Arnut Lowlarng, 39, is a native of Patong and the new President of the Patong Bike and Car Rent Association. He has a vocational certificate in construction from Phuket Technical College and has been renting vehicles in Patong for more than 22 years.
Here, he talks about what kind of tourists he’d like to see in Phuket and the issues faced by rental operators.
PHUKET: It’s easy to see that the tourists who come to Phuket nowadays have a lot less buying power than those who came 15 years ago. I’d say 10 times less.
Budget airlines, hotels, apartments and so forth have made travel affordable for a lot more people. I have nothing against tourists who are not rich, but I have a big problem with those who are cheaters and who don’t respect the property they rent from me.
Making Thailand more affordable has increased the number of undesirable tourists that we get. For example, customers in my friend’s restaurant ordered 6,000 baht of food and ran away without paying for it. A guy who rented a motorcycle from me got drunk and burned rubber on my bike – you know, accelerating while you hold the brakes, to make a lot of noise and smoke. He even made a video clip of himself doing it! That’s not good for my bike, and if it’s damaged, it costs me time and money to get it repaired.
If you ask me what we want most from the government, it would be more customers and also higher quality customers. That means no criminals too. Immigration and embassies should conduct careful criminal checks on people coming to Thailand.
Our country’s selling point is a good environment and culture, but people who come here to commit crimes destroy our image. Just one example is ATM skimmer gangs - See more at: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Phuket-rental-operator-takes-stand-against-undesirable/29622#sthash.2FUigTOn.dpuf
Arnut Lowlarng, 39, is a native of Patong and the new President of the Patong Bike and Car Rent Association. He has a vocational certificate in construction from Phuket Technical College and has been renting vehicles in Patong for more than 22 years.
Here, he talks about what kind of tourists he’d like to see in Phuket and the issues faced by rental operators.
PHUKET: It’s easy to see that the tourists who come to Phuket nowadays have a lot less buying power than those who came 15 years ago. I’d say 10 times less.
Budget airlines, hotels, apartments and so forth have made travel affordable for a lot more people. I have nothing against tourists who are not rich, but I have a big problem with those who are cheaters and who don’t respect the property they rent from me.
Making Thailand more affordable has increased the number of undesirable tourists that we get. For example, customers in my friend’s restaurant ordered 6,000 baht of food and ran away without paying for it. A guy who rented a motorcycle from me got drunk and burned rubber on my bike – you know, accelerating while you hold the brakes, to make a lot of noise and smoke. He even made a video clip of himself doing it! That’s not good for my bike, and if it’s damaged, it costs me time and money to get it repaired.
If you ask me what we want most from the government, it would be more customers and also higher quality customers. That means no criminals too. Immigration and embassies should conduct careful criminal checks on people coming to Thailand.
Our country’s selling point is a good environment and culture, but people who come here to commit crimes destroy our image. Just one example is ATM skimmer gangs - See more at: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Phuket-rental-operator-takes-stand-against-undesirable/29622#sthash.2FUigTOn.dpuf
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