by Paul Rujopakarn

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government has announced full support for this year’s Songkran Festival, ordering state agencies to prepare grand events for the holiday period from April 13-15.

 

According to Government Spokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri, the administration expects a significant increase in tourist numbers, with around 17-20 million people traveling around the country next month.

 

The government has launched campaigns to encourage people to travel during public holidays from now until September under the TAT’s "Visit Thailand Year: Amazing New Chapters" scheme, as well as through campaigns such as We Travel Together, Wonder Deal and Secret Code 365. These campaigns are expected to boost domestic tourism in April and attract more yearly tourist spending.

 

To ensure tourists’ safety during the festival, Deputy Government Spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek urged Thai and foreign visitors to install the I Lert U mobile application. The app, developed by the Tourist Police, provides a 24-hour service where users can lodge complaints or call for help. It also uses the phone’s GPS signal to locate the caller and send assistance.

 

The I Lert U app is available in multiple languages, including Thai, English, Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Arabic and most languages used in Southeast Asia.

 

Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG230327115446035

 

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19 minutes ago, webfact said:

To ensure tourists’ safety during the festival, Deputy Government Spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek urged Thai and foreign visitors to

stay at home, do not drive anywhere, do not get covered in dirty water.  555

I'll be staying in then with friends Nexlix and Drewers white label ????

20 minutes ago, webfact said:

The government has launched campaigns to encourage people to travel during public holidays from now until September under the TAT’s "Visit Thailand Year: Amazing New Chapters" scheme, as well as through campaigns such as We Travel Together, Wonder Deal and Secret Code 365. These campaigns are expected to boost domestic tourism in April and attract more yearly tourist spending.

 

Somebody explain how please. What are Wonder Deal and Secret Code 365?

1 minute ago, proton said:

I'll be staying in then with friends Nexlix and Drewers white label ????

Two new ones on me!  555

Yeap, time to stock up and book some side action.

It would be great if it was only the 13th to the 15th of April but it isn’t here in Pattaya, a week of madness and drunkenness.

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The government has announced full support for this year’s Songkran Festival, ordering state agencies to prepare grand events for the holiday period from April 13-15.

Let all hell break loose down those dodgy Sois.

2 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Somebody explain how please. What are Wonder Deal and Secret Code 365?

Can't say it's a secret.

5 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Let all hell break loose down those dodgy Sois.

I had a walk down Soi 7 and 8 yesterday around 5.30 most of the bars were empty, the ones on Beach Road had few customers.

2 minutes ago, Jumbo1968 said:

I had a walk down Soi 7 and 8 yesterday around 5.30 most of the bars were empty, the ones on Beach Road had few customers.

5:30 is a tad early for the night crawlers to come out in the daylight.

Hopefully after Songkran Thais will stop wearing masks. I'm not talking about tourist Thailand I'm talking about the rest of Thailand. Almost 100% where I am wear masks and of that 100%, 100% would not wear masks at home. Will Songkran make a difference or will the old covid fear mongering come in so the profits can still be made from selling masks?

Sadly we won't be there to enjoy the festivities. ????

15 hours ago, KannikaP said:

stay at home, do not drive anywhere, do not get covered in dirty water.  555

So you are worried about some water eh ? Im not surprised that this is the average farang take. Dirty water.. ooohhh

They will ban it the day before.

13 hours ago, Harsh Jones said:

So you are worried about some water eh ? Im not surprised that this is the average farang take. Dirty water.. ooohhh

You obviously have never been hit in the face/eye with dirty water like I have, stupid farang ‘loaded’ his water pistol from the gutter and deliberately aimed it at my face. I had to be physically restrained or I would have knocked the fella out, grown men with water pistols obviously had a deprived upbringing.

Off topic posts and replies have been removed as this topic is not about usage of tanks during Songkran.