My Thailand Diary

Under the plan, one relative of each victim – as many as 2,400 people, but 3,000 less than the official death toll and another 3,000 less than those posted as missing – and around 7,000 people injured in the disaster would be invited to stay as “guests of the government” in rooms at hotels classified as “3-stars or higher".

The guests will be offered free return air tickets and two nights’ – December 26 and 27 – accommodation. The government will, reportedly, reimburse the hotels but the amount of the reimbursement and other details were still being decided by Cabinet, said PTA President Pattanapong Aikwanich.

Many rooms will also be made available for visiting dignitaries, including three heads of state, four presidents, 30 ministers and 64 other VIPs.

The island has a total of about 27,000 rooms altogether, but the number of rooms in the 3-star and up category is only a fraction of that.

I copied this from the Phuket Gazette and thats not all… for more, read here

Now this is amazing !! SO THATS where the money of the donations is going to. Thats Amazing Thailand for you… again.
This offer is for the foreigners, ministers and VIP? Right? What will the Thai people get?The ones who were affected by the Tsunami? The fishermen, the vendors, the sidewalk cooks, travel agents, hotel staff, etc. They will probably get a bottle of water as a symbol of life….. ?! Yes, this really hits a nerve…..