Tourists visit Hua Hin night market. File photo

 

By Jonathan Fairfield

 

The upcoming Songkran holiday is set to result in a slight increase in tourists visiting Hua Hin and other districts in Prachuap Khiri Khan province compared to last year.

 

According to data provided to Hua Hin Today by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Prachuap Khiri Khan Office, the occupancy rate for hotels in Hua Hin over Songkran is 47.46% from 71 hotels offering a total of 4,378 rooms.

 

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By comparison, the occupancy rate of hotels in Hua Hin during Songkran 2021 was 45.30%.

 

Overall in Prachuap Khiri Khan hotel occupancy rate is 52.07% from 231 hotels offering 10,213 rooms, compared to 48.60% occupancy rate for the same period last year.

 

Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/hua-hin-news/slight-increase-in-tourists-to-hua-hin-during-songkran-as-data-reveals-citys-popularity-among-millennials/

 

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Had the calculator out again I see.

Sorry, but i do not see hotel occupancy up 2% and 3% much of a tourism success. If 3% increase reflected the increase from last year of incoming tourists, I'd call 2022 another disaster so far

4 hours ago, webfact said:

By comparison, the occupancy rate of hotels in Hua Hin during Songkran 2021 was 45.30%.

of how many hotels??? This year 71 hotels but last year is not mentioned.. How can you compare?

Emphasis on "slight". Which makes it a slightly popular destination. ????