Much weekends intended to spur go, spending
Described: 12 Nov 2024 at 17: 20
Long-weekends are being declared to raise tourism and the economy as a result of the cabinet’s approval of additional public holidays for January 2026 and the following year.
After the meeting on Tuesday, Deputy Minister Phumtham Wechayachai announced that the cabinet had approved the commission’s request for additional federal holidays in June and August of next year and in January 2026.
The more breaks next time are both Sundays, June 2 and Aug 11, with the Queen’s day trip on June 3 and Mother’s Day on Aug 12- creating a four-day trip.
Another added getaway is Jan 2, 2026, stretching the New Year split to five times, from Dec 31 to Jan 4 diverse.
In 2025, there will be 21 people breaks.
In recent years, Thailand, which is a tourist destination, has offered more vacations to help with the coronavirus pandemic and help the travel sector. About 12 % of Thailand’s GDP and nearly a fifth of its employment are made by tourism.
According to deputy state representative Sasikan Wattanachan, the government’s decision to identify next year as the yr of tourism and sports is in line with the government’s decision to declare more holidays.  ,
About 30 million visitors have visited the country so far this year, on training to match the government’s full-year goal of 36.7 million. In 2019, Thailand saw record international visitors, nearly 40 million, which generated US$ 60 billion in revenue. The sector was then devastated by the crisis.  ,
Thailand is on track to surpass the pre-pandemic report second year as the international travel demand recovery recovers, according to online travel agency Agoda, and foreigners are attracted to its lively nightlife, beaches, and national parks.