Thread: Pattaya Like A Ghost Town According To Latest Tourism Figures

Pattaya city has turned into a ghost town due to the COVID-19 situation and received only 26,000 visitors in January, a 98% drop from the year before.


The latest figures released by the Pattaya office of the Tourism Authority of Thailand on Wednesday showed 26,000 holidaymakers stayed at least one night in the city in January, a small percentage of the 1.5 million in the same period last year.


Office director Kajorndet Apichartrakul blamed the 98% plunge on the COVID-19 spread that deterred interprovincial travel and instead kept holidaymakers home.


The tourism sector in Pattaya relies mainly on foreigners, who account for 70% of all arrivals. Russians are among the leading groups of foreigners selecting the city as their holiday destination.


The pandemic has maimed global travel, leaving the city and other tourist destinations in the country reliant on Thai and expatriate visitors.


Mr Apichartrakul considered the January numbers to be abysmal but was optimistic the outlook would improve now that the government has eased travel restrictions and plans to remove Chon Buri from the list of red zone provinces representing areas hit hard by the virus.


A dozen provinces are currently flagged red by the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).


Tourism figures for February have yet to be released.


Chon Buri recorded 655 infections since the new wave of COVID-19 began in mid-December, with only Samut Sakhon, Bangkok and Pathum Thani logging more cases.


The CCSA said on Monday it will evaluate the situation nationwide and consider downgrading the restrictions currently placed on some provinces.


Provinces with more than 50 infections are designated as red zones.


Ekkasit Ngampichet, president of the Pattaya Business and Tourism Association, called for the easing of quarantine requirements for inoculated visitors, warning that delay of the decision could drive foreigners planning to visit the city to go to other countries.


The CCSA indicated the government would allow vaccinated arrivals to have a shorter quarantine period than the current 14 days upon entry to the country, starting in October.


All easing measures will be tabled in talks led by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha next week.


The Tourism and Sports Ministry had launched the state-subsidised We Travel Together scheme to encourage people to travel around the country more to substitute for the absence of foreign tourists. The scheme ends at the end of April, and the Cabinet refused to extend it because of rampant fraud.



Pattaya Like A Ghost Town According To Latest Tourism Figures | Chiang Mai One

Nobody is going anywhere on holiday till next year.

Btw Happy anniversary Covid day everyone.

One year since the WHO declared the pandemic.

Originally Posted by Joe 90

Nobody is going anywhere on holiday till next year.

How do you work that out, einstein?

Originally Posted by Joe 90

Nobody is going anywhere on holiday till next year.

We've been three times . . . flights and all . . . but ok, all in NZ

He really does post some mindless nonsense.

Originally Posted by cyrille

He really does post some mindless nonsense.

Some?

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

How do you work that out, einstein?

no tourists out of Australian till at least october

Originally Posted by baldrick

no tourists out of Australian till at least october

That's no loss is it. Maybe even Kuta will be worth a visit.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

How do you work that out, einstein?

Statistics

You might get a staycation if your quick, maybe a Bedouin camel trek in the desert with Sybill.

As for overseas holidays to Thailand, they've not even organised a credible vaccination program yet.

Originally Posted by Joe 90

your

* you're

--EDIT--

I was gonna delete this, but the your/you're Nazi grammar police have to stamp this out.

Your quite right!

We carn't be having this malarkey.

Cyrille will have a fit

Originally Posted by Joe 90

Nobody is going anywhere on holiday till next year.

Originally Posted by Joe 90

As for overseas holidays to Thailand, they've not even organised a credible vaccination program yet.

I'm going there on holiday in three months time.

Why do I need there to be a 'credible vaccination program' organised in a country I'm not in?

I'm getting credibly vaccinated where I am now and Thailand has one of the lowest infection rates in the world, you utter fkn buffoon.

Originally Posted by Joe 90

Statistics

You might get a staycation if your quick, maybe a Bedouin camel trek in the desert with Sybill.

As for overseas holidays to Thailand, they've not even organised a credible vaccination program yet.

So how much do you want to bet against me having a holiday in Thailand this year then?

Or maybe Bali.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Or maybe Bali.

Australians not being there has really piqued your interest, eh?

Does your holidays include a stint in a ASQ hotel??

What's the update re: TH quarantine? I think there was a proposal to shorten the quarantine to 7 days (instead of 15) for vaccinated people? Has that been approved? TIA.

Originally Posted by katie23

What's the update re: TH quarantine? I think there was a proposal to shorten the quarantine to 7 days (instead of 15) for vaccinated people? Has that been approved? TIA.

I read somewhere that it had been approved. Whats the status of the Philippines ?

^For PH, still closed for general tourism.

Only PH citizens, former citizens & their spouse/ children are allowed to enter. Former citizens must present old PH passport or birth certificate. Diplomats, those with valid work, student or retiree visas are also allowed entry.

Incoming travellers must quarantine in an approved hotel for 6-7 nights. PCR covid test on Day 6 of quarantine. After a negative result, one can leave the hotel. Then depending on the local govt rules, one will be subjected to further 7 to 14 days of home quarantine.

Since you're married to a Filipina, you'll be allowed entry if you travel with her. You'll have to present your marriage certificate. But you'll be subject to quarantine in PH, and again quarantine when you get back to Canada. Both at your own expense.

Originally Posted by Backspin

I read somewhere that it had been approved. Whats the status of the Philippines ?

Again you fucking moron. You live in British Columbia Canada. Nothing has changed to the 14 day quarantine yet. TD should have a function for you where you can be redded for every moronic post you make. Thick as shit you are.

Originally Posted by cyrille

Australians not being there has really piqued your interest, eh?

I never go to the bogan bit sybil. They haven't really discovered much outside Kuta, apart from the soap dodging vegan millennials that go to Ubud for yoga retreats.

Originally Posted by Joe 90

Does your holidays include a stint in a ASQ hotel??

You think Thailand will keep it until 2022?

Thailand travel without quarantine could be possible soon for vaccinated tourists as country looks to ease restrictions | South China Morning Post

Originally Posted by aging one

Again you fucking moron. You live in British Columbia Canada. Nothing has changed to the 14 day quarantine yet. TD should have a function for you where you can be redded for every moronic post you make. Thick as shit you are.

Do you always curse and swear around polite company ?

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Originally Posted by Backspin

Do you always curse and swear around polite company ?

Only to people who have there head up their ass.