BANGKOK, 7 April 2015 – Expansion in the tourism sector is expected during the upcoming Songkran holidays, with an increase in Thai and foreign tourists, says MOTS Spokesman.
The Spokesman of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports (MOTS) Chanvit Phalajivin today revealed after the Cabinet’s meeting chaired by the Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha regarding the current tourism situation in Thailand.
The MOTS Spokesman disclosed the tourism figures during the first quarter of 2015, from January to March, that there were 7.8 million visitors in Thailand, with Chinese, Malaysian, South Korean, Russian, and Japanese being the top five foreign tourists to Thailand during this period. The number reflects a 23 percent expansion of the tourism scene.
He then revealed that there were 337,490 tourists in Thailand on 1-4 April 2015, while the MOTS has predicted that there will be approximately 500,000 more tourists visiting Thailand during the Songkran holidays. Two million tourists from Thailand are expected to travel during the holidays and throughout April.
The MOTS Spokesman said that the ministry has prepared campaigns and strategizes to facilitate the increasing number of tourists in many areas such as safety and transportation.
The ministry is also holding a campaign to promote the Thai way of playing water during the Songkran festival by refraining from high-pressure water guns, talcum powder, and unclean water while participating in Songkran activities.
