The Pattaya’s golden times are over! Bar & salon owners packing up as uncertain future looms..

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Pattaya’s golden times are over and could be no more! Bar & salon owners packing up as an uncertain future looms..

The Thai media went to Pattaya where they found Thongjan Seuppheng packing up her bar beer and salon business.  Thongjan has been in Pattaya for 15 years and ran a successful hairdressing salon near to Walking Street …four of those years she also ran a beer bar out of the same premises.

All that is now over because of the coronavirus, restrictions, and lack of tourists …..

Thongjan told Thai PBS that she used to rake in 40-50,000 baht a day during her 12 noon -12 midnight opening hours…. This was more than enough to cover the 100,000 baht monthly rent and salaries for her ten employees.

Now the staff have gone back to their villages and Thongjan has loaded up a pick-up truck with her possessions.

She is not sure what the future holds and can’t just go back to her northeastern Thai province and set up there. as there are no tourists there either.

She must wait and see what to do next.

But for her, like so many who formerly made their living in the resort, the Pattaya dream is over.

The media reported that Pattaya is in lockdown after orders from local mayor Sontaya Khunpluem.

News Source: 77kaoded

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