Songkran is expected to reach 17-20 million tourists, organizing great activities.

Mr. Anucha Burapachaisri, Deputy Secretary-General to the Prime Minister for Political Affairs acting as spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office revealed that General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Set guidelines for promoting tourism during the Songkran Festival in 2023, instructing them to prepare for the event to celebrate Songkran in a big way. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) expects that domestic tourism will grow greatly. Planning fine Songkran in 5 regions and publicizing the project “365 Days: Amazing Thailand, You Can Travel Every Day” to stimulate the domestic tourism market.

Prime Minister’s Office Spokesperson Said that from forecasting tourism trends during the Songkran Festival in 2023, the TAT expects to be more active than in 2019 during the Songkran period before the COVID-19 situation, as domestic tourism has continued to grow. Ready to predict that Thai people’s travel during the long Songkran holiday will encourage domestic travel throughout April 2023 at 17-20 million people/times, together with the supporting factors that in that month there are projects from the government and agencies. related, such as the Rao Tiew Keaw Project Phase 5, organizing a grand Songkran celebration Wichit Songkran in 5 regions and the project “365 Days, Amazing Thailand, You Can Travel Every Day” under the concept “Travel every wonderful day all year long” project period from January – September 2023, which consists of the following campaigns

The “Wonder Deal” campaign at the end of the month is like a new beginning, changing the end of the month to start planning a new trip in the next month. month activity start March-August 2023

The “365 Secret CODE Bringing Friends to Travel” campaign supports group tourism by gathering 3 friends to book travel in 5 provinces within 6 weeks. “The Gang’s Edition” forwards travel experiences in various perspectives, where those who have been selected as the people’s favorite will receive a prize of 365,365 baht, starting the activity from March to June 2023. Further details can be followed at https://thai.tourismthailand.org/home

“Prime Minister Establish work guidelines to promote domestic tourism We travel together project that has been continuously popular. It is believed that the government’s tourism promotion measures will stimulate the Thai tourism sector to grow. Especially the Songkran Festival in April that tourists are expected to increase. It can create great economic value for the country. The government is ready to organize activities to support tourism in various forms. Especially in a format that meets the needs of tourists. And in line with the cultural identity of Thailand, ”said Mr. Anucha.-Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency