Future of Pattaya?

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Future of Pattaya?

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Lots of changes for this place.

What are your thoughts?

https://thepattayanews.com/2021/12/08/p ... he-future/
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snookieboi wrote: ↑Mon Dec 27, 2021 6:34 pm Lots of changes for this place.

What are your thoughts?

https://thepattayanews.com/2021/12/08/p ... he-future/
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I'll ring in the New Year in Pattaya, so the immediate future looks sparkling bright! :Yahoo!:
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Pattaya has been a shithole for the past 40 years. Developed to keep the foreign asshole tourists separate from the rest of Thailand it has until now fulfilled its purpose. If Pattaya dies then they will find somewhere else to do that.
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The Future Southeast Asia website has some info about Future Pattaya:

Future Pattaya – Construction, infrastructure, and transport plans For Pattaya
https://futuresoutheastasia.com/future-pattaya/

Here are some highlights:

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In September 2020 (more than a year ago), a mega-development in the Cape Bali Hai area was approved by the city council.


A number of high-rise apartment towers may be built. This one is the biggest:

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Marina Golden Bay is a proposed apartment tower complex


Also, a High-Speed Railway railway linking Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi, and U-Tapao airports, with Pattaya included on the line, is planned.

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WillieW wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28, 2021 5:57 pm Pattaya has been a shithole for the past 40 years. Developed to keep the foreign asshole tourists separate from the rest of Thailand it has until now fulfilled its purpose. If Pattaya dies then they will find somewhere else to do that.
My history is only 25 years, and while it was never in the market to win any beauty contests, as I sit here on New Year's afternoon on Beach Road enjoying.an atmosphere and vibrance I've not seen for 18 months, it reminds me what I love about the place. A multinational melting pot of craziness and fun that you can't put a price on. There is nowhere like it

I hope you've found somewhere you enjoy.

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Cowshed Cowboy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 31, 2021 3:49 pm
WillieW wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28, 2021 5:57 pm Pattaya has been a shithole for the past 40 years. Developed to keep the foreign asshole tourists separate from the rest of Thailand it has until now fulfilled its purpose. If Pattaya dies then they will find somewhere else to do that.
My history is only 25 years, and while it was never in the market to win any beauty contests, as I sit here on New Year's afternoon on Beach Road enjoying.an atmosphere and vibrance I've not seen for 18 months, it reminds me what I love about the place. A multinational melting pot of craziness and fun that you can't put a price on. There is nowhere like it

I hope you've found somewhere you enjoy.

Happy Hogmanay
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You guys have got your Pattaya. Big deal.
Us kiwis have got a whole country blanketed with paddocks.



not much difference between a sheep and a Pattaya girl i reckon
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Cowshed Cowboy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 31, 2021 3:49 pm
WillieW wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28, 2021 5:57 pm Pattaya has been a shithole for the past 40 years. Developed to keep the foreign asshole tourists separate from the rest of Thailand it has until now fulfilled its purpose. If Pattaya dies then they will find somewhere else to do that.
My history is only 25 years, and while it was never in the market to win any beauty contests, as I sit here on New Year's afternoon on Beach Road enjoying.an atmosphere and vibrance I've not seen for 18 months, it reminds me what I love about the place. A multinational melting pot of craziness and fun that you can't put a price on. There is nowhere like it

I hope you've found somewhere you enjoy.

Happy Hogmanay
25 + years ago patttaya was a single guys paradise but since the late 90's- it started evolving as a premier locals resort area and golfer's paradise> for those living in Bangkok desiring an quick easy access getaway.
yea there is still some bars, go'go's and nightlife, but thats not where its been headed .
It will continue to evolve as a resort area for locals and families and the other side of Sukhumvit will grow as a retiree's paradise.


there are many other areas where farang tourists concentration is higher than Pattaya ( Koh Chang, Samui, Phang Nga, Phuket)
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