Pattaya Watchdog have slammed the resort for doing nothing to improve its infrastructure and image. They said it may already be too late to save #Pattaya but action is needed now.

They published a huge list of reasons why tourists are not going to Pattaya any more.

Reasons why in these transparent, social media times savvy tourists are choosing to go elsewhere for beach holidays like Cambodia and Vietnam, and even Bali.

It is not all about price, they said on Facebook, comparing Pattaya to having a coffee at Starbucks. Even if it is more expensive than the competition people might still come if they like the quality, flavor, cleanliness and atmosphere of Starbucks.

They then went on to list a litany of problems that have built up in Pattaya over the years; problems that are stopping repeat visits, they said.

The message was clear: Pattaya was no Starbucks. Pulling no punches they itemised the following:

Rip offs for transport

Dirty beaches

Prostitutes and scary vagrants loitering about everywhere

Terrible traffic including tour buses creating danger entering narrow sois

Litter everywhere since widespread refuse collection disputes in 2016 – 2017

Holes in uneven sidewalks littered with bricks and breeze blocks – all making tourist injuries common

CCTV that doesn’t work making crime solving problematical

A useless transport system including baht buses that rip people off

They said Pattaya was inconvenient.

Not nearly enough had been spent on good public utilities – and when money was spent it was done on the cheap.

It had been known for being cheap but what if other, better places were cheaper, what then?

Their opinion piece said that action was needed NOW to save Pattaya.

They admitted it may already be too late to save Pattaya.

But everyone must at least try and come together in a spirit of cooperation to solve problems. – Pattaya Watchdog



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