Are Travelling expenses rising?

[mastaloopz 0]

Just thought I'd ask this, gas prices have skyrocketed in the US the past couple weeks....

 

Last time I was in Thailand they were about the same in the US as they were in LOS. I just wonder, is it going to be more expensive to hire a taxi around LOS since gas has jumped up so high?

 

I'm not leaving for awhile, just wondering if anyone over there now can see any major changes.

 

Thanks

 

~Loopz

[ting_tong 63]

its not going to be more expensive to get a taxi, if it does get there, its just going to be a few baht more (pennies)

 

Pattaya is still 10 baht for falangs for a baht bus, 5 for thais

[SunnyValentine 173]

Baht bus cooperative are discussing prices hikes with the authorities now, wait and see.

Also taxis in Bangkok are expected to raise their (ridiculously low) prices, some people expect the rise to amount 100%

 

Seems that the subsidised gas prices Thailand had until just after the elections (coincidence of course ....) start to make trouble now they're gone.

 

Sunny

[wombat 5]

MELBOURNE motorists are paying record petrol prices, with some stations charging up to $1.16 a litre.

Victoria's peak motoring body today warned motorists there was no relief in sight.

 

RACV government and corporate relations manager David Cumming said increased demand in Asia and a hike in the price of crude oil was to blame for the rise.

 

Some petrol stations were charging $1.16 a litre for petrol yesterday while the average price today in Melbourne was $1.13, he said.

 

 

"The reason why we knew it was going to happen is that last Friday the ... wholesale price hit an all-time record," he said.

 

"Clearly the retail price had to hit an all-time high at some stage during this week.

 

"In metropolitan Melbourne, $1.16 is the highest price we've ever hit."

 

Mr Cumming warned prices could remain at that level for a year.

 

"Supply is roughly equalling demand so there is no reason why the price of crude should drop off dramatically," he said.

 

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12811261-29277,00.html

Edited April 10, 2005 by wombat

[windynoi 0]

Just thought I'd ask this, gas prices have skyrocketed in the US the past couple weeks....

 

Last time I was in Thailand they were about the same in the US as they were in LOS.  I just wonder, is it going to be more expensive to hire a taxi around LOS since gas has jumped up so high?

 

I'm not leaving for awhile, just wondering if anyone over there now can see any major changes.

 

Thanks

 

~Loopz

Baht Bus/Taxi's use Petrol not Gas and you guys in the US get it very cheap anyway

[sinbinjack 251]

in the usa they call petrol gas, just an other americanisation

[dbric36 0]

taxes are less on our fuel