Several Thai provinces launch tourism campaigns for high-season

CHIANG RAI, THAILAND, October 22 (TNA) - Several Thai provinces have announced events and activities marking this year’s high tourism season, aimed to draw in international visitors into their areas. In Chiang Rai Province in the Thai North, for instance, the Mayor of the Nakhon Chiang Rai Municipality held a press conference on Tuesday to announce tourism programs during the high-season in his province, including the “Loy Krathong Celebration for four Nations” to be held at Suan Tung Lae Khom Chiang Rai Park from November 15-18 and the Chiang Rai Flower Festival from December 20, 2013 to January 20, 2014. The mayor estimated that over 500,000 international tourists should visit Chiang Rai during the winter this year. In Loei Province in the Thai Northeast, where temperatures have dropped to around 16 degrees Celsius, the provincial governor and representatives of the state-run Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) also held a press conference to kick start the high tourism season in the province, during which international visitors are welcome to provincial tourism attractions, including the Phurua Music Festival and the Christmas Tree Festival to be held in Phurua District on November 23 and 24 respectively, with a total of 2.6 billion baht tourism-related revenues expected to be generated. In the Lower Thai North, Tung Salaeng Luang National Park, located in both Phitsanulok and Phetchabun Provinces, has also prepared for welcoming a large number of international visitors who want to see the iconic coniferous forest and savannah-like grassland there. (TNA)