Pattaya bursting: Upbeat report shows crowds visiting for long weekend

[rooster59]

Pattaya bursting: Upbeat report shows crowds visiting for long weekend

 

Images: Manager

 

Manager reported that the long holiday weekend had Pattaya "almost full to bursting".

 

They said groups and families were pouring in from Chonburi and further afield on Friday that was the "Wan Piyamaharat" or Rama V memorial day creating a long weekend. 

 

Especially busy were the ferries to Koh Larn where people were being urged to wear life jackets for their personal safety.

 

In addition temperature checks and mask wearing were the order of the day.

 

The authorities were mobilized to ensure compliance and provide convenience. 

 

In a brief but upbeat report Manager said that Pattaya would benefit for sure from the long weekend.

 

Source: Manager

 

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[Peterw42]

I can vouch for the OP, went to Pattaya beach road last night for the food festival, really busy. The landscape is really changing, its becoming a busy weekend destination for Thais

 

 

Edited October 24, 2020 by Peterw42

[kotsak]

Monday back to whining.. ????

[guzzi850m2]

Pattaya bursting, that a very fine word to use, Thais have always been coming to Pattaya in the weekends so nothing new here really.

 

 

[Salerno]

16 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

In addition temperature checks and mask wearing were the order of the day.

 

Hmmmm, so masks on for temp check ...

 

   

 

but then off again ... 

 

 

Edited October 24, 2020 by Salerno

[Henryford]

I had a walk around on Thursday evening. Pattaya is deader than a ghost town. At least a ghost town has some ghosts.

[BobBKK]

Whatever, it's good to see... no shots of Walking Street at night though.

[Peterw42]

25 minutes ago, BobBKK said:

Whatever, it's good to see... no shots of Walking Street at night though.

You mean driving street, its jjust like driving down any other street nowadays

[BobBKK]

58 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

You mean driving street, its jjust like driving down any other street nowadays

 

oh that's sad...

[khunpa]

Good to hear. So no need to get more infected foreign tourist in and no reason for the industry to keep whining.

 

I have also heard that Thais spend huge amounts of money, when on holiday. Maybe time for the bar and disco owners to think creative. Like they could turn their locations into food courts.

 

Anyway, great that tourism is back and boosting. Good luck!

[polpott]

2 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

I can vouch for the OP, went to Pattaya beach road last night for the food festival, really busy. The landscape is really changing, its becoming a busy weekend destination for Thais

 

 

Good vid. I'd no idea it was on. When does it finish?

[BobBKK]

20 minutes ago, khunpa said:

Good to hear. So no need to get more infected foreign tourist in and no reason for the industry to keep whining.

 

I have also heard that Thais spend huge amounts of money, when on holiday. Maybe time for the bar and disco owners to think creative. Like they could turn their locations into food courts.

 

Anyway, great that tourism is back and boosting. Good luck!

 

"heard that Thais spend huge amounts of money"  oh yea?  lol

[RichardColeman]

Utter clap trap - beach resort busy for bank holiday, who'da thought it. I can tell you from being stuck in blackpool in the UK in these daft times that the resort is HEAVING every weekend and more so every bank holiday - come next week it will all be doom and gloom again

[Pottinger]

It's those thirty-nine Chinese - they're doing multiple daily buffets all over town.

[khunpa]

8 minutes ago, BobBKK said:

 

"heard that Thais spend huge amounts of money"  oh yea?  lol

 

Example: My wife always buys Som Tam from the stall outside the hotel and brings to the hotel room. Big spender! ????

[patman30]

11 minutes ago, khunpa said:

 

Example: My wife always buys Som Tam from the stall outside the hotel and brings to the hotel room. Big spender! ????

you just showing off
we always take some papaya, lime, chillies and tomato from the garden before we make our way to somewhere where we need a hotel

[Peterw42]

30 minutes ago, polpott said:

Good vid. I'd no idea it was on. When does it finish?

Sunday night I think

[DrTuner]

Bursting eh? I went out on both Thurday and yesterday and only now heard of the festival. Must've been limited to the BKK hotspots, 21 and Central. Nothing unusual up to 2nd road.

[DrTuner]

2 hours ago, Salerno said:

 

Hmmmm, so masks on for temp check ...

