Businesses around Pattaya are struggling for survival. FMTNews Thailand
BANGKOK: Ranks of tourist buses idle under a burning sun while once-bustling theme parks lie empty — from above, striking images reveal the hollowing out of Thai tourism due to the effect of the new coronavirus.
The attractions around Pattaya, a Thai tourist resort close to Bangkok which for several years has made its money from mainland tour groups, are struggling for survival. “The situation is very bad, there are very few tourists left,” said Songsak Srimuang, a 27-year-old tattoo shop manager.Pattaya, like the capital Bangkok, is fuelled by migrant labour from poorer Thai provinces as well as neighbouring countries.As tourism is eviscerated by the virus, Thais in spin-off industries fear the worst.
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