Bali Hai Pier Speedboat Operators Banned from Approaching Customers, Standard Ticket Prices Set

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Pattaya — Pattaya City has come up with tougher regulations to address issues related to speedboat operators at Bali Hai Pier, including the introduction of standard ticket prices and the ban on “herding” guests.

On Thursday, September 7th, the Pattaya City Council assembled to devise strategies for organizing and overseeing tour boat operators, following a violent altercation among operators vying for guests aboard a boat to Koh Larn from Bali Hai Pier in South Pattaya.

 

The meeting was chaired by Deputy Mayor Wuttisak Ruemkitkan and was attended by Pol. Lt. Col. Surachet Aneksri, the Deputy Superintendent of the Pattaya Police Station, and Pittayaporn Korkaew, the Deputy District Chief of Banglamung district, along with other officials and tour boat representatives.

 

Problems addressed at the meeting encompassed ticket pricing, service protocols, and the establishment of collaborative agreements between operators and Pattaya City.

 

Most importantly, the city eventually ruled that from now on tour boat operators will be prohibited from approaching and herding tourists who are looking for a boat to Koh Larn. Essentially, they used the word herding to describe pressure selling customers to speed boats versus allowing customers to approach a ticket queue.

 

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/09/08/bali-hai-pier-speedboat-operators-banned-from-approaching-customers-standard-ticket-prices-set/

 

-- THE PATTAYA NEWS 2023-09-09

 

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Pattaya authorities impose new rules on speedboat operators at Bali Hai Pier
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In Pattaya City, the local authorities have put forth new stringent regulations to deal with issues plaguing speedboat operators at Bali Hai Pier. This includes the implementation of standardised ticket prices and a ban on herding tourists.

 

On a day in early September, the Pattaya City Council convened to strategise and regulate tour boat operations. This was spurred by a conflict among operators competing for tourists heading to Koh Larn from Bali Hai Pier, situated in South Pattaya. The Deputy Mayor, Wuttisak Ruemkitkan, presided over the meeting, which was attended by the Deputy Superintendent of the Pattaya Police Station, Pol. Lt. Col. Surachet Aneksri, the Deputy District Chief of Banglamung district, Pittayaporn Korkaew, other officials, and tour boat representatives.

 

Among the issues addressed at the meeting were ticket pricing, service procedures, and the establishment of cooperation agreements between operators and Pattaya City. The city decided that tour boat operators would be banned from approaching and herding tourists looking for a boat to Koh Larn. The term herding is used to describe the practice of pressuring customers to choose speed boats over allowing them to approach a ticket queue.

As part of the measures to maintain order and prevent conflicts among businesses, operators are directed to stay within their allotted tents and market their services solely from there. They are also required to ensure a maximum of five staff members per tent.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/pattaya/pattaya-authorities-impose-new-rules-on-speedboat-operators-at-bali-hai-pier

 

-- The Thaiger 2023-09-09

 

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[mikebell]

4 minutes ago, webfact said:

They are also required to ensure a maximum of five staff members per tent.

AKA - bruisers.

[ding]

Good! Now do something about the parking mafia. We drove to the pier area and just decided not to go.

 

I wonder how much business the cafes and hotels on Ko Lan miss because the parking cost is crazy?

[kennw]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Pattaya authorities impose new rules on speedboat operators at Bali Hai Pier
by Top 

 

Picture courtesy of Go Go Town

 

In Pattaya City, the local authorities have put forth new stringent regulations to deal with issues plaguing speedboat operators at Bali Hai Pier. This includes the implementation of standardised ticket prices and a ban on herding tourists.

 

On a day in early September, the Pattaya City Council convened to strategise and regulate tour boat operations. This was spurred by a conflict among operators competing for tourists heading to Koh Larn from Bali Hai Pier, situated in South Pattaya. The Deputy Mayor, Wuttisak Ruemkitkan, presided over the meeting, which was attended by the Deputy Superintendent of the Pattaya Police Station, Pol. Lt. Col. Surachet Aneksri, the Deputy District Chief of Banglamung district, Pittayaporn Korkaew, other officials, and tour boat representatives.

 

Among the issues addressed at the meeting were ticket pricing, service procedures, and the establishment of cooperation agreements between operators and Pattaya City. The city decided that tour boat operators would be banned from approaching and herding tourists looking for a boat to Koh Larn. The term herding is used to describe the practice of pressuring customers to choose speed boats over allowing them to approach a ticket queue.

As part of the measures to maintain order and prevent conflicts among businesses, operators are directed to stay within their allotted tents and market their services solely from there. They are also required to ensure a maximum of five staff members per tent.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/pattaya/pattaya-authorities-impose-new-rules-on-speedboat-operators-at-bali-hai-pier

 

-- The Thaiger 2023-09-09

 

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You mean just like the setting price for lottery tickets at B80, we all know how well that is going. TIT

[topt]

How much is the standard ferry price these days?

[impulse]

5 minutes ago, topt said:

How much is the standard ferry price these days?

And how much to park?

 

[Shop mak]

5 minutes ago, topt said:

How much is the standard ferry price these days?

Follow link in OP

[topt]

1 minute ago, Shop mak said:

Follow link in OP

I did and unless I missed it they are only quoting the speedboat fares..

[redwood1]

9 minutes ago, topt said:

How much is the standard ferry price these days?

30 baht

[topt]

Just now, redwood1 said:

30 baht

Thanks - if so that means it hasn't changed in about 10 years?

[ThaiFelix]

2 hours ago, kennw said:

You mean just like the setting price for lottery tickets at B80, we all know how well that is going. TIT

I am sure there will be police on hand to press these new requirements........not!  It will just be one more set of laws that wont be policed like as you say, the price of the lottery.

[hotchilli]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

Problems addressed at the meeting encompassed ticket pricing, service protocols, and the establishment of collaborative agreements between operators and Pattaya City.

Shouldn't this be standardised anyway, so tourists can easily see where to go and how much to pay??

[balo]

9 hours ago, topt said:

Thanks - if so that means it hasn't changed in about 10 years?

Maybe 20 years. TIT 
 

[champers]

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Edited September 9, 2023 by champers

[jacko45k]

Rules, yeah we got those a plenty!

[NicoBKK]

On 9/9/2023 at 10:24 AM, ding said:

Good! Now do something about the parking mafia. We drove to the pier area and just decided not to go.

 

I wonder how much business the cafes and hotels on Ko Lan miss because the parking cost is crazy?

Why crazy? The Bali Hai pier multi storey fully automated park is 250 THB per full day. I always park there and is very convenient then try the "supposedly free" and walk 500mt under the sun

[ding]

On 9/11/2023 at 4:18 PM, NicoBKK said:

Why crazy? The Bali Hai pier multi storey fully automated park is 250 THB per full day. I always park there and is very convenient then try the "supposedly free" and walk 500mt under the sun

The staff told my Thai wife it's 30B each hour, no daily rate. There's no free parking anymore we were told by other parking staff.