Xaos Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 I move around a lot. I can tell its ghost town. Bukhao is empty. Beach rd. Little tourists walk. I just back from Phuket, Patong is packed. Pattaya is really bad, from business point of view. Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stravers Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Wait until it gets cold in Euro, Russia, and N. America. It's still beautifully warm in some parts of the world. The other reality is some people are going elsewhere. Simply fed up with the fakery and Thainess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Wow, is it time for another "Pattaya is dead" thread already!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliss Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 (edited) 40 minutes ago, LennyW said: Wow, is it time for another "Pattaya is dead" thread already!! Patty will never die , met both my wives there , third time lucky .555 Edited August 27, 2017 by elliss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadilo Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Patty will never die , met both my wives there , third time lucky .555Good luck with that. Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlyai Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 I move around a lot. I can tell its ghost town. Bukhao is empty. Beach rd. Little tourists walk. I just back from Phuket, Patong is packed. Pattaya is really bad, from business point of view. Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk Wait to the control goes back to the politicians.All those stalled building projects that were sposed to be 3 stories and ended up 6 will again progress.Business will be flourishing.Will be time to dig up beach road again and put the underground power above ground and more drains at the bottom of the hill.If they got rid of the dark side, we wouldn't have all that pesky water flowing and polluting our beautiful beaches on the bright side. (a low blow). [emoji39]Sent from my SM-J700F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonseeker Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 +1, Thai business friends confirm massive! loodecline, unless you are on the Chinese train. Seems many are worried this is just the beginning...MS> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 11 hours ago, Xaos said: Beach rd. Little tourists walk. I never did trust midgets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Everyone is out driving back and forth through the new tunnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phycokiller Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Im in Phnom Penh and its dead too. I think this is just the peak of the low season in general, especially Europeans have headed home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartender100 Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 I am not there right now, but i am guessing the roads are chock a block with coaches at 7/8 pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterb17 Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 1 hour ago, jacko45k said: Everyone is out driving back and forth through the new tunnel. Went through yesterday- quite busy- apparently people are driving down from Bangkok to gasp in awe at Thailands longest tunnel / underpass. its certainly speeds things up. To be totally honest- I really do not understand these Pattaya is dead threads- it is very low season. - maybe a bit lower than usual . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstevens Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 2 hours ago, moonseeker said: +1, Thai business friends confirm massive! loodecline, unless you are on the Chinese train. Seems many are worried this is just the beginning...MS> And it is just the beginning. Give it 5, 10, 15 years and most popular tourist hot spots the world over will be dominated by Chinese visitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert bloggs Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 9 hours ago, elliss said: Patty will never die , met both my wives there , third time lucky .555 Lets have a competition ,to find out where you met them and where your looking for no 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banchang Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Elvis ? is dead tooSent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jip99 Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 3 minutes ago, banchang said: Elvis ? is dead too Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Nooooooo !!! When did that happen. That will scupper tourism, best TAT know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beats56 Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 10 hours ago, elliss said: Patty will never die , met both my wives there , third time lucky .555 Reminds of the song all my exs live in Texas.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Pattaya is a ghost town now? So thats why last nights barfine is reluctant to leave............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbpbbp Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 I wish that nobody visits again, so economy drops and starving people would be a lot nicer to all of us ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitti Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Well, it's the end of August. Summer is almost over for a lot of people. Wait a few month, especially close to New Year. There will be sh!t load of people. And somebody will open new threads complaining about Pattaya turned into chaotic sh!tty place and how quiet it used be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Typhoon season in Southern China, HK, Macau so plenty visitors from there just now. They don't frequent bars and gogos, but do shop till they drop. I am not talking zero dollar tourists, but independant, monied and young. You won't be seeing them on Soi Buakao any time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 7 hours ago, champers said: Typhoon season in Southern China, HK, Macau so plenty visitors from there just now. They don't frequent bars and gogos, but do shop till they drop. I am not talking zero dollar tourists, but independant, monied and young. You won't be seeing them on Soi Buakao any time soon. A tribe of them walked past the Katesiree (soi Buk) last night wondering about all the excitement created with the scousers putting Arsenal to the sword,must have thought it was an auction house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaos Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 Phuket is packed.Patong and around there. Like high seasonPattaya just see bukhao in the evening.Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumpjack Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 i hope it dies a slow death....slap it up the dik heads in power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kg1947 Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Low Season ... yes - very quiet , been like that for months .... expats still here at their favorite watering holes , but those catering to " new arrivals " are crying in their Lao Khao . Combined with the NAVY & POLICE drive to " reduce crime " , a lot of the "exemplary citizens" who thrive on cheating tourists are really in panic mode . WALKING Street - still very busy 7:00pm untul closing, lots of traffic / walk through .... Chinese & Indian & Arabs . LOTS of walking - but do they SPEND ?? In the meantime Cost of LIVING - going higher !! Lots of " FOR RENT " signs , but will they lower the RENT ?? You , the smart expats will know the answer ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamyai3 Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 5 hours ago, KittenKong said: I never did trust midgets. https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/randynewman/shortpeople.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 2 hours ago, bbpbbp said: I wish that nobody visits again, so economy drops and starving people would be a lot nicer to all of us ! Agree that it would take catastrophe to make the people of Pattaya appreciate the people that feed them. They have become too complacent , and think that the only thing necessary to bring the sheeple back is to destroy the beach promenade, build a decrepit marina build a useless car park on the only nice park in Pattaya build a horrid big building in front of the lookout allow traffic chaos build lots of malls. They need to discover that courteous service with a smile and not ripping people off works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wan123 Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Unfortunately, Pattaya is a victim of it's own success. While that seems contradictory, there are contradictory social forces in this world, and one of them is bad international press. It is success that creates resentments and vulnerability. Writers and newscasters don't particularly care about Thailand, they care about selling newspapers. It was said that the famous newspaper mogul, Hearst, started the Spanish American War, simply by writing articles. It was also shoddy reporting that created public outcry that broke up Standard Oil. Thailand has done a poor job in public relations for Pattaya, and while it's long range vision as a family resort seems reasonable, the impact of a sudden change of policy has created a void in business efforts; as a result, other areas are relatively stronger. Yet the strengths of Pattaya remain intact. The government finds it necessary to document visitors to an extreme extent, monitor alcohol consumption in the public areas and in fact, is making the business environment very difficult. One thing they could do which would help the general economy is to limit building until the real estate market regains it's footing. Secondly, they could lighten up on alcohol issues to the extent that, if a person is not displaying signs of irresponsibility on the road, they are allowed to go their own way. This is what other countries do. I know Thailand has a terrible record for safety on the road, but this is basically a problem of it's own citizens, not visitors. Russians are a different matter, but the West has drunk driving laws as well, yet they do not pull everyone over for DD tests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 3 hours ago, sitti said: Well, it's the end of August. Summer is almost over for a lot of people. School holidays now over for most of Europe. Family visitors at our place just left. A mate in Jomtien leaving on Thursday. Well, yes it's the beginning of the lowest of low season. Only a minority comes for the start of rainy season, wanting to get soaked. Just checked domestic flight price for mid September on my preferred route. 990 all incl. to Suvarnabhumi. Not seen for many months. I will help to fill the gap from mid September for a few days I will also be in Phuket for three days. Breath taking price tags. Pattaya is still cheap and that will always be a plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swissie Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 13 hours ago, KittenKong said: I never did trust midgets. Yeah, but the few Beach-Road midgets are easier to fight off than a gang of 6 ft tall Ladyboys. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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