The doom and gloom scenario in Pattaya amid the near-total collapse of international tourism in the wake of coronavirus is everywhere to be seen. The “for rent” and “for sale” notices on business premises, the piled up post and unpaid bills littering the floor, the food queues – well, it’s all been exhaustively reported. But as Bing Crosby reminded us in the famous song, you have to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative and don’t mess with the mister in-between. It’s not all bad news.
Some Pattaya businesses are showing real initiative in coping with shrunken customer numbers. Nightclubs in still popular districts such as L K Metro alley and Soi Buakhao, which once sported prices of 200 baht for a beer, are now offering bottles for as little as 60 baht and even 49 baht if…
