webfact Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Small business owner reveals despair at economic situation in Pattaya Picture: Kapook Kapook highlighted the dire state of the economy for business people in Pattaya when they reported on a post from one woman. The business lady had been in Pattaya for 15 years but could no longer survive and had loaded up all her stuff and was moving out. She said she loved the place, had a house and car and her own business and was able to provide for her family. Then the Covid-19 pandemic struck. Picture: Kapook "I don't want to go," she said, "but I just can't stay any longer. The economy is just so bad. When I say this I am crying". Her message to friends was to continue fighting. For her it was "bye bye to Pattaya". Source: Kapook -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-11-11 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GeorgeCross Posted November 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2020 don't worry 500K tourist visa's will fix everything! 3 1 1 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackleton Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 First of the many departures no tourists no business especially if dependant on Foreigners 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thunder26 Posted November 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2020 Things will continue getting worse, unless Thai government comes with a viable solution. Open borders to tourists with the set requirements, such as COVID-19 insurance. Build proper facilities to test for COVID 19 at arrivals. If negative, good to go. If positive, then do the quarantine. If sick get admitted. The insurance should cover it. A few hundred of tourists a month will not do any good to Thailand as a whole, just to a couple chosen hotels. That's it! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodga Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Saving for a rainy day................unheard of in Thailand I guess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GeorgeCross Posted November 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2020 13 minutes ago, Thunder26 said: Things will continue getting worse, unless Thai government comes with a viable solution. Open borders to tourists with the set requirements, such as COVID-19 insurance. Build proper facilities to test for COVID 19 at arrivals. If negative, good to go. If positive, then do the quarantine. If sick get admitted. The insurance should cover it. A few hundred of tourists a month will not do any good to Thailand as a whole, just to a couple chosen hotels. That's it! i still wouldn't chance that - spend 100s thousands of baht and be forced under lock and key into a thai private hospital because i got a fever on the plane. no thanks, i wouldn't chance it. a month in ibiza or greece instead for me 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traubert Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Yeah, 'cos EU Coronavirus is much better. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mike787 Posted November 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2020 for god sake OPEN the dam border. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 1 hour ago, shackleton said: First of the many departures no tourists no business especially if dependant on Foreigners Light at the end of the tunnel, a new Single Entry Tourist Visa and a vaccine! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ukrules Posted November 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Thunder26 said: Things will continue getting worse, unless Thai government comes with a viable solution. There is no viable solution, once the money runs out those remaining well funded businesses will also close. The places where there once were tourists will become ghost cities. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Destiny1990 Posted November 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2020 TAT will surely spin her story into something very positive.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 1 hour ago, ukrules said: There is no viable solution, once the money runs out those remaining well funded businesses will also close. The places where there once were tourists will become ghost cities. There is already a ghostly area behind the bars close to Klang on Beach Rd, but that happened pre-Covid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted November 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2020 5 hours ago, webfact said: "I don't want to go," she said, "but I just can't stay any longer. The economy is just so bad. When I say this I am crying". Come end of this year there will be many following her,they've hung on hoping for some change by the end of this year, but with things as they are and all the ever-changing requirements to enter Thailand I think New Year will see a lot of decisions being made which include moving out. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldie Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 4 hours ago, mike787 said: for god sake OPEN the dam border. The border is open if you meet the requirements. Or do you want it completely open without any restrictions? 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitanonchai Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Karma 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Good oppurtunity to change the image of Pattaya 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Poet Posted November 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2020 12 minutes ago, saakura said: Good oppurtunity to change the image of Pattaya Yes. They should recast as a destination of great natural beauty and architectural interest. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 On 11/11/2020 at 8:29 PM, ukrules said: There is no viable solution, once the money runs out those remaining well funded businesses will also close. The places where there once were tourists will become ghost cities. I doubt it. IMO they will either become Chinese enclaves or cater for Thai tourists. Pattaya could survive as is if they catered for farang retirees rather than tourists, but that would require immigration to change and that is as likely as I am to return to LOS tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 I have a real life example of what happens when things change. In the 70s I was stationed at Nee Soon Barracks in Singapore. Transit Rd outside the gates was a thriving small community of shops that catered to British, Australian and NZ soldiers, plus bars and restaurants ( Virgin's corner may arouse some memories for any that were there ). After ANZUK finished and all the troops went home it never recovered. I went back in the 90s to have a look ( the base was taken over by the Singaporean military ) and most of the buildings were gone. The few that remained were a shadow of their former glory. Pattaya won't die because the greater part is residential, but the Beach Rd, Second Rd area may end up a very different sort of place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 21 hours ago, saakura said: Good oppurtunity to change the image of Pattaya To what exactly? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaver Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 6 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said: IMO they will either become Chinese enclaves or cater for Thai tourists. Possible, but first, most businesses here will close, with current owners taking a loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yahooka Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Shame on the BM who thought this story was funny ???? !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaver Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 On 11/11/2020 at 1:32 PM, mike787 said: for god sake OPEN the dam border. Have you not seen the requirements to be able to get here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post redwood1 Posted November 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 12, 2020 On 11/11/2020 at 5:58 PM, Oldie said: The border is open if you meet the requirements. Or do you want it completely open without any restrictions? Yes keep the borders closed forever for a disease that has a 99.6 recovery rate... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarteso Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 End of the days of wine and roses... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 5 hours ago, Yahooka said: Shame on the BM who thought this story was funny ???? !! Context is everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldie Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 5 hours ago, redwood1 said: Yes keep the borders closed forever for a disease that has a 99.6 recovery rate... The borders are not closed. In the meantime even tourists from high risk countries are allowed to enter. There are certain requirements like health insurance and for the tourist visa also the 500k Baht requirement. But understandable. Thailand wants to avoid that such tourists are a financial burden in this situation. And because of Corona such risks are higher than at normal times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wongkitlo Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Big C seemed very quiet yesterday. I wonder if the government telling everyone to leave after the amnesty was successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brucec64 Posted November 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2020 On 11/11/2020 at 1:32 PM, mike787 said: for god sake OPEN the dam border. Do you even know what's going on in the rest of the world? 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brucec64 Posted November 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2020 6 hours ago, redwood1 said: Yes keep the borders closed forever for a disease that has a 99.6 recovery rate... Your odds of dying every time you get in your car is 0.0000366%. You are 11,000 times more likely to die from corona than getting into you car today. Would you get into your car if you were told that today you are 11,000 times more likely to die? Also, cost of opening the borders is much higher than keeping them closed. Just look at the almost complete lockdown in Europe now because they wanted to save their summer tourist season. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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