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A Night Market In Ao Nang |
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Friday, 22 February 2008 |
 Here we go! Ao Nang will get his own Night Market. What works in other tourist places in Thailand, that should also work in Ao Nang. In fact, the night markets in places like Hua Hin and Koh Samui are tourist magnets and draw every evening after sunset hundreds of tourists, for eating, drinking and shopping. In Ao Nang, the night market will be further up in the village, about 800 meters from the beach, on the side of the Phra Nang Inn Hotel and opposite of the Phra Nang Hotel. Local business people had tried to set up some sort of a Night Plaza on that place a few years ago, but most of the units, which are located a little lower than the road, were mostly empty, and it turned out to be another empty business complex.
When the construction work is completed, most of the food stands, T-Shirt and other mobile shops will have to move or might even want to move there due to lower prices for the rent. That will also include all the food stands, which are now on the large square opposite the Krabi Resort, in front of the former Outlet Mall. This place again will be turned into hotel rooms, just like the Timber House right next to it.
The advantage of the new Night Market could be a better business for restaurants and other businesses on the other side of the beach and up the road but for sure for the motorbike taxis which will have to bring the people to this new location. We estimate that the new Ao Nang Night Market will be ready by the begin of the next season.
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; "Nigtht Market in Ao Nang")
