PUBLISHED: 26 Mar 2025 at 04: 33
During the approaching Water Festival, Trat state, including the well-known resort area Koh Chang, is anticipating high occupancy rates at its hotels and various tourist lodging.
The Thai New Year’s festival Songkran runs from April 12 to April 16 this time.
The eastern county has seen a rise in both domestic and foreign tourists since December, according to Thaweesak Wongwilat, the Trat Tourism Association’s deputy head.
He noted that around 40 % of foreigners spend seven to fourteen days in the province, up from their previous year, with an average stay longer than that of last year.
Over 80 % of hotel rooms in Koh Chang, located 30 days off the Trat beach, were booked in advance of Songkran, he claimed.
The Thin Lai festival, a crucial component of the Songkran celebrations, is one of the island’s attractions in addition to its natural beauty.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand ( TAT ) recently ran a tourism campaign featuring Koh Chang. The area has been a target for more tour operators and influential people in Europe, according to Mr. Thaweesak, and a recent visit by Omani tourists has also improved its leads and proved to be very profitable.
Tourism numbers have increased rapidly in the first quarter and does continue to increase through Songkran, according to Korakot Opas, chairman of the TAT’s Trat Office.
He estimated that the province’s 11, 000 areas would have an average occupancy rate of 82 %, with travelers staying an average of 1.98 night and paying about 7,107 baht per day.
This is anticipated to bring in up to 200 million rmb over the course of the event.