Pattaya: FIVE YEARS until tourism is back to previous levels, says tourism leader

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Pattaya: FIVE YEARS until tourism is back to previous levels, says tourism leader

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

A business and tourism leader in Pattaya has painted the most dire picture yet of tourism at Thailand's famous resort.

 

Ekkasit Ngamphichet said it would be at least 4 to 5 years before tourism in Pattaya returns to previous levels.

 

In an interview with Sophon Cable TV reported on Facebook, Ekkasit spelled out the home truths. 

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

There are ZERO foreign tourists in Pattaya.

 

They previously made up 70-80% of all hotel visitors. 

 

Thai domestic tourists only visit on weekends and public holidays. 

 

Consequently tourism in Pattaya has been decimated. 

 

His best case scenario for the post pandemic world was that next year might see tourism back to 60%. 

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

But even that appeared optimistic and was based on everything going right in terms of virus control and recovery and foreign tourists wanting to travel again. 

 

He said that operators in the tourism sector needed to be ready for a long haul to recovery that would be four to five years. 

 

Businesses must plan accordingly and everyone must pull together, were his overriding messages. 

 

Source: Sophon Cable TV

 

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[4reaL]

wonder if the visa laws will become more favorable, nah that would be too logical......  

[keith101]

Gives them plenty of time to fix all the problems there , to many to mention .

[Worldplus]

I'm not missing the tourists...

They can't predict the future these guys..  cos they can't make a logical decision..

[Jingthing]

3 minutes ago, keith101 said:

Gives them plenty of time to fix all the problems there , to many to mention .

Yeah but with what revenue now? 

[Jingthing]

Just now, Worldplus said:

I'm not missing the tourists...

They can't predict the future these guys..  cos they can't make a logical decision..

I think a big problem here is the obsession with maintaining the myth of zero cases of local transmission. That may never be realistic even after years of a vaccine. A way back might be limited cases accepted as inevitable but massive quick result testing, tracing, and isolation of clusters. 

[Jingthing]

5 years might be somewhat pessimistic but early next year is crazy talk. We're still in the earlier phase of this. 

[sanuk711]

6 minutes ago, Worldplus said:

They can't predict the future these guys..

Exactly........ another guy pops up with a number & with nothing to substantiate it----we might as well as ask the Moor-doo when it will all happen.

At least you get the Loto numbers at same time from him.

 

 

 

Edited August 25, 2020 by sanuk711

[bkk6060]

Nobody truly knows what is going to happen, but I have been surprised by all the closed, for sale, for rent, gutted businesses occurring so soon.  I guess many business owners are anticipating the very long road ahead.

 

[Matzzon]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Ekkasit Ngamphichet said it would be at least 4 to 5 years before tourism in Pattaya returns to previous levels.

Talk about putting your own feet in the fire, boy! Now there is a nice inactive post waiting for you, for saying that it might be a problem and take long time. Never tell the truth, it will always come back to bite you.

[Henryford]

Pattaya will have it's sky train by then. The tourists will flock in to travel in style.

[shackleton]

At least a guy who speaks with common sense and can see how things are

In reality 

Maybe the big   guys in the Government tourist side of things need to get him on board and show them the way forward

[hioctane]

What is the point of guestimating when the borders are not even open yet?

[petermik]

19 minutes ago, shackleton said:

At least a guy who speaks with common sense and can see how things are

In reality 

Maybe the big   guys in the Government tourist side of things need to get him on board and show them the way forward

Anyone here speaking common sense gets an immediate promotion to an "inactive post"...????

 

[JusticeGB]

Just hope that Pattaya uses that time to upgrade its flooding and sewerage problems yet alone solve the annual shortage of water.

[FiveStarVagabond]

I have lived in Pattaya for 9 years & absolutely love the peace & quiet. I just feel sorry for all the Thai people who have lost their jobs & are struggling to find their next meal. I wish the government would step up & help them.

