Tokyo overtakes Bangkok as the top Songkran destination

By The Nation

 

 

Traditionally a time when Thais return to their hometowns to pay respect to their elders by pouring scented water onto their palms and visit a temple to make merit, newly released booking data from Agoda (http://www.agoda.com/?site_id=1811392) suggests that they are bucking tradition to spend Songkran abroad.

 

For the first time this year, more overseas destinations make an appearance in the top 10 with Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul and Taipei taking up four of the top 10 spots. Furthermore, Tokyo has usurped Bangkok’s crown for the most-booked Songkran destination, a title Bangkok held for at least the last two years.

 

Japan, South Korea and Taiwan offer visa-free entry and have many attractions to offer travellers looking for an alternative way to spend Songkran, such as the trendy Shibuya neighbourhood in Tokyo, the world class Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan in Osaka, the elegant Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul and the famous Taipei 101 Observatory.

 

Thailand’s seaside cities Pattaya and Hua Hin, renowned for their laid-back vibe, dynamic nightlife, and delicious street food, hold onto second and third destination for Thai travellers.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30366238

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2019-03-21

Time to raise the bar..

12 hours ago, mok199 said:

Time to raise the bar..

Shut for the election.

I think there latest (yet to be published) TAT figures will show this is not the case.

Bangkok has become boredom.....  Phuket and even Cambodia is better and cheaper  too ...  more freedom. Thailand becomes Singapore ..

23 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

dynamic nightlife,

That’s a euphemism if ever I saw one

On 3/22/2019 at 9:06 AM, alant said:

I think there latest (yet to be published) TAT figures will show this is not the case.

"Yet to be manipulated" fixed the error for you ????

Japan is really pushing the tourism sector. Let's see how long it takes for the locals to have enough of it.

 "Tokyo has usurped Bangkok’s crown for the most-booked Songkran destination."

 

However, no city will come close to usurping Bangkok as #1 for the road crash body count championship.

On 3/21/2019 at 5:06 AM, mok199 said:

Time to raise the bar..

Could the bar be any lower than it is already?

The "Land of Smiles" is losing to the "Land of the Rising Sun".....

 

     

 

Not to diffuclt to see why.

Not difficult to understand why, some people prefer Sakura to Songkran, everything seems to work in Tokyo, the people must be amongst the most polite people on the planet, 90 days stamp at the Airport ( UK Passport ), 2019 Rugby World Cup, 2020 Olympic Games, it's safe, easy to get around with the train system, relatively clean for a Mega City, it's a whole different world.

Edited March 23, 20197 yr by Broken Record