Longer New Year holiday proposed - Tourism Council of Thailand

[webfact]

Longer New Year holiday proposed

BANGKOK: -- The Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) has proposed the government to declare a five-day period from December 31 to January 4 as the New Year holidays to boost spendings and domestic tourism.

TCT president Piyaman Techapaiboon said her proposal was made after a discussion with Tourism Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul on Monday.

She said that having earlier announcement of long holiday by the government would facilitate travel planning.

During her meeting, TCT also proposed the roadmap to achieve the annual tourism revenue target of 4 trillion baht in 2018 and having long holiday could help to boost spendings by holiday goers.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/longer-new-year-holiday-proposed/

-- Thai PBS 2014-09-23

[trainman34014]

Fools; all this will do is give Civil Servants a longer paid holiday, promote more drunkenness and more road deaths. All it will do for me and many others is keep us indoors and away from the madness, we won't be out spending the money they want to attract.

[uptheos]

New Year is usually quiet in Chiang Mai the day(s) after.

Lengthen it and let them stay at their distant relatives place the whole week (paid leave).

[Fiddlesticks]

One could argue that the loss of productivity caused by the holiday would have a negative effect on the national economy however, this IS Thailand where productivity is as hard to find as a policeman doing law enforcement.

[taony]

Dolts.

[daoyai]

Hub of holdays.

[webfact]

TCT proposes extension of New Year holidays

BANGKOK, 23 September 2014 (NNT) – The Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) is requesting the Cabinet to consider extending the New Year holidays to raise revenue from tourism and has also come up with a strategy to take Thai tourism to the next level in four years.

TCT President Piyaman Tejapaibul revealed that a proposal has been submitted to the Cabinet via Minister of Tourism and Sports Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, with a view to increasing the duration of the upcoming New Year holidays to five days, from December 31 to January 4. The objective is to allow more time for Thai holidaymakers to travel in the Kingdom, generating more income for businesses.

Based on an opinion survey, the percentage of people inclined to go on a vacation this New Year’s could increase from 37 percent to 61 percent if the holiday period is prolonged. Another 36 percent of those who will be traveling could also increase their duration of stay.

At the same time, Ms Piyaman said Cabinet approval is being sought for an extension of the visa fee waiver for Chinese tourists, delaying its expiration from the end of November to April 2015.

The TCT has also presented an eight-point tourism promotion road map to the Tourism and Sports Minister for consideration. The road map is aimed to propel the country’s tourism revenue to 4 trillion baht a year in 2018, with 50 million foreign visitors and 237 million trips made domestically.


-- NNT 2014-09-23

[chooka]

Hope the TCT ran this past the TAT

[rainman333]

that's weird, most asian places celebrate chinese new years instead of the western new year

[Just1Voice]

Just what then need. Additional days for drunken idiots to kill themselves and others, over and above the normal daily carnage.

[Just1Voice]

that's weird, most asian places celebrate chinese new years instead of the western new year

Thailand does both.

[Commerce]

When will this be introduced? 2015 or 2559?

[JOC]

From the very same lady, who considered the brutal murders of two young Brits on Koh Tao an "inconvenience" in her reaching her magic numbers!!

Long holiday=more drunks on the roads, more use of fuel (all imported), how can that be good for the overall economy?

[terryp]

one of many reasons why thailand is loosing out to other Asean country's ...far too many ridicules holidays here (boost spending my ar_e what about the employers paying for this)

[pisico]

Fools; all this will do is give Civil Servants a longer paid holiday, promote more drunkenness and more road deaths. All it will do for me and many others is keep us indoors and away from the madness, we won't be out spending the money they want to attract.

The government by far is the biggest employer in Thailand.

What was it that dear leader said about populist ideas, projects, bills and such?

[culicine]

Big deal, two of those days are the weekend. lol. Did they really expect workers to go back on the second (Friday).

[AhFarangJa]

What's a holiday?

[Commerce]

Longer New Year holiday proposed

Songkran has enough deaths...... why extend it?

Dec 31st to 4th Jan is not Thai new year. About time Thailand decided which exact year it lives in!

[jaltsc]

"The Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) is requesting the Cabinet to consider extending the New Year holidays to raise revenue from tourism and has also come up with a strategy to take Thai tourism to the next level in four years."

What's next...Extending the year to 600 days? That should increase annual tourism revenues.

[BillyBobThai]

Thai holidays 2014, 34 days Holiday

All we need now are more.

