Pattaya mayor says US Navy visit promotes city's tourism image

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Approximately 5,000 U.S. sailors from the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group completed a five-day leisure visit to Pattaya, Thailand, on Sunday, September 6, 2026. Pattaya Mayor Poramet Ngampichet stated that the visit injected an estimated 100 million baht into the local economy through diverse spending at restaurants, shopping malls, and cultural…

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