The office had not yet received written notification from ferry firms, she added. A source reported that businesspeople had already asked to rent spaces on the pier to set up commercial booths in anticipation of the ferry service. Hua Hin-Cha Am Tourism Association president Lisa Onghang welcomed the move, saying it would boost tourism and provide alternative and convenient transport for visitors. According to the firm’s business plan, the first phase will see two trips per day by two catamaran ferries, which can separately carry 150 and 262 passengers. One ferry will depart from Hua Hin at about 9am, and leave Pattaya on the return journey at about 4pm.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 22, 2016 18:02 UTC