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US aircraft carrier crew could boost tourism in Pattaya

From Der Standard · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The USS Abraham Lincoln is scheduled to dock in Pattaya after its crew spent about 10 months at sea.
  • Pattaya’s mayor said the carrier would arrive Tuesday, giving the sailors temporary shore leave.
  • The tourism-dependent city hopes the visit will bring more guests as it continues efforts to move beyond its reputation for sex tourism.

After nearly 10 months at sea, the crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln is returning to Pattaya. The aircraft carrier is expected to dock Tuesday in the Thai resort city, where the visit could provide a welcome lift to a tourism industry that has struggled with declining visitor numbers.

Mayor Poramase Ngampiches announced the planned arrival. The sailors will be able to spend time ashore after a long deployment aboard a ship that has faced criticism over poor conditions on board.

The connection between Pattaya and the U.S. military is an old one. American soldiers helped make the city notorious during the Vietnam War. Pattaya remains known for sex tourism, although it had already begun trying to change that image before the downturn in tourism.

Now the return of U.S. sailors offers the city a familiar source of visitors. The port call is temporary, but Pattaya hopes the influx will help its battered tourism sector.

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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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