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Tourism Tourism Office expects the festival of the Songkran festival to take greater profit from tourism in the country than last year, despite the forecasts that the earthquake on March 28 reduced the arrival of tourists in the kingdom.
An earthquake at 7.7 magnet, which epicled in the neighboring Myanmar, caused a building built near the famous Bangkok market Security of the multi -storey architecture of Thailand.
However, in the published press -release of the Thai Tourism Administration ThursdayHe said that a multi-day festival event in the mid-April-nausea will bring up to $ 26.5 billion ($ 763 million) in tourism revenues, increasing 8% per year.
From this about 7.3 billion Baht will come from about 476,000 international arrival, the release reports.
Thai The Ministry of Tourism has also doubled on the forecast of a foreign arrival of 2025, with about 38 million visitors, which are expected to arrive this year, this year, this year, According to Reuters.
The Minister of Tourism and Sports of the country said that while more than 1000 hotel numbers were abolished directly after the earthquake, the impact of a natural disaster on tourism is supposed to be a short -term character, the statement said.
However, the Thai Hotel Association said it expected an earthquake to affect the “tourism atmosphere” during the Songkran 2025 festival, said Association related to its Facebook page.
The event, which is marked by a joyful splash of water on the streets across the country, may be “even more devastated than in the last two years,” a report states that the association expects to decline at least 10% in revenue from tourism two weeks after the earthquake before returning to normal two weeks after.
“The exacerbation of the building in the chat area became viral on the Internet, causing security issues in Thailand. Therefore, it is important to urgently create confidence in tourists during this year’s Songkran festival,” the statement reads.
Hurry up with problems
Immediately after the earthquake, Thai’s officials rushed to the concern of the tourist problem.
In a joint statement after the agriculture made in Thailand and the financial sectors, the chairman of the non -profit federation of the Thai industry Kriengkrai Thiennukul stated that “Thailand remains a safe place of tourism, and government officials support the vigilance of conditions, conducting a comprehensive security check.”
In The same statementThe President of the Engineering Council for Thailand Regulation said that “all considered structures demonstrate resistance to the earthquake as they were developed in accordance with the current seismic engineering standards.”
The Bar on the roof of Lebois, which was presented in the movie “Parmel 2”, sits on the 64th floor of the Bangkok State Tower.
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However, some hotels turned directly to the guests and employees to reassure the concern of their buildings.
Naravad Bulert, President and CEO of Lebua Hotels & Resorts, made a statement saying that his location in the Bangkok State Tower had been checked, and “engineers confirmed that the earthquake had not influenced the structural integrity of the building.”
“Starting today, our website will be updated daily with real-time security updates … You will also find engineering reports, historical construction details and visual documentation showing how initially Lebua was built to withstand both wind loads and seismic activity,” she wrote.
Thailand has been trying to eliminate the hassle from Chinese travelers – But for another reason. On the fictional Chinese movie “Blockbuster” 2023 no longer rates, the Chinese couple, which attracted to the southeastern Asia traders – a fictional storyline that reflected real life when actor Van Sing was stolen in Thailand.
Remain the course
Singapore Morgan Wen was at a restaurant near Chinatown Bangkok when the earthquake struck.
“The water in the glasses was moving, and the ceiling lights swayed,” he said. “Outside … The birds flew, the dogs barked, and in turn, the districts arose.”
He said the office buildings and shops closed, like his hotel, to hold the building’s checks. He added that he received his leg massage and returned to his hotel when he opened again.
He said the friends they were traveling with “did not change their plans at all, especially when most of the services resumed the next day.”
Thailand hospitality industry hopes that others follow the example, as the country relies on attention and reservation, pushing up to 3 season HBO “White Lotus”, shot mainly in Samui’s Koh.
The country is expected to attract more visitors this year Legalization of same -sex marriage in JanuaryWhich should create a country as a regional wedding place for gay pare.
In 2024, the country welcomed about 35 million international tourists – about 5 million below the number of 2019, the World Bank reports.
– Bella Stoddart in CNBC contributed to this report.
