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Bangkok Post – Rising expenses add to hotels” woes

Tourists relax on a beach on Koh Tao in Surat Thani. (Photo: Supapong Chaolan)

Hotel operators anticipate high expenses from power bills, food prices and labour wages as the low season arrives amid scorching temperatures.

Thienprasit Chaiyapatranun, president of the Thai Hotels Association (THA), said during the hot season, electricity expenses could rise to 20% of total costs, compared with 10% in the cool season.

The Energy Regulatory Commission is maintaining the…

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