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Monday 8 November 2021

Pattaya’s stupid rules are ruining tourism efforts

Ridiculous disease-control measures are undermining Pattaya’s efforts to rebuild tourism, the city’s top business representative said.
Boonanan Pattanasin, president of the Pattaya Business & Tourism Association, said there is virtually no point in organizing festivals and events like the Pattaya Music Festival if alcohol cannot be sold in the city and crowd sizes are unnecessarily limited.

Attendance at the weekend’s music festival and hotel bookings in Pattaya both disappointed and can be blamed directly on overly strict disease-control measures, he said.

Only 150 people were allowed into the gated stage area at each of the three music festival venues. City officials claimed this was to prevent the transmission of Covid-19 by limiting crowd size, spacing attendees a meter apart and prohibiting standing or dancing.

But Boonanan pointed out what everyone else saw and scoffed at: Right outside the fences, people packed in with no attempt at social distancing or crowd control.

The truly laughable thing, Boonanan said, was that current health regulations allow for crowds of up to 1,000 people.

While alcohol normally is prohibited at music festivals held on public land, Boonanan said the fact that restaurants and vendors near the festival sites are banned from selling alcohol also depressed interest in the concerts.

Even though Chonburi Province has once denied a PBTA appeal of the alcohol ban, Boonanan said the organization would try again, making its case in stronger terms.

If the association’s pleas are ignored, he said, Pattaya should save the money and not bother with staging festivals because few people will come.

The PBTA said it has met with Pattaya Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome about the music festival crowd size and he admitted that it was held under outdated rules, Boonanan said.

The PBTA said it wants next weekend’s festival to allow 1,000 people into the seating area and better organize the crowd outside. – Pattaya  Mail

Source - BangkokJack 


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Wednesday 18 November 2015

Hottest Travel News around Thailand


Fire in the sky

The skies above Thailand's best beach holiday destination will be ablaze with colour on November 27 and 28 as the Pattaya International Fireworks Festival returns to town. This year's extravaganza is spread over two days with each country offering a foretaste of what they have to offer on day one and rounding off the event with a full 45-minute performance the next day. Visitors will be amazed at the fierce competition between participating countries determined to win the best firework show crown. Other activities include parades, live music, concerts and traditional and contemporary dance.

Pedal to save

Krungthai Card (KTC) celebrates the upcoming festive season with a cycling map it's dubbing the "KTC Bike Fun Food in 14 Provinces". The map, which can be used as a guide for travellers, includes lists of various well-known restaurants, resorts and hotels and tourist attractions, all offering KTC members special discounts. Among the destinations are Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Khon Kaen, Surat Thani, and Phuket.


 Quest for history

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is organising what, at more than 25,000 kilometres, is probably the longest overland trip ever made to discover the origins of the Thai people. The 40-car caravan will travel from the Altai mountain range in Central Asia to Bangkok via Xinjiang, Sichuan, Yunnan and Chiang Rai. Historians once surmised that Thais emigrated from the Altai region but this theory is now outdated, with the country made up of many groups of people who have been here since the beginning.

Two for tea
Okura Prestige Bangkok marks the arrival of the festive season with a special afternoon tea served daily from 2 to 5pm at Up & Above Bar on the hotel's 24th floor. The treats include Christmas stollen, home-made Okura festive macaroons, orange chocolate truffles, mini apple strudel and strawberry tarts as well as finely cut sandwiches and cranberry scones with jam and clotted cream. The Okura Prestige festive afternoon tea is priced at Bt960 per set inclusive of coffee or tea for two, and is available from December 1 to 31.

Source: The Nation

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