Thai Tourists the Main Focus for Pattaya

[Dodger]

It would sure be nice if Pattaya held off on announcing any more reopening date(s) until after 70% of the population has been vaccinated, versus continuing to announce artificial dates which does nothing but confuse the general public and tourists.

The 70% baseline was established by the CCSA and agreed upon by the government a year ago with no signs of changing. Due to insufficient supplies of vaccine Pattaya is nowhere close to hitting this target (data is all over the map).

The ball is still in the Governments court - and that's where it belongs.

If I was a tourist wanting to visit Thailand I would wait until it was substantiated that the 70% goal had been achieved before making any plans, regardless of what any of the local Thai newspapers were saying. That's all smoke & mirrors.

Pattaya is fully aware of the fact that Thai tourists don't spend anywhere close to what foreign tourists spend while on holiday, but something is better than nothing.

Local residents,Thai and farang, (including myself) are concerned about unvaccinated Thais, especially from Bangkok, coming to party in our towns. Places where they go will be avoided by many as a result.