Foreign man’s video prompts explanations that the real excitement lasts for 3 weeks, not 3 months
The government has been put on notice by a confused Chinese tourist who was wearing a full set of Songkran regalia, including a flowering shirt and a water gun, as it attempts to clarify that the main water-spray festival will last three days rather than three weeks.
An ambitious program to promote hospitality that is intended to spread the word that Thailand will host the Maha Songkran World Water Festival from April 1 through April 21 is at the heart of the dilemma.
Local people are confused about the party’s location and timing just as much as foreign visitors. A Chinese person posted a picture of himself getting ready for action outside a Bangkok store, only to discover that no one else was celebrating.
He shared his story on the Foreign video-sharing website Douyin, which Daka China also shared. A Thai language was provided.
” Who if I enjoy with”? asks the visitor who is seated outside Terminal 21. ” They say it’s being held from April 1- 21, but why has it not turned out as expected? I hope there’s an reason”.
SleeplessBKK, an account on the X program, shared the film, tagged Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and Pheu Thai head Paetongtarn Shinawatra, and said it was an humiliation.
Ms Paetongtarn, in her position as the country’s” sweet power” princess, was one of the prime movers behind the three- year Songkran thought.
Although the festival runs from April 1 through April 21 throughout the nation, activities are not being held together in all provinces, according to government official Chai Watcharonke.
He claimed that the Tourism Authority of Thailand ( TAT ) has a calendar that lists the celebrations that will be held across 21 days, with the main ones taking place from April 13 through April 15 as usual in almost every province.
Officials will strengthen their conversation efforts and make sure guests are given accurate information to avoid miscommunications, he added.
Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol, the minister of tourism and activities, acknowledged there had been some miscommunication regarding the three-week Songkran event. She claimed that the ministry and the responsible organizations do enhance public relations and give foreign visitors who intend to visit the nation for the water-spinning festival a more appropriate explanation.
For Thai visitors who are already here in Thailand, “please be patient and wait a few more weeks before you can enjoy with water for Songkran,” she said.
Po governor Thapanee Kiatphaibool expressed doubts that the video might have been made for content development purposes and not out of genuine distress on the part of the” holiday.”
She claimed that the Maha Songkran World Water Festival timeline is readily available on all media outlets and that it specifies that the water-spinning activities typically take place between April 11 and April 15.
The three-week Maha Songkran World Water Festival 2024 will kick off on April 1 in Chiang Mai’s northern state, and it will cover up on April 21 in Chon Buri and Samut Prakan, according to a press release from the Po and the Ministry of Tourism and Sports on March 12.
The primary function from April 12- 16, is expected to generate 4.3 million local journeys and 510, 000 foreign tourists visits.