Yesterday, the Craptard devoted its pseudo editorial page to running an article from a French news agency detailing how business in Bangkok’s red light districts is down following the blockade of the airports. It includes this bit of detail for all you punters out there:


Prostitutes offer two hours of sexual services for 800 baht (HK$173) instead of the normal 1,500 to 2,000 baht that would cost.

For those who seek other entertainment there, we get this information:

The airport closures also hurt the capital’s other entertainment options, such as the famous “ladyboy” cabaret shows.

“The shutdown of the airports seriously affected our business,” said Nipon Boonmasuwaran, sales and marketing manager of the Calypso show, where flamboyantly dressed transvestites lip-sync and dance to famous tunes.

“Our guests have dropped 90 percent – we have less than 50 guests in our 350-seat theater,” Nipon said.

The Calypso also canceled its second daily showing during the November 25 to December 3 chaos, when images of frustrated tourists trying to flee Thailand from a military airbase beamed around the world.

“We handed out thousands of free tickets for the stranded hotel guests in order to entertain them and hope that they would buy drinks – otherwise we will have no business,” he said.

The article also takes the time to inform us that since 2005, Thailand has only been the #2 destination for sex tourism – Brazil is now #1. Book your holidays accordingly.

The slowdown in the sex business is worldwide. The NY Times reports on a drop-off in business in Prague, focusing in part on a brothel where you can now have sex for free with a hooker as long as you allow them to film you doing it.

But Mr. Borowitz said Big Sister hoped to offset a 15 percent drop in revenues over the past quarter by expanding into the United States. The brothel also produces cable TV shows that air on Sky Italia and Britain’s Television X, as well as DVDs like “World Cup Love Truck.”
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In Prague, even brothels in the most touristy areas complain they are suffering from economic hardship. On a recent night near Wenceslas Square in Prague, dozens of young men loitered outside a row of neon-lighted sex clubs, beckoning passing tourists with offers of complementary alcohol and racy strip shows.
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Many Czechs are more than happy to see Prague shrug off its reputation as one of the world’s top 20 sex destinations. But some in the hotel industry are so alarmed by the drop in tourists that they are lobbying the government to legalize the trade, in the hope that it will help lure more clients.

While some critics have warned that legalization would effectively transform the Czech state into the country’s biggest pimp, the Czech government is considering whether to emulate the Netherlands and Germany by regulating prostitution like any other industry. It is considering passing legislation by the end of the year that would require the Czech Republic’s estimated 10,000 prostitutes to register with the local authorities.
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Even with the downturn, she added, prostitution was far more resilient than other industries, though the downturn was discouraging adultery.

“An Austrian farmer from a remote area who is not married will still cross the border to the Czech Republic looking for sex,” she said. “On the other hand, the recession is helping to keep husbands at home who might otherwise be cheating on their wives.”

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Only a few years ago the town of Dubi was so overrun by prostitution that a nearby orphanage was opened to provide refuge for dozens of unwanted babies of prostitutes and their German clients. Sex could be purchased for as little as 5 euros — the price of a few beers in Dresden — drawing a daily influx of more than 1,000 sex tourists.

Today, more than three dozen brothels have been winnowed down to four; several were converted into goulash restaurants or golf clubs.

The article also notes that Nevada’s famous Mustang Ranch recently laid off 30% of its staff due to the economic downturn.

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