After a long deployment in the Middle East, a US Navy aircraft carrier will dock in Thailand's ‌resort city of Pattaya this week, raising hopes of an economic boost, even as local authorities cracked down on parts of the sex tourism destination ↧ US carrier visit to Thailand's Pattaya lifts hope and sex-tourism risk After a long deployment in the Middle East, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier will dock in Thailand's ‌resort city of Pattaya this week, raising hopes of an economic boost, even as local authorities cracked down on parts of the sex tourism destination.