Travel demand steady as costs riseTourists at Wua Lai Walking Street night market in Chiang Mai. With the holiday season approaching, travel packages for both domestic and outbound trips remain steady amid high living costs and economic pressure. Chaiyapruk Thongkam, president of the Association of Domestic Travel, said people are still keen to travel domestically, mainly the budget and middle-class segments. These groups might opt for domestic travel instead or other destinations in Southeast Asia, he said. For this weekend, Mr Chotechuang said most outbound trips are to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam and Singapore.