Tourists miss Pattaya and will return, says tourism chief

[Soikhaonoiken]

What makes this guy so confident that tourists will flood back to Pattaya, 

Thailand is not so attractive anymore, with lots of business closing down, the Strong Baht which makes it a lot more expensive, and certainly the 14 day quarantine, which tourist are NOT going to do, why would a tourist waist 2weeks out of a 4 weeks holiday being stuck in a hotel room 24/7..

[Stargeezr]

Pattaya, and Hua Hin plus other tourist places will get tourists back, likely starting the Winter

of 2021, if a lot of people are vaccinated. Maybe Winter or 2022 will be more likely the

start of recovery year in tourism.  I will still travel cautiously as I do not want to have some

anti vaxxer, or covid carrier wrecking my holiday.  

Geezer

[adammike]

17 hours ago, Natai Beach said:

And not forget where it all started. The birthplace of Thai gogo, the Tahitian Queen. 
 

Long live the Tahitian Queen.

Should have protected status,it's a grade 1 national monument.

[mikebell]

Tourists have been replaced by dogs.  The two cannot co-exist.  Before humans return, dogs need to be culled.

[jack7106]

20 hours ago, Natai Beach said:

And not forget where it all started. The birthplace of Thai gogo, the Tahitian Queen. 
 

Long live the Tahitian Queen.

Tahitian queen has closed for the pandemic only. Once that is all sorted out, the Tahitian queen will reopen as per normal????????????????????

[Leaver]

16 hours ago, Stargrazer9889 said:

Pattaya, and Hua Hin plus other tourist places will get tourists back, likely starting the Winter

of 2021, if a lot of people are vaccinated. Maybe Winter or 2022 will be more likely the

start of recovery year in tourism.

 

When you say "if a lot of people are vaccinated" that means, at even 50% of the Thai population, which may not be enough to appease western countries where the tourists will be coming from, that's 35 million people.   

 

How long do you think it will take for Thailand to either buy, or produce, and then vaccinate, 35 million people? 

 

Probably looking 18 months to 2 years.   So I would think mid 2022 is more likely, at best case scenario.  

 

 

Edited January 7, 2021 by Leaver

[HashBrownHarry]

7 hours ago, Leaver said:

 

When you say "if a lot of people are vaccinated" that means, at even 50% of the Thai population, which may not be enough to appease western countries where the tourists will be coming from, that's 35 million people.   

 

How long do you think it will take for Thailand to either buy, or produce, and then vaccinate, 35 million people? 

 

Probably looking 18 months to 2 years.   So I would think mid 2022 is more likely, at best case scenario.  

 

 

That's hilarious.

 

Your comments continue to crack me up, i do like a good laugh in the mornings - thanks for that.

[Henryford]

On 1/6/2021 at 2:45 PM, J Town said:

And stop inflating the baht. Otherwise there are plenty of other countries offering better deals.

 

The baht is not being inflated. It is the Western countries deflating their currencies. Like the US printing $3 trillion.

[Leaver]

10 hours ago, HashBrownHarry said:

That's hilarious.

 

Your comments continue to crack me up, i do like a good laugh in the mornings - thanks for that.

 

How long do you think it will take Thailand to vaccinate even 50% of the population?  

[HashBrownHarry]

1 minute ago, Leaver said:

 

How long do you think it will take Thailand to vaccinate even 50% of the population?  

164 days

[Leaver]

1 hour ago, HashBrownHarry said:

164 days

 

Starting from what date?  ????

[HashBrownHarry]

Just now, Leaver said:

 

Starting from what date?  ????

Feb 27th

[Rodbayne94]

Pattaya is a very good vacation resort, I will return and have a better experience

[spiekerjozef]

On 1/6/2021 at 2:01 PM, RichardColeman said:

...and will there be anywhere left for them to stay after hotel closures, anywhere to eat after restaurant closures and any bars to drink after they've packed up and gone home.

It is a beach front city, of course it will return.

All the closed bars, restaurants, shops will eventually open again if there is a big enough crowd. Time will tell.

But it is very sad to see that the current owners/operators/managers who did run their businesses for many years had to leave and probably won't return.

[spiekerjozef]

On 1/8/2021 at 8:30 AM, Henryford said:

The baht is not being inflated. It is the Western countries deflating their currencies. Like the US printing $3 trillion.

If they could make that 3.1 who would know the difference?

I send them my bank details.

[KhunFred]

You can always depend on Thai arrogance to totally miss the point.

[shackleton]

Keep reading tourists will return to Pattaya 

But unless the Quarantine lockdowns are done away with and the vaccine 

Is introduced 

Won't be to  many Tourists coming maybe  2022 at the earliest 

If there's much left to see in Pattaya by then 

 

[Leaver]

On 1/8/2021 at 7:23 PM, HashBrownHarry said:

Feb 27th

 

So, about mid July.  Quite optimistic.  

[HashBrownHarry]

9 minutes ago, Leaver said:

 

So, about mid July.  Quite optimistic.  

Yip, better than glass 1/2 MT like you are with 99% of your comments / predictions.

[Leaver]

46 minutes ago, HashBrownHarry said:

Yip, better than glass 1/2 MT like you are with 99% of your comments / predictions.

 

At least they reflect reality, more than a mid July completion for the vaccination of Thai's, and like so many other of your comments.

 

Edited January 9, 2021 by Leaver

[HashBrownHarry]

Just now, Leaver said:

 

At least they reflect reality, more than a mid July completion for the vaccination of Thai's.   

this is brilliant, thanks.

[Leaver]

9 hours ago, shackleton said:

Keep reading tourists will return to Pattaya 

But unless the Quarantine lockdowns are done away with and the vaccine 

Is introduced 

Won't be to  many Tourists coming maybe  2022 at the earliest 

If there's much left to see in Pattaya by then 

 

 

Tourism here will need a rebuilding phase, and it will take years, not months. 

[Leaver]

55 minutes ago, HashBrownHarry said:

this is brilliant, thanks.

 

Welcome.

 

Mid July.  Surely you jest, Harry.  ????

[Hoppyone]

On 1/6/2021 at 1:00 PM, Nout said:

Australia is not even mentioned in the article!

Previously Australians don’t rank in the top 15 in numbers of tourists visiting Thailand ,so they would rate as a minority on that scale

[tinca tinca]

On 1/6/2021 at 1:47 PM, Oldie said:

Entertainment industry = booze & sex for high quality tourists 

 

Is there anything else? 

could watch the demolition of the ugly condo block at Bali Hai

[jacko45k]

17 hours ago, tinca tinca said:

could watch the demolition of the ugly condo block at Bali Hai

Scheduled for 2040....special New Years Eve post Covid event to accompany the fireworks. 

Edited January 11, 2021 by jacko45k