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Pattaya night venues beg for Christmas lifeline

Beer bars and pubs in Pattaya in Chon Buri remain quiet. (File photo: Chaiyot Pupattanapong)

Entertainment venues in Pattaya have urged the government to ease Covid-related measures to allow them to resume operations and sell alcoholic drinks at open-air venues ahead of the New Year Festival in a bid to spur tourism.

Damrongkiat Phinitkarn, secretary of the Entertainment & Tourism Association of Pattaya City, said on Tuesday that since the country reopened on Nov 1, the government has not permitted entertainment venues in Pattaya, one of the country’s popular tourism destinations, to fully get back to business.

Mr Damrongkiat asked the government to expedite talks about potentially bringing the schedule forward so that these businesses can attract more domestic and international tourists and not miss out…

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