Pattaya City targets 5 million visits, this year, made up of a mix of 30% Thai and 70% international tourists. Based on that estimate the city would earn Bt45,000 million in revenue from tourism.
Meanwhile, the city claims it welcomed 5.5 million visitors in 2008 generating around Bt48,000 million. This year saw a decline to 2 million visitors since the beginning of the year. The mayor has only four months (September through to December) to pick up 3.5 million visits to reach his estimate.
The city authorities also announced a project to improve and landscape the beach over the next 13 months.
via TTRWeekly.com
Ed - The Beach Road to be dug up again by the looks of thinks and an average of 900,000 visits a month required for the Mayor to hit his target. That when October and early November are traditionally very quiet indeed. Fairy tale stuff.
The one comment posted with this article was hardly inspiring and I quote:
There is nothing Pattaya can do to change this perception, because it is the total reality of a tawdry seaside knockshop run by crooks and peopled by their runners. You are not actually allowed, as a foreigner, to enter Pattaya if you do not have several, badly done tattoos and also think football is a cultural pursuit. You also have to be an alcoholic, wife beater, dole benefits scammer and all round tweeter. Otherwise, it is a lovely spot.
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