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[Bowmouth]

I see prices falling for live-aboards and diving in general and worry about the long term implications...

Before you know it cheap and nasty becomes the undeserved reputation for us all here in Thailand as a few are desperate to fill their boats.

Exactly.

Another thing that adds to the problems here in Phuket is that we have just way-way too many dive operators. Imo is the scuba market here "super-saturated". With way too many shops and boats and fewer than ever customers everybody will lose in the end.

 

[TimA]

Exactly.
.... With way too many shops and boats and fewer than ever customers..

IMO...After soft coups, SARs, Chicken Flu, Tsunamis, PAD and airport closures, global economic meltdown...this could be the year the "herd is culled" In the end there will be fewer but better quality diving businesses.





Surf and Dive Charters to North Sumatra, Simeulue, and Banyak Islands.

 

[jamiemac]

wish i could get away,mate, but too busy counting money on Koh Tao

business seems OK to me, ferries full, nice rooms full, dive shops busy.

shame the weather is so lousy

J

 

[Bowmouth]

business seems OK to me, ferries full, nice rooms full, dive shops busy. shame the weather is so lousy

Glad to hear you guys are having good business. Now if only you could have some of our weather (hot and sunny) and we some of your customers....