The three weeks of this year’s Songkran festival generated about 140 billion baht in tourism income, with 1.9 million foreign tourists visiting the country during the celebration, according to the tourism and Sports Ministry.
The 21-day long festival from April 1-21 generated 140.335 billion baht in revenue, above the projected figure of 132 billion baht, tourism and Sports Minister Sudawan Wangsupakitkosol said on Wednesday. The figures were compiled by the ministry’s economics tourism and sports division.
The accommodation sector benefitted from 42.06 billion baht, food and beverage 33.06 billion baht,…
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