Rimmer Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Please stay on topic: It's Getting Worse...More Shops Closing Down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post david555 Posted March 2, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2021 (edited) Even that nice Pharmacy who had western medications in the airconditioned area at Tesco lotus Sukhumvit Pattaya South has stopped . Even the yellow cabs taxi stands are disappeared same area ..., nah..! next year i am gone too ....Pats. not same anymore as before so why hanging around longer ...???? Edited March 2, 2021 by david555 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pattaya Spotter Posted March 2, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2021 I thought Pattaya was bad...I'm currently in Hua Hin and Pattaya is crazy crowded with people and lively by comparison. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldie Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 They close shops but they build new bars here in Central Pattaya. Especially in this Tree Town area they build as if there wouldn't be any problems. At the moment there are almost no customers in the bars. Perhaps they don't need any anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post treetops Posted March 2, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2021 4 hours ago, david555 said: nah..! next year i am gone too Thank **** for that. No more irrelevant gibberish complaints. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salerno Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 25 minutes ago, TaaSaparot said: Is there? ... where? In case not extracting the urine ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Multiple off topic bickering posts and replies have been removed, stop it please!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 come on boys and girls... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtail Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 16 hours ago, Oldie said: They close shops but they build new bars here in Central Pattaya. Especially in this Tree Town area they build as if there wouldn't be any problems. At the moment there are almost no customers in the bars. Perhaps they don't need any anymore. Betting on the come as it were... Not really a better time for a well capitalized business to expand and or renovate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldie Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 3 minutes ago, Yellowtail said: Betting on the come as it were... Not really a better time for a well capitalized business to expand and or renovate. Even before Corona many bars opened and then gave up after a while. Perhaps there are many dreaming that owning a bar might be the paradise... It is - for the landlords that obviously benefit from an endless number of such dreamers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Yellowtail Posted March 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Oldie said: Even before Corona many bars opened and then gave up after a while. Perhaps there are many dreaming that owning a bar might be the paradise... It is - for the landlords that obviously benefit from an endless number of such dreamers. And it could be a great opportunity. Certainly the herd has thinned and properties with great locations have come on the market. My position is that now is an opportune time to expand or renovate. Yes, a lot of businesses run by westerners in Thailand fail, but lot of businesses in western countries run by westerners fail as well. I have no interest in running a bar or restaurant, but I wish all the best to those that do. I would much rather be a dreamer than a scoffer. Edited March 3, 2021 by Yellowtail sp 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 On 3/2/2021 at 6:24 PM, Pattaya Spotter said: I thought Pattaya was bad...I'm currently in Hua Hin and Pattaya is crazy crowded with people and lively by comparison. So I hear of Phuket and Samui..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC 71 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 22 hours ago, petermik said: come on boys and girls... ???? Handbags At Dawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rott Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 On 3/2/2021 at 6:36 PM, Oldie said: They close shops but they build new bars here in Central Pattaya. Especially in this Tree Town area they build as if there wouldn't be any problems. At the moment there are almost no customers in the bars. Perhaps they don't need any anymore. At 6.36 PM I would not expect too many customers there, but there are usually a fair number later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya Spotter Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 7 hours ago, jacko45k said: So I hear of Phuket and Samui..... Have moved on down the road and now in Chumphon...Phuket tomorrow ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Leaver Posted March 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 5, 2021 On 3/3/2021 at 12:04 PM, Yellowtail said: I would much rather be a dreamer than a scoffer. I would much rather be a customer than an owner here, regardless of Covid. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pattaya Spotter Posted March 8, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2021 I spent a few days at our sister city of Hua Hun, directly across the Gulf of Thailand from Pattaya. The main takeaway from my 3 days at the Centara Hua Hin is that if Pattaya is on life support then Hua Hin is dead. The 300+ rooms at the beautiful Centara had maybe 20-25 rooms occupied during my mid-week stay if the numbers at the morning breakfast (excellent) are anything to go by. The main central strip from the highway to the beach, lined with restaurants and shops for tourists was completely dead, with maybe a dozen or so of them being open along the 3 block stretch. Soi Bintabat ( Walking Street Hua Hin style) was similarly empty, with a half dozen or so empty bars for some reason being open. In the couple hours I spent in walkabouts during the evenings, I probably saw fewer than 25 foreigners in the restaurants, bars, or on the street. For everyone's sake, hopefully with the vaccinations, we are at least at the beginning of the end of the Great Thailand Tourism Shutdown. Some impressions from around town... Sushi lovers out of luck at Hagi I wonder what was here... No rooms available at the Sirin Hotel Now open 0 hours Another mystery...what might have been here? Gold for the misses...try down the road Hua Hin main Street Ronald the only one holding forth at the Banana Mall All other businesses closed Curiously the DHL office is open...the mails must get through Little la dolce vita these days While patiently awaiting the tourists' return Maybe half a dozen drinkers this nite Shuttered That next great novel will have to wait I think we all agree. 