Pattaya Daily Update - News Update Pattaya: Muay Thai stadium opens in Pattaya
Pattaya City has added a new attraction for Muay Thai fans following the opening of Pattaya Boxing World last week.
Pattaya Boxing World is located inside Mini Siam on Sukhumvit Road, in North Pattaya. The project cost Bt20 million and claims to be the first professional standard Thai boxing stadium on the eastern seaboard that can seat 700 spectators.
The move was welcomed by the resort’s travel industry as a positive development to broaden Pattaya’s ability to host professional sports events.
Tour groups are the main target and special concessionary rates and commission are being offered to tour companies to get tour buses to drop off groups to see the bouts.
Usually attractions need to pay tour companies, or their tour guides 35% to 40% of the entrance fee, to get a regular flow of tourists to sustain business. While walk-in customers are welcome they are represent a small percentage of the business and mainly limited to weekends.
There will be three rounds of Thai boxing daily starting from 1800 and the organisers will host International Thai boxing competitions.
Thai boxing (Muay Thai) has a wide following, worldwide and is featured regularly on sports channels in Europe, the US and Australia.
The new attraction was created to respond to Muay Thai’s growing popularity especially in markets such as India, China, Russia, Japan and Vietnam.
Story from: www.ttrweekly.com
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