Bangkok:- More than 90 per cent of accommodations in northern provinces are expected to be booked during the long Songkran holidays from April 11 to 15, the Thai Hotel Association said.

Surapong Techaruwijit, the chairman of the association, said it has been estimated that the hotel bookings during the Songkran holidays this year would be better than last year.

The association expected that more than 90 per cent of accommodations in the North will be booked for the Songkran festival.

Anuparp Thirarat, deputy TAT governor for tourism marketing, said the number of tourists visiting provinces nationwide during the Songkran holidays would also be higher than last year.

He said the trend was predicted after he assigned all 35 TAT offices around the country to comply data of the booking of buses and planes and accommodations for the Songkran holidays.

“It is primarily estimated that this year the number of tourists visiting provinces nationwide will be higher although they have concern about the economy,” Anuparp said.

“Most of them will travel because they want to visit relatives or friends. Moreover, Thais, especially northeastern people, have a long-held tradition to stay with family on the Songkran Day.”

He added that northern provinces are popular destinations for Thais for Songkran holidays, so the tourism there would be bustling.

He said although the tourism growth during the Songran holidays this year would be less than 10 per cent, a lot of spending could be predicted because tourists normally buy a lot of souvenirs for families and friends.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand Intelligence Centre (TATIC) has reported that in previous years, accommodations nationwide were booked at the average rate of 63 per cent, which generated about B16 billion of income.

And with all the water wasting going on, the dams should be nicely low to accommodate all the rain we will hopefully get in the coming rainy season.

Such fun...

Just more TAT propaganda.

Songkran...time to stock up on snacks, drinks, close the windows, raise the drawbridge and retire to Netflix for the duration...yeah bah humbug lol

Yup, Thailand in a drought now, will have songkran with water flowing everywhere except where it is needed

Then after songkran it will be right back to complaining about the drought

Not only the north, we made enquiries today about trains to the south for some friends and were told by the railway that all trains except a few 3rd class seats were booked solid for the whole of April on every train to everywhere.

This goes against the narrative that some are trying desperately to portray.

Unfortunately I will not be in Thailand for Songkan this year, but I know that the kids and adults alike love the old fashioned water pistol fights out the front of the Pullman hotel in Khon Kaen which incidentally is usually fully booked for the holiday as well as the Kosa Hotel up the road.

The North will still be blanketed in thick smog to celebrate The Festival of Death!

Well I won't be adding to the drought problem over Songkran this year. I will only be using water for taking showers and after using the toilet

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And with all the water wasting going on, the dams should be nicely low to accommodate all the rain we will hopefully get in the coming rainy season.

untighten the arse