Border conflict some uncertainty that truce will hold. Provinces along the border feel the effects the most. Lots of booking cancellations, how many depends on what newsmedia you follow.
Competition Japan and Vietnam are making headlines with big increases in tourism
Crime on and by tourists makes daily headlines. Leave your expensive jewelry in a safe at home. You flaunt it you may lose it. Learned my lesson: only carry enough cash you are willing to lose in one day
Over tourism, mass tourism.
My own experience a while back.
Phuket day boat trip was a big disappointment to me.
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Phuket day boat trip was a big disappointment to me.
TOO MANY PEOPLE.
To see the spot on Maya Bay made famous by a movie with Leo Dicaprio you had to be in step with hundreds of people. Nothing special to see there.
Lunch at another part of the islands. There was barely a space left for more boats on the beach. At least 20 speedboats, if not many more. Lunch in a building which housed nearly 100 people, you had to grab fast before someone else did.
Personally prefer travel off season or choose less crowded destinations
A recent USA TODAY article lists Thailand first in a list of "Places you should skip this summer" . . . . "Prices are inflated, pollution is rising, and the quality of life for locals is declining . . . "
