Quote Originally Posted by Blueskytoday View Post
I heard the gov't wants to turn the cave into a tourist attraction..really??
Quote Originally Posted by frequent View Post
Any online source for this rumour?
from the Bangkok Post 4 July:
Karuna Dechatiwong, TAT director at the Chiang Rai office, said TAT will work with local authorities and the private sector to promote the cave and other attractive nearby venues as it anticipates a number of tourists will flock to the area in the near future.
Disaster cave to be next tourist attraction - Bangkok Post

at last count almost 100 Post readers had joined the online lambasting of TAT for this announcement just after the boys had been located - Amazing Thailand indeed! Though I suppose it says as much about tourists as it does about the TAT!

bkkguy