‘Golden week’ ghost town: Thailand’s Pattaya party zone struggles with no Chinese tourists

During “golden week” last year, the cash flowed at Nam Sing Bird’s Nest Restaurant in Pattaya as flush Chinese tourists packed into the Thai party town for the big spending holiday period.  But this year the restaurant – which sells bird’s nest and shark fin soups for up to US$60 a bowl – has not yet had a single customer, as the racy resort city faces its toughest times in memory with mainland Chinese visitors staying at home due to travel restrictions imposed because of the coronavirus. “We…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3104289/golden-week-ghost-town-thailands-pattaya-party-zone-struggles