Pattaya’s bars and clubs re-open today - but will anyone visit?

 

Picture: Pattaya Update News

 

Thai media Pattaya Update News published an upbeat story quoting several business owners in the entertainment industry who expressed their delight at being able to reopen today.

 

But the question remains - will there be any tourists coming? 

 

Foreign tourists are of course out of the question. But are out of towners ready to travel after the second wave of the pandemic. 

 

Many places are not opening fearing that income will not cover overheads. 

 

P.U.N. said it was cheers from the industry after the Covid-19 situation in Bang Lamung abated and entertainiment was allowed to open from February 1st - albeit with a strict 11pm closing time. 

 

An executive at Nidcha Home Bar in Soi Bua Khao declared the area safe and urged visitors to come now that out of province travel was permitted. 

 

Picture: Pattaya Update News

 

Urging people to travel they said that local and national economies needed boosting.

 

Niwet Thaweephon at Area 39 in Tree Town said that Covid had been utterly terrible for business. The news from the authorities was a welcome relief.

 

They will have all the protocols such as social distancing in place to welcome visitors and have items such as hand washing gels and thermometers. 

 

But as bars did cleaning and prepared their places last night the media reported that many will remain shut doubting whether it would be worth their while to bother opening just yet. 

 

Source: Pattaya Update News

 

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The bars that have stayed open, illegally, in our area of Bangkok have made a real killing......packed every night, where as they were mostly empty night after night....supply and demand.

6 minutes ago, Surelynot said:

The bars that have stayed open, illegally, in our area of Bangkok have made a real killing......packed every night, where as they were mostly empty night after night....supply and demand.

 

We've had a few in Pattaya that are treading water. The scheme is no bins on the tables as we purchased our beers at the 7/11 across the street, and the proprietors are merely letting us sit at their tables.

 

 

Typical Thai Left hand/Right hand syndrome. Bars open, hotels shut. Brilliant ????.

31 minutes ago, phetchy said:

Typical Thai Left hand/Right hand syndrome. Bars open, hotels shut. Brilliant ????.

Hotels are only shut if they want to be.  The order to close was to enable the staff from closed hotels to claim government relief.  Hotels that have or want customers can "petition" to remain open.

Its so quiet in Walking Street, they need to change the "L" to an "N"

11 minutes ago, jaiyen said:

Its so quiet in Walking Street, they need to change the "L" to an "N"

Give it time.  Walking Street is never busy at 2.00 in the afternoon!   Tonight is the first night of re-opening.  

58 minutes ago, jaiyen said:

Its so quiet in Walking Street, they need to change the "L" to an "N"

It’s under. Construction, can’t even drive down it 

thank GOD...I'm ready!  It's quicker with liqueur...release the hounds let the party begin - LOL

Must be fantastic to sit alone in a beer bar with the leftover not so attractive ladies and all wanting to have drinks.

They will be packed today, at least the local and established ones. The following days will be quiet before the weekend party crowd, especially with bkk still shut down

The Soi 6 Facebook livestreams started back up yesterday.

 

Or, uh, at least that's what someone told me. 

34 minutes ago, skorp13 said:

They will be packed today, at least the local and established ones. The following days will be quiet before the weekend party crowd, especially with bkk still shut down

Indeed.  Loads of my colleagues from Bangkok are planning on partying in Patts; some this week and lots at the weekend.  Good to see things getting back to life.  Not sure why Bangkok is being so slow to open up again.

7 hours ago, webfact said:

But the question remains - will there be any tourists coming? 

Simple answer is locals Mon-Fri and a few travelers at the weekends.

To say that bars can now sell beer while simultaneously making Walking Street impassable simply boggles the mind ????

What do you expect, when there are no tourists....who will visit?

49 minutes ago, phantomfiddler said:

To say that bars can now sell beer while simultaneously making Walking Street impassable simply boggles the mind ????

Walking Street played a minor role since months. Only a small part operated anyway.

I had seen this in October and beginning of December.

Go where the action is.

Pattaya is bigger than WS.

 

I am sure the Thai Government will think of more 4 day holidays so all those thirsty drinkers from Bangkok will make their way to Pattaya

And make the bars and Go Go vars worth visiting 

Let the good times roll

4 hours ago, phantomfiddler said:

To say that bars can now sell beer while simultaneously making Walking Street impassable simply boggles the mind ????

And if anyone thinks the timing was accident think again...

8 hours ago, Ireland32 said:

It’s under. Construction, can’t even drive down it 

Yeah instead of doing it back in April and may last year 

18 hours ago, CLW said:

Must be fantastic to sit alone in a beer bar with the leftover not so attractive ladies and all wanting to have drinks.

Story of my life....

21 hours ago, Ireland32 said:

It’s under. Construction, can’t even drive down it 

 

That's what I thought.  To attract families, isn't it being remade into Really Nice Walking Street?

Everywhere was busier than I had seen it in months.  People were cooped up too long and couldn't wait to get out of the house.

I heard the clubs were extremely busy too (that were open).  

...and they were open at least til 2am.    Must have been a good envelope.

20 hours ago, Victornoir said:

 

Perhaps because of the new cases discovered every day in Bangkok.
Yesterday for example:
"Of the new cases, 39 had been exposed to the virus while visiting high-risk areas, with Samut Sakhon leading the list with 32 cases, followed by five in Bangkok and two in Ratchaburi"

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30402097?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=internal_referral

 

5 is negligible.  That said, maybe the over-cautious approach is a good idea.  Luckily I don't own or work in a business that is affected by these (unnecessary) lockdowns.

After the end of the last lockdown one or two of the best ones were busy...I and a few other pals will be checking them out. Pattaya..Beaches, Birds and Booze!!!

Pattaya will to be again our holidays place