1 January (Wednesday) New Year's Day

11 January (Saturday) National Children's Day

16 January (Thursday) Teacher's Day

31 January (Friday) Chinese Lunar New Year

1 February (Saturday) Second Day Chinese New Year

2 February (Sunday) Third Day Chinese New Year

14 February (Friday) Makha Bucha Day

14 February (Friday) Valentine's Day

20 March (Thursday) March equinox

6 April (Sunday) Chakri Day

7 April (Monday) Chakri Day Substitution

13 April (Sunday) Songkran

14 April (Monday) Songkran

15 April (Tuesday) Songkran

16 April (Wednesday) Songkran Substitution Day

1 May (Thursday) Labor Day

5 May (Monday) Coronation Day

13 May (Tuesday) Wisakha Bucha Day

21 June (Saturday) June Solstice

1 July (Tuesday) Mid Year Bank Holiday (Auditing)

11 July (Friday) Asalha Bucha

12 July (Saturday) Wan Khao Phansa

14 July (Monday) Wan Khao Phansa Substitution Day

11 August (Monday) Extra Day for The Queen's Birthday

12 August (Tuesday) The Queen's Birthday (Mother's Day)

23 September (Tuesday) Septmber equinox

23 October (Thursday) Chulalongkorn Day

6-8 November (Thursday-Saturday) Loi Krathong

5 December (Friday) The King's Birthday (Father's Day)

10 December (Wednesday) Constitution Day

21 December (Sunday) December Solstice

24 December (Wednesday) Christmas Eve

25 December (Thursday) Christmas Day

31 December (Wednesday) New Year's Eve

[seajae]

hahahaha, what a bunch of , more deaths/road accidents from drunk drivers, more holiday pay for these idiots, cant believe how pathetic they are becoming. Seems everything does revolve around money here, extending holidays to make more money, really is demented thinking but on par for the thai hierachy

Edited September 23, 2014 by seajae

[NongKhaiKid]

Over long public holidays the banks are closed and ATMs don't get refilled.

[Tywais]

that's weird, most asian places celebrate chinese new years instead of the western new year

Thailand does both.

Actually it does 3 New Years. Western, Chinese and Thai (Songran).

[Bluespunk]

Do those on minimum wage get these extra holidays and if so are they paid when they take them?

[Bluespunk]

Fools; all this will do is give Civil Servants a longer paid holiday, promote more drunkenness and more road deaths. All it will do for me and many others is keep us indoors and away from the madness, we won't be out spending the money they want to attract.

The government by far is the biggest employer in Thailand.

What was it that dear leader said about populist ideas, projects, bills and such?

Is the TCT part of the government then?

[givenall]

New economic system; When every thing fails make more holiday.

the only thing more holiday does make the employee pay more for holiday pay but employees still have to work, so effect on truism

of course the owner increase prices to make up the extra pay causing inflation

[poohy]

_{You really could not make it up!}

[NongKhaiKid]

Hope the TCT ran this past the TAT

who passed it to the NCCC then onto the NLA before submission to the NCPO.

That's only the abbreviated process !

[pisico]

Fools; all this will do is give Civil Servants a longer paid holiday, promote more drunkenness and more road deaths. All it will do for me and many others is keep us indoors and away from the madness, we won't be out spending the money they want to attract.

The government by far is the biggest employer in Thailand.

What was it that dear leader said about populist ideas, projects, bills and such?

Is the TCT part of the government then?

Sophistry. I never implied what you say in your comment.

I was simply stating facts.

To OCDers facts and reality are anathema.

[uptheos]

Thai holidays 2014, 34 days Holiday

All we need now are more.

1 January (Wednesday) New Year's Day

11 January (Saturday) National Children's Day

16 January (Thursday) Teacher's Day

31 January (Friday) Chinese Lunar New Year

1 February (Saturday) Second Day Chinese New Year

2 February (Sunday) Third Day Chinese New Year

14 February (Friday) Makha Bucha Day

14 February (Friday) Valentine's Day

20 March (Thursday) March equinox

6 April (Sunday) Chakri Day

7 April (Monday) Chakri Day Substitution

13 April (Sunday) Songkran

14 April (Monday) Songkran

15 April (Tuesday) Songkran

16 April (Wednesday) Songkran Substitution Day

1 May (Thursday) Labor Day

5 May (Monday) Coronation Day

13 May (Tuesday) Wisakha Bucha Day

21 June (Saturday) June Solstice

1 July (Tuesday) Mid Year Bank Holiday (Auditing)

11 July (Friday) Asalha Bucha

12 July (Saturday) Wan Khao Phansa

14 July (Monday) Wan Khao Phansa Substitution Day

11 August (Monday) Extra Day for The Queen's Birthday

12 August (Tuesday) The Queen's Birthday (Mother's Day)

23 September (Tuesday) Septmber equinox

23 October (Thursday) Chulalongkorn Day

6-8 November (Thursday-Saturday) Loi Krathong

5 December (Friday) The King's Birthday (Father's Day)

10 December (Wednesday) Constitution Day

21 December (Sunday) December Solstice

24 December (Wednesday) Christmas Eve

25 December (Thursday) Christmas Day

31 December (Wednesday) New Year's Eve

How many of those do workers get off with pay?