 

Here is my webcam address, check out how quiet Pattaya beach is. :) https://fivestarvagabond.com/best-pattaya-beach-thailand-webcam/

 

In 2.5 years I have had over 8 million visits, now that's good promotion for Pattaya. :)

[DepDavid]

Not to mention that so many of the would be tourists are currently out of work it may take them a couple years to catch up and be able to travel again. 

[Eindhoven]

1 hour ago, Matzzon said:

Talk about putting your own feet in the fire, boy! Now there is a nice inactive post waiting for you, for saying that it might be a problem and take long time. Never tell the truth, it will always come back to bite you.

He works in the private sector. So "inactive post" doesn't apply. 

Anyway, he is connected.

[Operator2002]

Meanwhile Turkey opened up borders received 1 mln tourists within 1 to 19 August - and they hope even to excede last year's numbers by extending the high season till November.

(299 967 - from Ukraine, 281 398 - from Russia, 221 151 - from Germany, 85 850 - from Great Britain)

[Matzzon]

19 minutes ago, Eindhoven said:

He works in the private sector. So "inactive post" doesn't apply. 

Anyway, he is connected.

Missed that. Thanks for the clarification. ???? 

[Justgrazing]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Pattaya: FIVE YEARS until tourism is back to previous levels,

Well that's not gonna sit well with those chairs .. they'll just have to watch each others backs sitting it out .. 

[Pattaya Spotter]

Once there is a safe and effective vaccine, i'd say 2-3 years.

[CapeTown]

2 hours ago, Worldplus said:

I'm not missing the tourists...

They can't predict the future these guys..  cos they can't make a logical decision..

To predict the future, you need a theory. Their theories are not realistic.

They consider two weeks in quarantine will not discourage.

They think they can construct gated tourist towns, that this will keep the tourist in and the covid out, but it is service workers that spread the virus, often asyptomatically.

They think the economy of the rest of Thailand will pick up and motor on, but tourism is the lifeblood of most of the country, not just Pattaya, Phuket and Koh Samui.

They assume the economy will diversify away from tourism on its own, but even if a fundamental change were possible, it takes massive government intervention.

 

So it seems that the government's theory is that The West will  develop and distribute a vaccine before the economy goes bust or the people take to the streets.

 

[GlassWayOverHalfFull]

There are still tourists here and there are plenty desperate to get here. 

 

If you want tourists instantly and a lot more than previously, grant casino licences. Easy. Can I have your job now?

Edited August 25, 2020 by GlassWayOverHalfFull
confusing typo

[GarryUK]

I'm loving the looks of the beach... no speedboats, no jet skis.

 

Sadly, instead of taking the opportunity to 'clean up' by removing the criminals running them, and limiting their operation to an area around the peer, the police are helping them to tar the image of the country just so they can get their kickbacks, so they'll be back trying harder than ever to scam the few tourists as they start to return to make up for their lost revenue. Corruption rules in Thailand so it'll never be the family friendly place the authorities are ruining everything failing to create. And lets not mention the incompetence that fails to address the constant flooding, the beach getting washed away, and the sewage, as I suspect that too is because they wouldn't get the kickbacks if they had any sort of building code to adhere to.

[Crusader]

I'm not missing the tourists either...in fact it's nice to see the beaches not covered in big lumps of lard, and i don't think anyone misses the groups of drunken "tourists" that frequent many places.

[hotandsticky]

2 minutes ago, Crusader said:

I'm not missing the tourists either...in fact it's nice to see the beaches not covered in big lumps of lard, and i don't think anyone misses the groups of drunken "tourists" that frequent many places.

 

..... and that is just the Thais......

[sahibji]

why this pessimism. should not take so long for tourism to recover.

[MasterBaker]

Famous number crunching competition, seems like it range from 6 month to 3 years. Since all spinners are getting fat eating rice in their respective villages, i have my number.... how about Never?

[miamiman123]

Wait a minute!!!

it took 7 years to complete the Petchkaslm link on the bts line .

hehehe right...