 

   

 

but then off again ... 

 

 

That's the gold standard here, keeping up appearances. 

[connda]

7 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

You mean driving street, its jjust like driving down any other street nowadays

 

6 hours ago, BobBKK said:

 

oh that's sad...

So Pattaya has finally achieved what it has always wanted.  It's probably more like it was in the 1980s when I first visited.  Perhaps not a bad thing.

 

[JAFO]

I get a good laugh out of how brits call it Pattaya...Its so far off of how you really pronounce it.  

 

I was just down at a local island on a weekend. Hotels packed and prices GREAT!.  Its nice to see domestic tourism. I am in no hurry to have the hordes of tourists back anytime soon.????

[polpott]

11 minutes ago, JAFO said:

I get a good laugh out of how brits call it Pattaya...Its so far off of how you really pronounce it.  

OK ya. 555

[Leaver]

1 hour ago, JAFO said:

I was just down at a local island on a weekend. Hotels packed and prices GREAT!. 

Makes you wonder how many more westerner tourists they would attract when the boarders open if they kept the prices "GREAT" rather than rise prices for falang, which was sending them elsewhere pre Covid.  

[Golden Triangle]

3 hours ago, JAFO said:

I get a good laugh out of how brits call it Pattaya...Its so far off of how you really pronounce it.  

 

So just how exactly is pronounced ? I hear Brits, Americans, Aussies, kiwi's, Irish in fact most English speaking nations call it Pattaya, even the guy on the radio and some of the local TV stations, so JAFO let us into your privileged world and let us all know where we have been going oh so wrong.

 

PAT AAAY YAAA ???????? Who gives a monkey's.

[daveAustin]

19 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

I can vouch for the OP, went to Pattaya beach road last night for the food festival, really busy. The landscape is really changing, its becoming a busy weekend destination for Thais

 

 

Sounds good. I can see you Pete, but who's the dude on the right? 

[daveAustin]

6 hours ago, Golden Triangle said:

So just how exactly is pronounced ? I hear Brits, Americans, Aussies, kiwi's, Irish in fact most English speaking nations call it Pattaya, even the guy on the radio and some of the local TV stations, so JAFO let us into your privileged world and let us all know where we have been going oh so wrong.

 

PAT AAAY YAAA ???????? Who gives a monkey's.

Ignore the troll. As you surmise, it is pronounced, in our 'lower' level at least, Pataayaa. Chappy might be getting confused by the Muang bit though of course he would not know about thatt.

[cdemundo]

6 hours ago, Golden Triangle said:

 

So just how exactly is pronounced ? I hear Brits, Americans, Aussies, kiwi's, Irish in fact most English speaking nations call it Pattaya, even the guy on the radio and some of the local TV stations, so JAFO let us into your privileged world and let us all know where we have been going oh so wrong.

 

PAT AAAY YAAA ???????? Who gives a monkey's.

Listen to the Pattaya song, they say it so many times you won't be able to forget if you want to forget.

[Thainess]

11 hours ago, JAFO said:

I get a good laugh out of how brits call it Pattaya...Its so far off of how you really pronounce it.  

 

 

Most people pronounce it "Pattaya", but it's actually pronounced "Pattaya" or sometimes "Pattaya". What really bothers me is people who pronounce "pronunciation" as "pronounciation".

[hotchilli]

21 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Manager reported that the long holiday weekend had Pattaya "almost full to bursting".

 

They said groups and families were pouring in from Chonburi and further afield on Friday that was the "Wan Piyamaharat" or Rama V memorial day creating a long weekend.

I don't wish to be negative, but if Pattaya is bursting with locals streaming out of neighbouring towns then surely that means a loss of revenue from where they came from.... where's the net gain?

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, Golden Triangle said:

 

So just how exactly is pronounced ? I hear Brits, Americans, Aussies, kiwi's, Irish in fact most English speaking nations call it Pattaya, even the guy on the radio and some of the local TV stations, so JAFO let us into your privileged world and let us all know where we have been going oh so wrong.

 

PAT AAAY YAAA ???????? Who gives a monkey's.

If you're up the posh end I believe it's: Patt-a-yah