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Russians drop, Chinese soar at Pattaya’s tourist market shifts
Russian tourism is down more than 50 percent so far this year, but has been offset by a 112 percent increase in Chinese tourists,...
PBTA boss said no immediate drop in Chinese tourists after Bangkok...
The president of the Pattaya Business & Tourism Association said the Aug. 17 bombing of a Bangkok shrine caused only a 2 percent drop...
PBTA chief calls for jet ski ban
Business group briefed on higher waste-treatment fees The head of Pattaya’s leading business association said he wants to see jet skis outlawed in the...
Exotic cars, models light up Pattaya Motor Show
It won’t be confused with its Bangkok big brother, but the Pattaya Motor Show drew plenty of admirers of exotic cars and the models...
Tourist limits suggested to solve Koh Larn’s garbage crisis
The head of the Pattaya Business & Tourism Association suggested that limiting visitors to Koh Larn may be the only way to solve the...
Two-phase plan laid for tour bus parking
Pattaya officials have developed a two-step plan to stop tour buses from clogging up traffic near the beach. At the May 14 meeting of...
Top Pheu Thai politicians pay respects at funeral of ex-advisor’s son
A trio of Pheu Thai Party politicians joined local officials in paying their condolences to a former Education Ministry advisor and head of Sophon...
Businesses offer Pattaya mayor New Year’s wishes
Pattaya-area business offered belated New Year’s wishes to Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome. Pattaya Business & Tourism Association President Sinchai Wattanasartsathorn and Thai Hotels Association Eastern...
YWCA, PBTA donate food, rice to ATCC
The YWCA Bangkok-Pattaya Center and Pattaya Business & Tourism Association donated rice and dried food to the Antihuman Trafficking and Child Abuse Centre to...
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Pattaya vows ‘if we don’t protect it today there may be nothing left tomorrow’
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials, together with enforcement officers and special affairs staff, have continued operations along Pattaya Beach to tackle illegal occupation...
BoT confident in baht stability while Indonesia faces stronger currency pressure
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has confirmed that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sees no need to call an emergency meeting,...
Sunshine, sea and even rainy June days Pattaya remains a retirement favorite
PATTAYA, Thailand – Despite rising living costs in many Western countries, Pattaya continues to attract retirees from around the world who are drawn by...
‘I live better here than in Germany’ Why Pattaya still attracts retirees worldwide
PATTAYA, Thailand – Along the shores of Jomtien Beach, a growing number of foreign retirees continue to enjoy a lifestyle that many say would...
Pattaya motorcycle race ends in fatal crash, rider thrown 100 meters
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night motorcycle crash on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya left one rider dead and a 17-year-old seriously injured after a high-speed...