Officials fear Pattaya and Phuket are overcrowded hotspots

Pattaya Mail

Officials fear Pattaya and Phuket are overcrowded hotspots

For every local resident in Pattaya there are 100 visitors. The Federation of Thai Tourism Associations has formally warned the Thai government that overtourism is now at crisis point. With projections that the calendar year 2024 will see 40 million overseas visitors – parallel to 2019 the last pre-covid year – both the environment and tourist comfort are under dire threat. The most badly affected cities are Phuket and Pattaya where there are re…