Goodbye Pattaya! Almost everyone in the entertainment industry has left - apartment complexes empty

 

Images: Siam Rath

 

Thai media Siam Rath went down to Pattaya to investigate after the words "La Laew Pattaya" - Goodbye Pattaya - were trending on Facebook site Pattaya Talk.

 

It appeared that everyone was loading their possessions onto pick-ups and heading back to the villages.

 

There were supportive comments but there was no hiding the abject depression.

 

Pattaya, once packed full of tourists  and life especially in the high season is now deserted. 

 

To confirm this Siam Rath went to the resort and saw that many apartment complexes were for sale or lease - some didnt have a single person staying in them any more. 

 

Phasakorn Suntharot - the owner of Suntharot Apartment - said that his tenants started to leave during the first wave of the pandemic. Then just when it looked like there was to be a recovery along came the second wave. 

 

His tenants were all people who worked in the entertainment industry and they have just gone home to save money.

 

He has just one room rented out now.

 

Pattaya has nothing left, he lamented. 

 

Source: Siam Rath

 

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not to worry ; TAT has them coming back next month in the millions

7 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

appeared that everyone was loading their possessions onto pick-ups and heading back to the villages.

Not good? Not good at all.  Means they must not believe in the government very much....

 

When I go to Pattaya these days (about once a month), I stay at a typical Thai apartment building just off third road. A courtyard of 3 buildings of 4 floors each. I'd say out of the rooms there, maybe 20% are actually occupied - at most. Typically these big rooms with air con, reasonable bathroom size and rear balcony cooking area, rent for 4,000 Baht per month. Ideal for two or more ladies to share. More luxury and expensive or poorly located places are just completely deserted.

 

Blimey looks like their Colosseum will never get finished now .. 

 

Once covid-19 has been completed eradicated, Pattaya's 'family resort' will return back to its glory days.

 

Trust you don't mind waiting several years.

 

I guess the price of apartments and rentals must be rocketing......

Hey but within 12 months the cables of walking-street will be put under the ground ???? cheer up.

The realization that the vaccination of farang in their home country is not the only part of reviving tourism to Thailand. 

 

The vaccine has to roll out across Thailand also, before vaccinated farang will be allowed to visit, and obviously Thai's here don't have confidence in their government to expedite that.  

1 hour ago, Justgrazing said:

Blimey looks like their Colosseum will never get finished now .. 

 

Roman builders!

46 minutes ago, Surelynot said:

I guess the price of apartments and rentals must be rocketing......

To paraphrase another thread:

Apparently it's "not falling" because while property's being sold at lower prices, it's only a small amount compared the stuff sitting unsold.

(I kid you not.)

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

Not good? Not good at all.  Means they must not believe in the government very much....

They have a government in Thailand? I thought the Army  runs it.

19 minutes ago, onebir said:

Roman builders!

Italian Thai

'Entertainment industry' makes it sound almost legitimate and legal, which it's not of course, according to the 1996 law on prostitution.

When will the Soi 6 creeps leave for good?

there is still plenty of places to get nookie in Pattaya, always has been and always will be.

 

there's fanny everywhere right now.

Now if have trust and money you can buy! Hmm.. not as bad as buy bitcoin! Cant loose all! Still have sht in hand if wife not leave you LOL. 

11 minutes ago, HashBrownHarry said:

there is still plenty of places to get nookie in Pattaya, always has been and always will be.

 

there's fanny everywhere right now.

 

It must be fake news.  ????

17 minutes ago, RandolphGB said:

When will the Soi 6 creeps leave for good?

 

The Soi 6 creeps are the only ones holding Pattaya together at the moment.  ????

52 minutes ago, RandolphGB said:

When will the Soi 6 creeps leave for good?

Hi.

Well, DAH!...it's called pandemic.

very sad days ahead  first time in 17 years i have missed coming tourist wont return till the baht rate improves

10 hours ago, YetAnother said:

not to worry ; TAT has them coming back next month in the millions

Well at least TAT are proposing and working on alternatives to get tourists back to save millions of peoples livelihoods

 

Unfortunately the government dont have a clue and dont give a flying <deleted>.

Thsi clearly shows with vaccination not starting until June

 

very true, my 5 store hotel has 5 guests in total,

the maids are working half time / half salary,

the streets and townhouses that used to be work places around me half abandoned

8 hours ago, Leaver said:

The realization that the vaccination of farang in their home country is not the only part of reviving tourism to Thailand. 

 

The vaccine has to roll out across Thailand also, before vaccinated farang will be allowed to visit, and obviously Thai's here don't have confidence in their government to expedite that.  

The elite and their puppet master have 100 % confidence that the governments rollout of vacine, to them, will have the highest priority. For the other 98% of the population I suspect they always have been and always will be expendable in the current culture.

Perhaps they could promote it on a Ghost Town theme, just add a bit of tumble weed. ????

Would now be a good time to take the family to the world class family resort?

7 hours ago, HashBrownHarry said:

there is still plenty of places to get nookie in Pattaya, always has been and always will be.

 

there's fanny everywhere right now.

Yes, Pattaya's only claim to fame!

23 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

Yes, Pattaya's only claim to fame!

Loads of them working online, I see one on FB the other day selling her photo's for a 1000 baht

1 minute ago, ChipButty said:

Loads of them working online, I see one on FB the other day selling her photo's for a 1000 baht

How many did you buy? ????