Pattaya Fireworks Festival Sees Slow Bookings, Tourism Operators Concerned
The President of the Chonburi Tourism Association revealed that hotel bookings for Pattaya's upcoming fireworks festival are not filling up months in advance as in previous years, indicating a potential slowdown in the region's tourism recovery.
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