elef Posted September 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 Pattaya One News 3-09-2008 Link Fears for the Pattaya Tourism Industry from local Tourism Authority Chief. On Wednesday we spoke with Khun Niti, Director of the Region 3 office of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) regarding the effect on tourism in relation to the political crisis now occurring in Bangkok and other Provinces around Thailand. Many Embassies have now issued travel warnings for Thailand following the Emergency Decree in place for Bangkok. Khun Niti told us that official figures for Pattaya indicate a drop in Tourism by approximately 20% from this time last year. The TAT suggest that the High Season will also see a significant reduction of tourists coming to Pattaya regardless of whether a solution to the problems in Bangkok are found or not. We have also spoken to a number of business owners here in Pattaya who do not wish to be named and they suggest that without a good high season, their businesses will probably not survive. A number of bar owners tell us that this years low season was particularly bad compared to previous years and they do not expect a good High Season due to a combination of the problems occurring in Bangkok and the unfavorable exchange rates at this time and the global economic slowdown which is forcing some countries into recession, including the UK and other European Countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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