New zoning policy ensures more public space on Pattaya, Jomtien beaches
Play
THAILAND'S nationwide beach clean-ups are continuing into the new year with Pattaya and Jomtien receiving a new zoning regulation to reduce the space for beach chairs and umbrellas so as to increase fun areas for holidaymakers.
Suladda Sarutilavan, director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Pattaya office, said the new zoning policy is being enforced under a provincial regulation with the objective of providing more public space on the beach and improving the experience of travellers.
Tourists can choose to relax on wide stretches of empty sand or seek out deckchairs and umbrellas in designated areas.
Under the new zoning regulation, Pattaya and Jomtien beaches are now offering 10 metres of public space or sand areas for every 100 metres wide beach-chair zone with each vendor’s concession separated from the next by one metre.
The 2.9-kilometre stretch of Pattaya Beach now offers 1.75 kilometres of public space, 60 per cent of the total area. Jomtien Beach is now offering public space of 3.4 kilometres or about 58 per cent of the total 5.9-kilometre stretch.
The remaining areas at both beaches are for deckchairs and umbrella rentals.
The Nation
