Increase In Pattaya Tourist Numbers

Tourist arrivals in Pattaya during the first quarter of 2007 show the city remains a popular destination despite the uncertain political situation. The total number of visitors to Pattaya in the first three months of this year totaled 180,000, and such is optimism amongst hotel developers that an extra 5,000 rooms are planned. Chamrun Visavachaiphan, president of the Pattaya Business and Tourism Association said trends show that business related to the Pattaya tourism industry will grow this year, as the first-quarter figures reveal an increase of 20,000 over the same period last year, and there has been a continual increase since that time.
The total number of foreign tourists was more than the total number of Thai tourists. [via Pattaya Mail]

Ed: Statistics are fine but the reality is the reported increase is in Asian nationalities and they don't drink in bars. They are chaperoned to bars, restaurants and shopping malls that are on the Thai commission circuit. The number of 'western' tourists has to be down. Ask the barkeeps.

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• Living Dolls Showcase is offering spirits plus mixer for Baht 30 every night up to 10:00pm. From the grapevine, so until I try it, don't put your house on it
  

• Did a crawl down Soi Yamoto and up Soi Post Office tonight and the only bar of note was Hot & Cold A-Go-Go. They claim to have 35 dancers and we saw the 20 left overs. If the 20 left overs are anything to go by, I'd like to see the missing 15. None of the other bars are worth a mention but maybe we just saw them on a bad night.......... Apologies to all barkeeps in the area
  

• A salesman checked into a futuristic motel. Realizing he needed a haircut before the next day's meeting, he called down to the desk clerk to ask if there was a barber on the premises. "I'm afraid not, sir," the clerk told him apologetically, "but down the hall from your room is a vending machine that should serve your purposes." Sceptical but intrigued, the salesman located the machine, inserted $15.00, and stuck his head into the opening, at which time the machine started to buzz and whirl. Fifteen seconds later the salesman pulled out his head and surveyed his reflection, which reflected the best haircut of his life. Two feet away was another machine with a sign that read, 'Manicures, $20.00.' "Why not?" thought the salesman. He paid the money, inserted his hands into the slot, and the machine started to buzz and whirl. Fifteen seconds later he pulled out his hands and they were perfectly manicured. The next machine had a sign that read, 'This Machine Provides a Service Men Need When Away from Their Wives, 50 Cents.' The salesman looked both
  ways, put fifty cents in the machine, unzipped his fly, and with some anticipation, stuck his manhood into the opening. When the machine started buzzing, the guy let out a shriek of agony and almost passed out. Fifteen seconds later it shut off. With trembling hands, the
  salesman was able to withdraw his member... which now had a button sewed on the end
  

• Finished in U Too Bar where Patrick was his normal charming self and helped me to get pissed so if none of this makes any sense then my posts are at least consistent.... p.s. the girls reckon Patrick's half the National Flower Of Scotland, on a good day, with a following wind.....
  

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