Pattaya: Beach Road to allow parking at weekends/ Deckchairs to operate all day every day

[webfact]

Pattaya: Beach Road to allow parking at weekends/ Deckchairs to operate all day every day

 

Picture: Manager

 

Manager reported that Pattaya was putting its best foot forward in attracting Thai tourists to the resort.

 

Certain restrictions on car parking and the operations of deck chair vendors have been agreed. 

 

A total of 17 measures have been agreed after a meeting of deck chair vendors and deputy mayor Manote Nongyai at City Hall. 

 

Picture: Manager

 

Deck chairs can be used from 6 am to 8 pm. But vendors must clean up the beach themselves from 6 am to 10 am. 

 

Every four months those on Pattaya beach must take three midweek days off (Tues to Thursday) in the third week of the month.

 

Picture: Manager

 

This is so that the authorities can do a deep clean and spruce up the trees. While this is happening the vendors must store their equipment properly.

 

Vendors on other beaches will close midweek every four months during the second month. If the closure falls on a public holiday a replacement day will be allowed. 

 

Parking will be permitted on Pattaya Beach Road similar to Jomtien.

 

It will be allowed in selected locations on the right side.

 

This will be limited to Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Certain other parking will be allowed in front of shops though if this is abused the local authority reserved the right to crack down.

 

Picture: Manager

 

In a gung-ho report Manager said that Pattaya was all systems go in attracting Thai tourists.

 

They noted that foreign tourists were completely absent due to the pandemic so for now it was all about the domestic market.

 

Source: Manager

 

 

 

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[bluesofa]

41 minutes ago, webfact said:

In a gung-ho report Manager said that Pattaya was all systems go in attracting Thai tourists.

 

They noted that foreign tourists were completely absent due to the pandemic so for now it was all about the domestic market.

Tally- ho! If a foreign tourist does manage to escape from their accommodation, will they be allowed to rent deckchairs every day of the week too?

[Shuya]

Not a bad thing though, the pick-up parade will move from Jomtien to Pattaya now. 

[Justgrazing]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

and spruce up the trees.

Hahahaha .. leaf it out will ya' ..

[scubascuba3]

Plant more trees to make up for the ones recently cut down

[Kerryd]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

and spruce up the trees

29 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

Hahahaha .. leaf it out will ya' ..

They're really going out on a limb there !

Wouldn't want those vendors to take root !

Lots of dates under those palms !

 

[johng]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

spruce up the trees.

Meaning a  "Pattaya chainsaw massacre"

[johng]

2 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Plant more trees to make up for the ones recently cut down

They seem not to like trees that give shade...notice how a lot of deck chair vendors are located under the remaining big shade trees.

I suspect a deliberate plan to  "lure" tourists into deck chairs instead of sitting under the trees.

[bluesofa]

10 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Plant more trees to make up for the ones recently cut down

[RichardColeman]

Way Pattaya is going with lack of tourism, they may as well open the entire beach road as market stalls and abandon cars

[JusticeGB]

At last a half sensible idea. I never sit in the sun the Thais don't sit in the sun. The idea of pristine beaches in reality means empty beaches. Most people renting deck chairs and umbrellas keep their places clean and provide small buckets for visitors to put their rubbish in. If only something could be done about the annoying beach vendors.

 

For over 25 years I have gone to the same beach chair service in Jomtien. They know I don't like the pesky beach vendors and somehow keep them from bothering me.

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Deck chairs can be used from 6 am to 8 pm. But vendors must clean up the beach themselves from 6 am to 10 am. 

Would it not be a better idea to clean up at the end of the day, after all the rubbish has been discarded?

 

[sammieuk1]

Pipe in some Cliff Richards music over the tannoy and your good to go sorting out my factor 20 right now ????

[newnative]

   Bad idea to allow parking.  It will end up looking junky.  Now, it's nice to drive along and be able to see the beach without it being blocked by cars, buses, food stalls, and lord knows what else.  Keep it nice.    

[Brunolem]

12 minutes ago, newnative said:

   Bad idea to allow parking.  It will end up looking junky.  Now, it's nice to drive along and be able to see the beach without it being blocked by cars, buses, food stalls, and lord knows what else.  Keep it nice.    

They try to recreate the traffic jams which are a trademark of Beach Road. 

 

And they will succeed! 

 

First, the Thais, who hate walking, will park all along the road. 

 

Then those arriving too late will park in the next lane, along the first one, leaving just the minimum space for the local taxis to move on. 

 

I would strongly advise the residents to think bicycle... 

[fred110]

They need to remove the rental motorbikes along beach road. They take up a lot of parking.

[mrfill]

15 minutes ago, fred110 said:

They need to remove the rental motorbikes along beach road. They take up a lot of parking.

Yes, close down more businesses. Just what Pattaya needs at the moment...

[fred110]

3 minutes ago, mrfill said:

Yes, close down more businesses. Just what Pattaya needs at the moment...

No one rents them. More parking helps businesses.

[adammike]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Would it not be a better idea to clean up at the end of the day, after all the rubbish has been discarded?

 

Most rubbish is left after dark, lots of eating and drinking and general partying happens at night.Not sure about Pattay but in Jomtien especially at the weekends and holidays the promenade is rammed.

[garzhe]

Good Idea !  Just extend walking street down to Soi 1

[jacko45k]

16 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Way Pattaya is going with lack of tourism, they may as well open the entire beach road as market stalls and abandon cars

They used to do that frequently pre Covid too.

[mikebell]

All very well in theory but as we've seen earlier this week, businesses are very territorial; expect a surge in brake fluid car splashing; scrapes in your paintwork & nails in your tires.

[Dionigi]

Car parks, car parks, car parks. Not parking spots. Pattaya is missing car parks and clean public toilets.

[jacko45k]

So the previous reasons for not allowing beach chairs every day, and on-street parking, are no longer valid? Or is it that NOW those rules would have go apply to Thai people and not foreign tourists? 

Edited August 28, 2020 by jacko45k

[bobbin]

14 hours ago, fred110 said:

They need to remove the rental motorbikes along beach road. They take up a lot of parking.

If we are lucky attrition will solve that very long term problem.  Many, if not most, of the motorbikes are rented to foreign tourists..

 

The new requirement for big bike (400cc+) licenses should also help thin that herd.

[mrwebb8825]

4 hours ago, bobbin said:

If we are lucky attrition will solve that very long term problem.  Many, if not most, of the motorbikes are rented to foreign tourists..

 

The new requirement for big bike (400cc+) licenses should also help thin that herd.

What makes you think a "Thailand Only" big bike licence will deter a 2 week euro/russian/whatever drunk tourist from renting and road raging on a big bike?

[essox essox]

what is wrong with NOT allowing deckchair USAGE EVERYDAY of the week, in these dire times the Thai workers need to earn as much money as they can.....it was really stupid to ban chairs/broliies on  a WEDNESDAY (about 3 yrs ago I guess) anyway....

[bluesofa]

9 minutes ago, essox essox said:

what is wrong with NOT allowing deckchair USAGE EVERYDAY of the week, in these dire times the Thai workers need to earn as much money as they can.....it was really stupid to ban chairs/broliies on  a WEDNESDAY (about 3 yrs ago I guess) anyway....

They must have used the same soothsayers who tell us Wednesdays it's unlucky to cut hair (and Thursdays is a no-no for cutting nails).

Seems obvious to me.