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Originally Posted by 84_Junichinda
Priced Out of Pattaya: Trickle-Down Economics in Asia’s City of Sin
Penelope Qiao’s first assignment for the East Asia Tribune saw her travel to Pattaya, the Thai beachside town with a reputation for debauchery. Traditionally a playground for middle-class Westerners, the city is emerging as a new destination for the super-rich, and the resulting premiumization has begun to price many lower-end tourists out of the market. Will Pattaya lose its mass-market appeal in favour of catching the big fish? Or will the budget market still find a way to be serviced?
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How absolutely true !!!.
Yesteryears in Bangkok, Pattaya, Hatyai , thai border town near Malaysia were excellent, unliked nowadays whereby prices hit the roof !!!.
In 2005, bar fine indeed was THB 200 and ST was THB 900 and less in agogo bars and even more cheaper in other beer bars. And u can get further discount and a free bottle of Singha in the beer bars
!!!. No need wait until the night, having beer in the afternoon and also can screw a bar girl in a nearby ST hotel.