Walking Street returns! Police chief expects more tourists in Pattaya now that PM opens country

[webfact]

Picture: INN

 

INN reported that Pol Lt-Col Arut Saphanon - the cop in charge of Pattaya's traffic - went to Walking Street yesterday to reorganise the area.

 

This came after the authorities reversed the decision to stop vehicles using the famed street.

 

Walking Street is now back to pedestrians only after the pandemic saw few tourists and many businesses shut.

 

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The media said that PM Prayuth Chan-ocha had now ordered the reopening of Thailand on May 1st and the scrapping of the Test and Go scheme. 

 

Arut said that Pattaya's chief of police Pol Col Kulachart Kulachai expects the move to result in more tourists at the resort.

 

He found that 90% of tourists and businesses were complying and carried out PR to advise the others about the change in Walking Street's status.

 

In addition he has arranged for a new place for motorcycle taxis in the area to park. 

 

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[Thailand]

But the country is not open?

[tomyami]

open talk BS but in reality last night cops where reinforcing the 11pm closing after a month of telling business they can relax and close at 12am, know many who hired staff because of this.

BS they will hold this control flip flop Thailand is not open

Edited April 30, 2022 by tomyami

[Wiggy]

17 minutes ago, webfact said:

went to Walking Street yesterday to reorganise the area.

Maybe it would’ve been more prudent to do that during the two years it was closed. Just a thought. 

[scubascuba3]

Shame they didn't bother to fix the road

[ezzra]

The business will be back to normal when the ladies will return in full force and the beer will once again flows like water... if you make happen they will come...

[WEBBYB808]

They need to make soi 6 a pedestrian  only area.

[Excel]

6 minutes ago, ezzra said:

The business will be back to normal when the ladies will return in full force

Perhaps they will be swarming back from the Burmese casinos where many of them ended up whilst Prayut's restrictions were/still are in place.

[proton]

Should be renamed prostitution street

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Walking Street is now back to pedestrians only after the pandemic saw few tourists and many businesses shut.

Must be very quiet when the clock chimes midnight?

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, Thailand said:

But the country is not open?

Shhhh or the millions won't come.

[Lemsta69]

1 hour ago, proton said:

Should be renamed prostitution street

ser, there is no prostitution in Pattaya please stop defaming the place. 

[topt]

3 hours ago, tomyami said:

open talk BS but in reality last night cops where reinforcing the 11pm closing after a month of telling business they can relax and close at 12am, know many who hired staff because of this.

I was told by a manager they were told to close at 11 recently as Police from Bangkok were down.

Back to 12 officially from Monday so only temporary.

[Leaver]

3 hours ago, ezzra said:

The business will be back to normal when the ladies will return in full force and the beer will once again flows like water... if you make happen they will come...

 

The ladies will not return until the tourists come back, and the tourists will no come back until the ladies return, and no one will come back until hospitality is properly open.   ???? 

 

Edited April 30, 2022 by Leaver

[scubascuba3]

1 hour ago, proton said:

Should be renamed prostitution street

why just that street? you realise the whole of Pattaya is a brothel?

[bkk6060]

12 minutes ago, Leaver said:

 

The ladies will not return until the tourists come back, and the tourists will no come back until the ladies return, and no one will come back until hospitality is properly open.   ???? 

 

Well, I am here and there are plenty of ladies in town probably more then tourists who want their company.

They are packed in like sardines in the popular area massage shops, Soi 6 and WS spots.

Lack of girls is not an issue not sure why some have myopic opinions on this.

 

Also, WS is a hazard area the street itself is still in poor condition missing and unstable tiles and dug up sidewalk areas exist.  I avoid it for several reason, just be careful if you go after a few drinks twisting and ankle is a possibility.

Edited April 30, 2022 by bkk6060

[Leaver]

6 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

Well, I am here and there are plenty of ladies in town probably more then tourists who want their company.

They are packed in like sardines in the popular area massage shops, Soi 6 and WS spots.

Lack of girls is not an issue not sure why some have myopic opinions on this.

 

Those girls will be spread out across more bars and nightclubs when Pattaya is properly open.

 

How much money do you think the girls are making now?  Don't you think they are messaging their friends back home telling them not to bother coming back just yet?

[Lemsta69]

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

why just that street? you realise the whole of Pattaya is a brothel?

this is factully incorrect ser because you can't get a b***job at Sizzler.

Edited April 30, 2022 by Lemsta69

[jacko45k]

15 hours ago, proton said:

Should be renamed prostitution street

Or for the benefit of all the developing world tourism markets with a look but do not touch approach...Walking and Wax$$ng St. Fill in the blanks ...

[jacko45k]

17 hours ago, WEBBYB808 said:

They need to make soi 6 a pedestrian  only area.

Yes, progress through there is very pedestrian, it is 6/1 where one needs a quick step!

[MasterBaker]

Police stealing headlines for TAT. business definatelly slows down after Songkran for police

[Dart12]

22 hours ago, tomyami said:

open talk BS but in reality last night cops where reinforcing the 11pm closing after a month of telling business they can relax and close at 12am, know many who hired staff because of this.

BS they will hold this control flip flop Thailand is not open

I thought that highly odd to do just 2 days before official 12 o clock openings allowed.

Again, still not nearly what an 'open' country would be with these child like bed times enforced like 12pm.

Why is it not fully open/ allowed with no bar time restrictions?  or whatever they were pre-covid?

How long are they gonna hold onto phase 1 of the plandemic??

[brianthainess]

Oh so now I can go to a bar and just drink until closing with girls to 'ave a laugh with

Nah Thought not. Having walking st. one way was good to do a drive by, it's not as if there are to many pedestrians to warrant a change yet. 

[brianthainess]

24 minutes ago, Dart12 said:

I thought that highly odd to do just 2 days before official 12 o clock openings allowed.

Again, still not nearly what an 'open' country would be with these child like bed times enforced like 12pm.

Why is it not fully open/ allowed with no bar time restrictions?  or whatever they were pre-covid?

How long are they gonna hold onto phase 1 of the plandemic??

Until Prayuth relinquishes his power over the people. 

[simon43]

17 hours ago, Lemsta69 said:

this is factully incorrect ser because you can't get a b***job at Sizzler.

Have you tried? ????

[Lemsta69]

8 minutes ago, simon43 said:

Have you tried? ????

not yet but it's on my bucket list ????