restoring restoration efforts to flood-damaged tourist destinations and different places
PUBLISHED: 24 Oct 2024 at 21: 02
According to lieutenant government Tosapol Phuanudom, Chiang Mai will be ready to welcome visitors in November ahead of the great time.
He made the commitment at a gathering of a public-private business team convened to discuss growth in the Upper North’s Chiang Mai, Mae Hong Son, Lampang, and Lamphun regions. The great post-flood clean-up work in Chiang Mai was among the subjects discussed.
Many places in Chiang Mai were greatly affected by the recent flooding, including homes, classrooms, establishments, factories, facilities, restaurants and tourist destinations, with estimated total destruction of about 5 billion ringgit, Mr Tosapol said.
At the mobile cabinet meeting scheduled for Chiang Mai on November 26th, participants in the meeting on Thursday agreed to press the government for more funding for rehabilitation, he said.
Work is still being done in Chiang Mai to restore many tourist attractions so they can open again at this busy time of year. Everything is expected to return to normal starting in November, he said.
According to Mr. Tosapol, the government’s financial support for the flood victims in Chiang Mai has so far totaled more than 100 million baht.
According to Paisan Sukcharoen, president of the Thai Hotels Association Northern Chapter, damage to hotels and lodgings in the floods was estimated to be around 500 million baht. He predicted that 90 % of the buildings would be ready to open by November and have undergone immediate restoration.
He said,” I find it encouraging that the rate of room booking has increased significantly in this time.”
He said,” If you do n’t book any hotel rooms in Chiang Mai in advance, you might not get a room because the booking rate is currently over 90 %,” adding that the cool weather is another factor that draws people to the North.