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I don't know. The only thing I knew about Thailand is that it's a beautiful country. Now that I know about this case, I wouldn't consider setting foot there ou
by ratww 6y ago
I don't know. The only thing I knew about Thailand is that it's a beautiful country.
Now that I know about this case, I wouldn't consider setting foot there out of principle... and fear.
And as someone who's in this field: this is going to have deep repercussions in the traveling industry and people will definitely rethink how reviews work for Thailand. Some friends from travel-related startups already posted the link in private chat.
That was a bad idea both for the hotel and for Thailand's travel industry.
Also: Sites like TripAdvisor also don't want to risk having potentially libellous accusations in their reviews, so they would certainly try to work together with the hotel (as they did, since they removed a previous review).
- listenallyall 6y agoNot sure what principles you're standing by, unless you mean the right to be an asshole and accuse a company of slavery. Indeed, Thailand is an amazing, beautiful country, it's nobody's loss but yours if a "Florida-man" type of story will influence your travel plans. On the other hand, if you simply insist on absolute freedom of speech across the entire globe, and can't trust yourself to ever self-censor, then yes I would suggest you stay away, lest you run afoul of Thailand's lese-majeste laws.