Pattaya Municipality has reversed its decision to cancel the New Year Countdown fireworks display, which will go ahead. Other fireworks displays remain cancelled.
Pattaya tourism operators are optimistic an event-packed December and the return of corporate clients will help stimulate demand as a number of local tourists delayed bookings while waiting for the government's subsidy scheme.
Pattaya saw no new international visitors during the first few days of the country's tourism reopening programme, but the local tourism community expects things to pick up in the second half of the month.