Thailand aims to become a world festival destination

Prime Minister SretthaThavisin announced his government’s intention to promote Thailand as a global festival destination, in the hopes of boosting tourism across the country and attracting more foreign tourists over the New Year period.

Srettha announced that Thailand will host two major events, namely the “Thailand Winter Festival”, which consists of 3,000 festivals and local events across the country, and the “Colourful Bangkok Winter Festival 2023”, which includes 200 festivals and events in the capital.

All of these will all take place in November and December this year. The Srettha cabinet has already granted visa-free entry to tourists from China and Kazakhstan to boost tourism during the final quarter of the year. Thailand government aims to welcome 25 million international visitors this year, or an average of about two million each month.