Pattaya and Jomtien Beach vendors say business down 90 percent in past few weeks, disagree with postponing music festival

[webfact]

 

Pattaya-Pattaya and Jomtien chair, umbrella, food, and other vendors are not happy.

 

By Adam Judd

 

As Covid19 cases have reached record highs both nationally and locally this week many domestic tourists and visitors are staying away according to Pattaya Beach vendor associations who spoke with local media this week.

 

Nationally, the Thai government has currently set a level four Covid19 alert which sets multiple suggestions and advice, but not mandates. One of these is to discourage interprovincial travel and encourage people to stay at home.

 

Another of the level four alert guidelines is no major events or gatherings…as a result Pattaya has postponed the music festival scheduled for every weekend in March. There is no set date for the festival to resume. Pattaya has also asked for no events or gatherings to be held from the private sector with more than fifty people until further notice.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/02/26/pattaya-and-jomtien-beach-vendors-say-business-down-90-percent-in-past-few-weeks-disagree-with-postponing-music-festival/

 

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[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Another of the level four alert guidelines is no major events or gatherings…as a result Pattaya has postponed the music festival scheduled for every weekend in March. There is no set date for the festival to resume. Pattaya has also asked for no events or gatherings to be held from the private sector with more than fifty people until further notice.

Considering the rise of Omicron at the moment this would make sense, keep things quiet for a month and let the health service cope with what they have now and treat them all, before having mass gatherings and crashing the system with new infections.

Slow & steady wins the race.

[RichardColeman]

Went to pick up my new retirement extension last friday, and the family and me walked back along Pattaya beach from Walking street to Centrala bout 11 am, we passed 5 thai kids who judging by their colour were beach vendor kids and maybe two fat Russian female whales making the most before Russia's credit junk rating takes hold. After 22 months away was hard to see Pattaya so deserted and so many closed shops. Shocked more that so many 7/11's were boarded up.

 

Feel so sad for the Thai people with these nutcases dictating their incomes and destroying their lives

[Bangkok Barry]

18 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Went to pick up my new retirement extension last friday, and the family and me walked back along Pattaya beach from Walking street to Centrala bout 11 am, we passed 5 thai kids who judging by their colour were beach vendor kids and maybe two fat Russian female whales making the most before Russia's credit junk rating takes hold. After 22 months away was hard to see Pattaya so deserted and so many closed shops. Shocked more that so many 7/11's were boarded up.

 

Feel so sad for the Thai people with these nutcases dictating their incomes and destroying their lives

Meanwhile, in the real world, shopping centres and entertainment venues are pretty much back to normal in most places. Which might explain why potential visitors are there and not here.

[wombat]

If that's down 90% on the last 2 years takings they are in dire straights...

[bkk6060]

New Years and Valentines day, it was fairly busy.  Could be folks are taking a break before Songkran which is 9 days this year in Pattaya April 12-20.

[jacko45k]

Seemed quiet in Pattaya yesterday, when I did my usual shopping and bank visit. Something deterring the Bangkok crowds...certainly not the weather, clear and hot?

[Srikcir]

Vendors must follow the government's drive to a digital economy for success.

Establish online government-controlled digital Thailand  beaches run by beach vendors set with virtual chairs with umbrellas ala the movie Free Guy. Virtual smoking and alcohol allowed!

[EVENKEEL]

I drove (car) down Pattaya Klang Sat. to third rd and over to the pier. Crazy traffic all the way. Hate to see it when tourists show up.

[ikke1959]

3 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Meanwhile, in the real world, shopping centres and entertainment venues are pretty much back to normal in most places. Which might explain why potential visitors are there and not here.

In the real world there more people vaccinated with Pfizer and Moderna, instead of Sinovac, Sinopharm. Besides in the real world there were strict measurements too to control the Covid, instead of urging people to celebrate New Year get holidays and travel around to stimulate the economy.  Even in Pattaya there was a 4 weeks music festival to celebrate the reopening of the country. If the Thai Government had done better things, indeed everything could go back to normal, but we all know how they solved the crisis, but in Thailand it is common to do nothing if the problems are small and if the problems are getting out of hand they don't know how to solve them anymore.  

[Harveyboy]

6 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

New Years and Valentines day, it was fairly busy.  Could be folks are taking a break before Songkran which is 9 days this year in Pattaya April 12-20.

we hope..or will it be Another cancellation by our great leaders..

[Harveyboy]

5 hours ago, Srikcir said:

Vendors must follow the government's drive to a digital economy for success.

Establish online government-controlled digital Thailand  beaches run by beach vendors set with virtual chairs with umbrellas ala the movie Free Guy. Virtual smoking and alcohol allowed!

any chance of adding virtual pretty issaan girls ..Please

[PoorSucker]

They put up a stage on Pattaya Sai3 Rd today. 

Photo is after midnight