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtail Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 On 3/5/2021 at 4:59 PM, Leaver said: I would much rather be a customer than an owner here, regardless of Covid. Not me, but I understand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Triangle Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 (edited) On 3/3/2021 at 12:04 PM, Yellowtail said: I would much rather be a dreamer than a scoffer. I'd rather be a hammer than a nail, ???? Everyone sing along now ???? Edited March 10, 2021 by Golden Triangle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wongkitlo Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 On 3/3/2021 at 10:50 AM, Yellowtail said: Betting on the come as it were... Not really a better time for a well capitalized business to expand and or renovate. It is a bet. If the vaccine programs work and things return to high season situation by the end of this year all is ok but if you are sitting around in December with no tourists then you may have problems. To me it is a bit 50/50. My landlady wants to extend my business thinking everything will be back to normal soon but I am thinking of going back to Australia and givingup on it all up thinking it won't be till late 2022 or later that things change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtail Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Wongkitlo said: It is a bet. If the vaccine programs work and things return to high season situation by the end of this year all is ok but if you are sitting around in December with no tourists then you may have problems. To me it is a bit 50/50. My landlady wants to extend my business thinking everything will be back to normal soon but I am thinking of going back to Australia and givingup on it all up thinking it won't be till late 2022 or later that things change. I would certainly be looking for at least some rent relief to stick it out. While the pie will likely be significantly smaller this year and next, their will be less people getting a slice as well. For guys that are well capitalized, getting a good lease on a great location makes taking hit for a year not so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wongkitlo Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Yellowtail said: I would certainly be looking for at least some rent relief to stick it out. While the pie will likely be significantly smaller this year and next, their will be less people getting a slice as well. For guys that are well capitalized, getting a good lease on a great location makes taking hit for a year not so bad. Thanks. My business partner is looking after it at present. Landlady is pretty easygoing. I live in Pattaya but the business is not there. Have mainly been trying to gauge. Will there be a high season this year ( considering the 2020/21 season is virtually gone?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thaibeachlovers Posted March 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 11, 2021 18 hours ago, Wongkitlo said: It is a bet. If the vaccine programs work and things return to high season situation by the end of this year all is ok but if you are sitting around in December with no tourists then you may have problems. To me it is a bit 50/50. My landlady wants to extend my business thinking everything will be back to normal soon but I am thinking of going back to Australia and givingup on it all up thinking it won't be till late 2022 or later that things change. All depends on the government. If they make visas easy for long stay they might get loads of retirees arriving, but if they don't sort immigration it might go on touristless for eons. Thailand just wasn't a good deal anymore before corona anyway. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtail Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 There will be a high season, the question is how high, and how competitive. There are a lot of governments involved, not just Thailand's. If Thailand opened up today to everyone that has been vaccinated, how many people would be able to come even if they wanted to? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polpott Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said: All depends on the government. If they make visas easy for long stay they might get loads of retirees arriving, but if they don't sort immigration it might go on touristless for eons. Thailand just wasn't a good deal anymore before corona anyway. really easy for me to get a retirement visa. What's the problem? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaaSaparot Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 8 hours ago, Yellowtail said: There are a lot of governments involved, not just Thailand's. If Thailand opened up today to everyone that has been vaccinated, how many people would be able to come even if they wanted to? That is everyone who has been vaccinated in the last 3 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Off topic posts and replies removed. Topic i about: It's Getting Worse...More Shops Closing Down It is not about Halal food Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaver Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 On 3/12/2021 at 7:08 AM, Yellowtail said: If Thailand opened up today to everyone that has been vaccinated, how many people would be able to come even if they wanted to? Do you mean able to come due to lack of flights, or due to lack of funds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polpott Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 On 3/12/2021 at 8:19 AM, TaaSaparot said: That is everyone who has been vaccinated in the last 3 months. 42% of UK population vaccinated as of today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaver Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 (edited) 49 minutes ago, polpott said: 42% of UK population vaccinated as of today. Is that two doses, or only one? The news about AZ is concerning. It could slow the roll out of many countries. Edited March 13, 2021 by Leaver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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