A coastal resort city in Thailand is bracing for an influx of about 5,000 American sailors and Marines coming ashore for the first time after a record deployment. ↧ Thai city braces for thousands of U.S. service members after record... Each service member is expected to spend about $100 to $150 a day in Pattaya, which is known as Thailand’s “Sin City” due to its extensive nightlife and prominent sex work industry.