Miami, Singapore and Dubai all have a lively sex scene, lots of drinking holes and people partying till early hours - there is no way Pattaya should be allowed to sink that low. NEVER. Whatever is the Mayor thinking.

And all the high officals will be standing in line to take there bribes, and lining their pockets.

 

7 hours ago, Surelynot said:

Yep 5555 Talk is defo cheap and be interesting to see how the deal with beach sewage .. Don’t think Miami or Singers has that issue yet

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Pattaya to become the next Miami and on a par with Singapore and Dubai, says mayor

ROFLMAO

I've heard this before - it's the last thing Thailand needs. There's absolutely no money

available for that kind of dream-making.  Is anybody building a new 'Dubai' at sea

level anymore?

If they setup special offshore ownership and taxation laws then it could be doable. If you go to any offshore company formation site, Thailand is not there. Belize, Singapore, Cyprus, Hong Kong are there. But Thai officials probably are too proud to implement those needed changes. 

7 hours ago, wasabi said:

Yes they should improve it and I do enjoy visiting Pattaya, but wanting it to become a world class city will not make it so. Firstly taking Miami for example -- it has a rich history and natural resources you can't just will Pattaya to have. In addition to this favorable tax laws in Florida attract a number of businesses. Same is true in their own ways for Dubai and Singapore. They each offer qualities built over time that can't be injected into Pattaya's economy because they want it to be so.  They want to get rid of the Red Light districts, be my guest I hope they can improve it, but I can see very little to replace it that will ever make it a hot destination. But I'm sure the hordes of flag waving Chinese tour buses will come back ready to spend 200 THB a day.

 

The general trend be it bringing back tourists or improving the economy seems to be who can cook up the most outlandish projection with no accountability or possibility those projections will be reached.

 

In the end these wishful thinking projections hurt more than help. It's great to dream but setting realistic goals would be better.

You'll try to explain him?????

????????

What’s the Mayor on , must be serious stuff??

I have only one question, Sir: When can I rent the parking spaces for my Lambos and Ferraris in front of the millionaires clubs ?  ????

Well yes I have seen Miami Vice years ago

and Pattaya could be in the running for the same 

For gambling clubs bars ect so no big change there

 And maybe some Casinos as well????

will they finally build sidewalks worthy of the name. hahahahaha

I love been to all four cities and Pattaya is no where close to being in the same class. Delusional to say otherwise

I haven't had that good of a laugh in weeks!  Thank you Minister!

Miami, Singapore and Dubai are quite different from one another (I've visited all three). Which one is it gonna be?

 

Pattaya is a different kettle of fish altogether. Personally, I have my doubts as far as any rebranding strategies are concerned - this has been tried and has FAILED before!

 

To me, announcements such as this one look more like desperation than anything else. I'm even sympathetic, I'd be desperate at this point myself.

 

8 hours ago, soalbundy said:

Where's the sound of the laughing policeman when you need it.

Im still on the floor laughing ???? <deleted> Miami  yeah Right they live in  dream world....  The <deleted> they speal is so hilarious 

More like Detroit...  

They compare tiny poor Pattaya to worlds richest and most developed cities, LOL ???? Miami, Dubai, Singapore 

I dont want Pattaya to become world class and more expensive. I go to Pattaya because its Pattaya. 

8 hours ago, Jingthing said:

If you really want it be like Miami you're gonna need more Cubans, Venezuelans, and New York Jews.

All depends which part in Miami?

 

22 Billionaires live in Miami, which is also home to a slew of famous superstars.

 

Star Island, Palm Island, Biscayne Bay, N Bay Road

 

All have homes in the US $25,000,000+ to $60,000,000 range

 

Even driving through South Beach, one will a multitude of the world's most expensive cars an a host of famous celebrities on any given day.

 

 

8 hours ago, webfact said:

 

Pattaya Mayor Sonthaya Khunplume has revealed ambitious plans to transform the resort into a truly world class tourist destination, on a par with the likes of Dubai,

 

Yea I can see where he's going with this .. Patt's is known for humping and Dubai has camels .. give Mayor a point for thinking outside the box .. 

4 minutes ago, maddox41 said:

Im still on the floor laughing ???? <deleted> Miami  yeah Right they live in  dream world....  The <deleted> they speal is so hilarious 

More like Detroit...  

 

3 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Did you ever hear of Hemaraj or Amata Industrial Estates?

They are in Chonburi but not in Pattaya. There are plenty of offices attached to factories there.  So why would they need more offices in Pattaya?

 

8 hours ago, soalbundy said:

Where's the sound of the laughing policeman when you need it.

As requested and quite fitting for the topic in question.........  The one and only.....

 

 

April fools day has come early this year Next bit of garbage they can talk about  Wont happen in a million years

Pattaya is also known as a hub of criminal activities with both Thai and foreign mafia well represented. The mayor's distinguished father, who was mayor before him, was in fact convicted of murder and fraud. Although this was not mentioned, it is something that anyone seeking to set up non-tourism related business there would do well to bear in mind.

20 minutes ago, InevitableCost said:

I dont want Pattaya to become world class and more expensive. I go to Pattaya because its Pattaya. 

They'll do the same as they did in Khao Sarn Road....... Then nobody will go there.....  

When will they produce the first series of Miami Cries?

 

      

 

 

17 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

 

Yea I can see where he's going with this .. Patt's is known for humping and Dubai has camels .. give Mayor a point for thinking outside the box .. 

Trouble is the Mayor probably hasn't been to Dubai, i used to be based there, glass and concrete and expensive boring bars.......   The Russian hookers are probably the only thing Dubai and Pattaya have in common.......

 

Certainly not a place i want to go back to or replicate in Thailand...... 

4 minutes ago, SupermarineS6B said:

They'll do the same as they did in Khao Sarn Road....... Then nobody will go there.....  

Waiting for Godot. And it will be the same in ten years...........

The only way Pattaya will become like any of the mention places, you would have to bulldoze the entire coastline and start from scratch. Then you would have to teach and train everyone about upkeep and cleanliness. 

 

So you must be planning a water down version....????????????

???????????? The world class sewage beach.