Pattaya back to normal, but hotels remain closed
Covid-19 restrictions in Chon Buri province and Pattaya have been eased. The province has changed from red to orange zone, allowing companies to resume their normal activities from tomorrow.
The hotel sector in Pattaya has decided to remain closed for the time being. The authorities have approved the hotels' request, meaning that the hotel owners and staff are now eligible for three months of unemployment benefits from the Social Security Fund.
The opening is justified because the province has been virus-free since January 21, has only 1 death and a total of 648 infections with four patients still being treated. The committee has warned those involved to comply with the instructions and guidelines of the Ministry of Health.
Restaurants, pubs, bars and karaoke bars in Pattaya are allowed to stay open until 23:00 PM. Schools and other educational institutions are also allowed to reopen with the necessary precautions and classes are limited to 25 students.
Entertainment venues are checked every fortnight. Activities with more than XNUMX people remain prohibited.
Easing in other provinces as well
The measures have also been scaled down in a number of other provinces. In Samut Sakhon, the epicenter of the second outbreak, markets, flea markets and eateries are allowed to reopen. But the CCSA still wants other businesses and businesses to remain closed.
The restrictions remain in force in the red zone provinces, including Bangkok and neighboring provinces.
Source: Bangkok Post
maybe useful to know that the provinces of chantaburi and trat and rayong of red are also colored orange . As a result, you can now go back to koh chang or along the south side to cambodia
Dear John,
You are allowed to tour along the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, but you are still not allowed to cross the border with Cambodia.
Even border crossings for visa extension.
The order to force hotels to close is more of a “symbolic” closure and will allow both staff and the hotel to collect Social Security benefits for the period impacted by the coronavirus Covid-19, essentially providing the necessary funds for going to an estimated 30.000 hotel employees are at risk of losing or have lost their jobs since domestic travel restrictions were imposed late last year.
So: all hotels that want to stay open can stay open. ALQ/ASQs will also remain open.
Just look at, for example, Agoda or Booking.com.
Not all hotels are closed, but they have not been given the option to close. The hotels have been asking for this for a long time so that they can get money from the government. Like I said, some don't use it.
I think the main reason some hotels remain closed is because there is no business.
Keeping a hotel open with little or almost no room occupancy costs more in fixed and variable costs than closing the entire hotel.
A simple calculation.
Jan Beute.
Closing a hotel completely can also lead to overdue maintenance.
Bottom line, that is even more expensive than having a few men keep an eye on things.
A hotel owner can prevent a lot of misery with a small group of people.
So if I understand correctly, public transport is allowed to travel from one province to another by the local population and farrang.
My buddy wants to go from Korat to Pattaya and a good friend of mine wants to go from Pattaya back to the Isaan