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Buriram Province - General Category => Travel forum => Topic started by: Admin on April 23, 2009, 06:03:58 PM
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Pattaya to offer free hotel rooms promo
Bangkok Post: 22 Apr 2009
Pattaya woos visitors with free rooms
Tourism operators in Pattaya plan to offer free hotel rooms from May 1 to Oct 31 to attract local and international tourists during the low season.
Apart from hotels, restaurants and shopping malls will also join the campaign, offering discounts up to 50%. Final details will be decided tomorrow.
The seaside resort city is facing difficult times because of the global economic recession and local political problems, said Chatchawal Supachayanont, president of the Eastern Chapter of the Thai Hotels Association (THA).
"With this campaign, we hope tourists and meeting, incentive, convention and exhibition (Mice) activities will be lured back to Pattaya again and tourism sentiment will improve as well," he said.
Mr Chatchawal said Pattaya's hotels had about 20,000 rooms and that all operators would join the promotion.
"This is the first time we have had co-operation from all parties, aiming to restore Pattaya's tourism image," he said.
"Average occupancy was not so bad at around 30-40% after the Songkran festival. But we are very concerned about reservations from overseas, which are not coming yet."
Pattaya's image took a hit just before Songkran when red-shirted protesters forced the cancellation of the Asean Summit after they stormed the meeting site, the Royal Cliff Beach Hotel.
Operators in Pattaya hope that when Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva goes abroad he will be able to explain the problems in Thailand and how the government intends to solve them, in order to restore confidence among visitors.
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I have been down to Pattaya twice in the last couple of weeks................NOWHERE have I seen anything regarding 'FREE ROOMS'..............I'm not really surprised.................
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Do you really expect to find a free room in Pattaya? they are all occupied.. love4 :D
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Do you really expect to find a free room in Pattaya? they are all occupied.. love4 :D
I have this week recieved e-mails from both Agoda and Asiarooms offering discounted/free rooms in Pattaya(& elsewhere)
Dave
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Do you really expect to find a free room in Pattaya? they are all occupied.. love4 :D
I have this week recieved e-mails from both Agoda and Asiarooms offering discounted/free rooms in Pattaya(& elsewhere)
Dave
I trust you will be taking up their 'offers'.
Having not had the need to stay in a hotel in Pattaya for many years I doubt very much if I'll be contacted.............. jumping3 jumping4