and two of his friends, all from Phuket, went to visit Emerald Pool (Sa Morakot), an archaeological site in Krabi, last weekend. The gatekeeper charged his friends 20-baht each. The Facebook user, who was born in the United States but raised in Phuket, was told to pay 200 baht.
"My friends told the staffer that I'm from Phuket, but he insisted that I must pay 200 baht because I look like a farang. That was when we decided to leave the place immediately," the American-born Thai, whose real name is Jack Keen, wrote on his Facebook page.
A different staffer at the parking lot later approached the three people and asked them why they were leaving so soon. After they explained, the employee told them that Emerald Pool recently installed a new management team which performed poorly. The staffer then apologised on behalf of ...
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