News Forum - Business leaders urge government to include Pattaya in sandbox entry scheme

[Thaiger]

Business leaders in Pattaya have joined a chorus of tourism operators around the country who are pleading to be included in the sandbox scheme. Businesses are expressing despair and frustration since the government suspended the Test & Go entry scheme citing concerns about the Omicron Covid-19 variant. The Pattaya News reports that members of the Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade of Thailand have chaired a meeting with tour operators and representatives from the public and private sector in Chon Buri and Rayong. Attendees exchanged ideas and suggestions for stimulating tourism with public health and tourism officials, with proposals […]

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[Shade_Wilder]

"Business leaders urge government to include Pattaya in sandbox entry scheme"

This idea would mean that Bangkok would be sharing tourist dollars with Pattaya, and that would be against the Prayut government's policy of creating The Kingdom of Bangkok and Surroundings.

C'mon, do you not understand that the Bangkok middle class comes first?

 

[AlexPTY]

Aren't sandboxes canceled? Well beside Phuket, which seems to be causing enough problems already 

[LoongFred]

5 hours ago, Thaiger said:

Business leaders in Pattaya have joined a chorus of tourism operators around the country who are pleading to be included in the sandbox scheme. Businesses are expressing despair and frustration since the government suspended the Test & Go entry scheme citing concerns about the Omicron Covid-19 variant. The Pattaya News reports that members of the Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade of Thailand have chaired a meeting with tour operators and representatives from the public and private sector in Chon Buri and Rayong. Attendees exchanged ideas and suggestions for stimulating tourism with public health and tourism officials, with proposals […]

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OMG I  thought Pattaya was high risk.

[vendetta]

looks like more businessmen generally prefer sexcations after regular work hours. 

[ace035]

Nah, will not happen. Thai government don't give a rat a** about Pattaya's economy and its people livelihood. They just ruining it for the last 21 months.

[Leo]

Pattaya is already devastated. Even with "test & go", not many foreign tourists were going. On the weekends they're getting some BKK people, but it's not enough.

From eyewitness accounts: About 2/3 of shops that depend on tourists (within Pattaya 3rd Rd to Beach Rd and N. Pattaya Rd to S. Pattaya Rd) are closed. And we're not just talking bars, cafes and massage shops. Even 7-11s and Family Marts.

 

Edited December 25, 2021 by Leo

[Stonker]

21 hours ago, LoongFred said:

OMG I  thought Pattaya was high risk.

Why should that make any difference ?