Opinion | As Thailand woos Russian tourists with longer stays, Phuket locals witness their island turning into ‘something resembling a resort town on the Black Sea’

Opinion | As Thailand woos Russian tourists with longer stays, Phuket locals witness their island turning into ‘something resembling a resort town on the Black Sea’

Russian airlines are banned from most European airports and tourists from Russia face a host of restrictions across the continent – unless they’re among those wealthy few who have, according to anecdotal evidence, obtained by bribe (€6,000/US$6,490) Ukrainian registration plates and swan around Europe in large SUVs. From porn stars and party animals to the … Read more