Small business owner reveals despair at economic situation in Pattaya

[webfact]

Small business owner reveals despair at economic situation in Pattaya

 

Picture: Kapook

 

Kapook highlighted the dire state of the economy for business people in Pattaya when they reported on a post from one woman.

 

The business lady had been in Pattaya for 15 years but could no longer survive and had loaded up all her stuff and was moving out. 

 

She said she loved the place, had a house and car and her own business and was able to provide for her family. 

 

Then the Covid-19 pandemic struck.

 

Picture: Kapook

 

"I don't want to go," she said, "but I just can't stay any longer. The economy is just so bad. When I say this I am crying".

 

Her message to friends was to continue fighting.

 

For her it was "bye bye to Pattaya". 

 

Source: Kapook

 

 

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[GeorgeCross]

don't worry 500K tourist visa's will fix everything!

 

 

[shackleton]

First of the many departures no tourists no business  especially if dependant on Foreigners

 

[Thunder26]

Things will continue getting worse, unless Thai government comes with a viable solution.

 

Open borders to tourists with the set requirements, such as COVID-19 insurance.

 

Build proper facilities to test for COVID 19 at arrivals. If negative, good to go. If positive, then do the quarantine. If sick get admitted. The insurance should cover it.

 

A few hundred of tourists a month will not do any good to Thailand as a whole, just to a couple chosen hotels. That's it!

 

 

[bodga]

Saving for a  rainy  day................unheard of in Thailand I  guess

[GeorgeCross]

13 minutes ago, Thunder26 said:

Things will continue getting worse, unless Thai government comes with a viable solution.

 

Open borders to tourists with the set requirements, such as COVID-19 insurance.

 

Build proper facilities to test for COVID 19 at arrivals. If negative, good to go. If positive, then do the quarantine. If sick get admitted. The insurance should cover it.

 

A few hundred of tourists a month will not do any good to Thailand as a whole, just to a couple chosen hotels. That's it!

 

i still wouldn't chance that - spend 100s thousands of baht and be forced under lock and key into a thai private hospital because i got a fever on the plane.

 

no thanks, i wouldn't chance it. 

 

a month in ibiza or greece instead for me

 

[Traubert]

Yeah, 'cos EU Coronavirus is much better.

[mike787]

for god sake OPEN the dam border.

[jacko45k]

1 hour ago, shackleton said:

First of the many departures no tourists no business  especially if dependant on Foreigners

 

Light at the end of the tunnel, a new Single Entry Tourist Visa and a vaccine!

[ukrules]

1 hour ago, Thunder26 said:

Things will continue getting worse, unless Thai government comes with a viable solution.

There is no viable solution, once the money runs out those remaining well funded businesses will also close.

 

The places where there once were tourists will become ghost cities.

 

[Destiny1990]

TAT will surely spin her story into something very positive..

[jacko45k]

1 hour ago, ukrules said:

There is no viable solution, once the money runs out those remaining well funded businesses will also close.

 

The places where there once were tourists will become ghost cities.

 

There is already a ghostly area behind the bars close to Klang on Beach Rd,  but that happened pre-Covid. 

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

"I don't want to go," she said, "but I just can't stay any longer. The economy is just so bad. When I say this I am crying".

Come end of this year there will be many following her,they've  hung on hoping for some change by the end of this year, but with things as they are and all the ever-changing requirements to enter Thailand I think New Year will see a lot of decisions being made which include moving out.

[Oldie]

4 hours ago, mike787 said:

for god sake OPEN the dam border.

The border is open if you meet the requirements. Or do you want it completely open without any restrictions?

[sitanonchai]

Karma

[saakura]

Good oppurtunity to change the image of Pattaya

[Poet]

12 minutes ago, saakura said:

Good oppurtunity to change the image of Pattaya

Yes. They should recast as a destination of great natural beauty and architectural interest.

 

[thaibeachlovers]

On 11/11/2020 at 8:29 PM, ukrules said:

There is no viable solution, once the money runs out those remaining well funded businesses will also close.

 

The places where there once were tourists will become ghost cities.

 

I doubt it. IMO they will either become Chinese enclaves or cater for Thai tourists.

 

Pattaya could survive as is if they catered for farang retirees rather than tourists, but that would require immigration to change and that is as likely as I am to return to LOS tomorrow.

[thaibeachlovers]

I have a real life example of what happens when things change. In the 70s I was stationed at Nee Soon Barracks in Singapore. Transit Rd outside the gates was a thriving small community of shops that catered to British, Australian and NZ soldiers, plus bars and restaurants ( Virgin's corner may arouse some memories for any that were there ).

After ANZUK finished and all the troops went home it never recovered. I went back in the 90s to have a look ( the base was taken over by the Singaporean military ) and most of the buildings were gone. The few that remained were a shadow of their former glory.

 

Pattaya won't die because the greater part is residential, but the Beach Rd, Second Rd area may end up a very different sort of place.

[thaibeachlovers]

21 hours ago, saakura said:

Good oppurtunity to change the image of Pattaya

To what exactly?

[Leaver]

6 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

IMO they will either become Chinese enclaves or cater for Thai tourists.

Possible, but first, most businesses here will close, with current owners taking a loss.  

[Yahooka]

Shame on the BM who thought this story was funny ???? !!

[Leaver]

On 11/11/2020 at 1:32 PM, mike787 said:

for god sake OPEN the dam border.

Have you not seen the requirements to be able to get here?  

[redwood1]

On 11/11/2020 at 5:58 PM, Oldie said:

The border is open if you meet the requirements. Or do you want it completely open without any restrictions?

Yes keep the borders closed forever for a disease that has a 99.6 recovery rate... 

[Tarteso]

End of the days of wine and roses...

[thaibeachlovers]

5 hours ago, Yahooka said:

Shame on the BM who thought this story was funny ???? !!

Context is everything.

[Oldie]

5 hours ago, redwood1 said:

Yes keep the borders closed forever for a disease that has a 99.6 recovery rate... 

The borders are not closed. In the meantime even tourists from high risk countries are allowed to enter. There are certain requirements like health insurance and for the tourist visa also the 500k Baht requirement. But understandable. Thailand wants to avoid that such tourists are a financial burden in this situation. And because of Corona such risks are higher than at normal times. 

[Wongkitlo]

Big C seemed very quiet yesterday. I wonder if the government telling everyone to leave after the amnesty was successful.

[brucec64]

On 11/11/2020 at 1:32 PM, mike787 said:

for god sake OPEN the dam border.

Do you even know what's going on in the rest of the world?

[brucec64]

6 hours ago, redwood1 said:

Yes keep the borders closed forever for a disease that has a 99.6 recovery rate... 

 

Your odds of dying every time you get in your car is 0.0000366%. You are 11,000 times more likely to die from corona than getting into you car today. Would you get into your car if you were told that today you are 11,000 times more likely to die?

 

Also, cost of opening the borders is much higher than keeping them closed. Just look at the almost complete lockdown in Europe now because they wanted to save their summer tourist season.