TOURISM
Wang Nam Khieo hurt by encroachment
Image damage dashes low-season aspirations
- Published: 15 Aug 2012 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: Business
The recent demolition of nine illegal resorts in Nakhon Ratchasima's Wang Nam Khieo district has affected the tourism industry there, with losses estimated at more than 300 million baht during the low season.
The Wang Nam Khieo Tourism Promotion Association said civil servants and state enterprise officials, who are the main markets for resorts in the district, are shifting their trips to Khao Yai National Park and Pak Chong district instead during the May-September low season.
The average occupancy rate in Wang Nam Khieo has fallen to 20% from 70-80% in the same period last year.
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