Is Pattaya cleaning up its act????

It appears that the higher ups in Pattaya are finally realising their dream of turning the booming beach resort into a five star city is being jeopardised by rogue operators along the beach. It has long been a problem with jet ski vendors and all the scams they pull, leaving tourists with a bad taste about Pattaya and are not interested in returning....furthermore recommending to their family and friends not to holiday there.
There was a meeting in Chonburi to promote and protect tourism in the city. On the agenda was the growing problem of crooked jet ski operators and other beach vendors. Check out this article from Pattaya 103.

Pattaya: Provincial Governor and City Mayor look to protect Pattaya Tourists

Monday saw a large meeting of all concerned in local tourism as the Governor of Chonburi Province, alongside our own City mayor and representatives of the Tourist Authority of Thailand, headed  a meeting to promote and protect tourism in the city.

Pattaya’s Mayor has sworn to create a city that people want to return to  and a tourist destination second to none, and nothing is going to stand between him and that goal. Especially not a few itinerant  jetski rogue renters and tourist scammers. Pattaya City hall is determined to stamp out any corruption that affects visitors and create a resort that people look forward to returning to.

In addition to the Jetski problem, the agenda included ways to approach and solve the problems of  safety, security and confidence for visitors and improve the city facilities.

It was made clear that the rogue jetski operators were now a problem at national level, after international TV coverage and complaints from various foreign embassies in the capital.    Without a serious effort to introduce control and management  all  Beach vendors,  the damage to tourism is incalculable.

Specific jet ski locations were suggested along with the already planned idea of central ticket offices along the beach which would become the liaison between tourist and operator, ensuring that all rentals include insurance and that rogue operators be closed down.    

Boat and other rentals also came into the discussion and many disagreed with the rigorous bylaws that have been proposed.

Even those who disagree will have left with no doubt that the City, Province and Tourist Authority mean business and  will have the matter resolved quickly, as tourism is not only the life blood of the city, but also the future.