Poll: Thai People Prefer Cash Handouts to Stimulate Domestic Tourism
A poll showed that Thai people wanted to visit markets the most after business restriction relaxation.
A poll showed that Thai people wanted to visit markets the most after business restriction relaxation.
The permanent secretary for interior has ordered all provincial governors to prevent parties during the Songkran festival.
The Road Safety Operation Center has opened as the New Year holiday exodus begins.
Thai authorities are gearing up for the exodus of New Year revelers who will begin their journey from Bangkok to their hometowns and tourist destinations.
Holidaymakers are invited to register their homes in the care of the police under the ten-day campaign to prevent burglary.
State-run Transport Co will deploy more inter-provincial buses to serve travellers during the New Year holiday.
During the New Year travel week from Dec 27 to Jan 2, there were 3,791 traffic accidents, 463 deaths and 3,892 injured people.
Officials recorded 3,425 traffic accidents, 410 deaths and 3,516 injured people on six days of the New Year travel period, with the highest death toll in Nakhon Ratchasima province.
The management of Suvarnabhumi airport expects about 200,000 people will use the main national airport daily during Christmas and New Year holidays.
About 70,000 policemen have been mobilized nationwide to guarantee public safety from the Christmas Eve until the New Year day.
The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) plans to operate 244 train trips to handle an increasing number of travellers during the New Year holiday.