Thailand Ethical Scenario (1)
Tourist Retractions
I am from Bangkok and recently spent several days at a relatively expensive hotel in Chiang Mai. The place was unsanitary and had poor service. I gave it a poor review on Facebook, posting that this hotel was, “an overpriced dung heap”. The following day, the owner of the hotel contacted me, offering to refund half the cost of my stay at the hotel, if I would delete my Facebook post. I accepted the offer and deleted my post.
Questions:
• Who was the most unethical? The guest (for accepting the bribe) or, the owner (for offering it) ?- Guest (1), Owner (2)
• From your own viewpoint, how ethical was the decision to delete the post? (1- very unethical, 10- very ethical)
• Thinking from the viewpoint of an American, how ethical was the decision to delete the post? (1- very unethical, 10-very ethical)
• Have you ever come across a similar situation? Yes (1) / No (2)