Pattaya Bar Owners Demand End To Alcohol-ban Charade – Pattaya Mail

Lumpung “Lisa” Hamilton, chairwoman of Jomtien Pattaya Entertainment Business Operators Club, led the delegation to Chonburi’s provincial hall and Pattaya City Hall Nov. 16, handing petitions with the names of close to 400 Pattaya nightlife businesses that are currently closed or, as restaurants, are unable to sell booze. Nearly 400 bar and entertainment business owners petitioned Pattaya’s mayor and Chonburi’s governor to lift the ban on alcohol sales and put the city on even footing with Bangkok and three other tourist zones. The letters point out the disconnect of allowing Bangkok, Phuket, Krabi and Phangnga businesses to sell alcohol while keeping Pattaya – with a vaccination rate of more than 80 percent and only a few dozen new Covid-19 cases a day – dry. “We can only watch others sell alcohol in other provinces, in places like Khao San Road in Bangkok or Bangla Road in Phuket,” Hamilton told the media.

Chonburi Gov. Pakarathorn Thienchai did not meet the business owners, sending instead chief administrator Chawanin Wongsatitjirakan, who made no comment or commitment other than to thank the owners for their petition. Upcoming Fireworks Festival while simultaneously keeping the city’s famous nightlife closed. But he and Chonburi officials have been lobbying the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration to change Banglamung and Sattahip districts as “blue” tourist zones. Pattaya Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome noted that life is not always fair. Now, with the introduction of a “Stop Covid Plus” certification, even bars that cannot obtain restaurant licenses will be allowed to serve alcohol, highlighting the central government’s continued refusal to officially allow nightlife venues to reopen as an even bigger artifice. Maddeningly, the venues mentioned by Hamilton are not supposed to be open. And police in both areas – unlike Pattaya – have allowed the charade to continue. “How is this fair to us? They are bars, masquerading as restaurants getting a cheap restaurant license. It’s simply unfair, was the business owners’ bottom line. The business owners also highlighted the irony of the government allowing major events such as the Pattaya Music Festival. That he anticipates a change to “blue” could happen at the administration’s next major meeting at the end of November. He said there have been several low-level meetings with CCSA representatives. Tourists are skipping Pattaya in favor of other areas despite fact Pattaya is the third-most vaccinated destination in the country.

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I wanted to know whether the situation had improved. I dressed up to look like a passenger who had just gotten off the plane. Back in April, the Airport Authority of Thailand announced that they will move the public taxis up to the second floor so that it is on the same level as the arrival lounge.Also in the newspaper recently, there were reports of security cracking down on unauthorized tour agents at the airport. Basically, what happens is that when you pass through Immigration and Customs and come out into the arrival lounge, you are accosted by this mob of people who want you to take their so called taxi to your destination. I had been planning to pay a return visit to the airport ever since people have been telling us about the limousine scams. One of the most common questions we have been receiving recently in our mailbox. If you ask about public taxis they often say that there isn’t any.

However, one shady guy went as far as 800 baht as I was walking away.

I first wanted to check out the taxi. I asked about the public taxis but he wasn’t interested to help. Where do you want to go? The newspaper had said that the public taxi would be moved to the second floor by now so I made my way outside. I asked him why so cheap and he said that Pattaya was his home town and he wanted to go home! ” I said Pattaya and they replied, “No problem sir. So, I just kept walking. However, one shady guy went as far as 800 baht as I was walking away. Looks like there had been a clean up after all. The problem is, once you stop for one tout, then the rest of the vultures start to circle and swoop. The average price for the limousine service to Pattaya seemed to be about 1,400 baht. Only 2,600 baht!” I told him that was expensive. Straight away it was “Hello sir. There a number of different ways to go to Pattaya.

She said she didn’t know. Suggested I asked the security guard. Again, I knew very well how to get to the bus terminal at the airport. They provide a bus service into Bangkok for 150 baht each. I asked him if there was any buses to Pattaya from the airport. He said yes, but I would have to take a taxi into Bangkok first. One said “Airport Express”. Up in the arrivals lounge there were two signs for buses. Of course that was a complete lie. Which I did and he said I needed to get on the Shuttle Bus back up on level 2 to the bus terminal at the airport. The other “Airport Shuttle”. But, I wanted to pretend I was a tourist fresh off the boat. Not too clear which one is which. He again said no and that I need to go to Ekamai bus station. I asked the lady on duty where I can catch a bus to Pattaya. So, I went to the desk for Airport Express which is next to the taxi rank.