Current holidays to generate B17bn from 5m tripsTourists visit Pha Keb Tawan cliff in Nakhon Ratchasima province on Sunday. TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn said that with the estimated volume of domestic tours during the special holiday period the hotel occupancy rate was expected at 63%. In the first two days of the long holiday, most trips were made to destinations within a radius of 200-300 kilometres, he said. The government announced a special holiday on Monday (July 31) at short notice, apparently to stimulate domestic tourism. Last week the cabinet declared July 31 a special holiday to create a six-day break from Friday last week to Wednesday this week.

Source: Bangkok Post July 30, 2023 09:04 UTC