Traffic is better on Beach Road, but business worse for vendors who want Pattaya to reverse its ban on seaside parking.
For decades, parking was banned on the western side of Beach Road. But, for a short couple of years during the coronavirus pandemic, the ban was lifted to provide relief for beach vendors losing the small amount of tourism business Pattaya had to Jomtien Beach.
With the reopening of the city, its tourism rebounded and the return of Chinese tourists in huge buses, Pattaya City Hall reimposed the right-side parking ban on March 1, citing serious traffic congestion.
About 200 parking spaces were being built at the northern end of the road, but that’s not enough for umbrella and food vendors, masseuses and…
