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| Hotel Bookings Shrink for Songkran Holidays |
| UPDATE : 23 March 2009 |
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The Association of Domestic Travel revealed that the economic crisis has had an effect on hotel bookings for Songkran days this year.
Association of Domestic Travel president Maiyarat Pirayakoset said that 3-month tallies of tourism figures show stagnation as the world’s economy slows down, and that people are spending about 50 per cent less. It has effected the hotel industry, which reports that room reservation rates have decreased by more than 40 per cent.
The president of the Association of Thai Travel Agents Apichart Sankary confirmed what Maiyarat said, adding that room reservations have dropped by more than 40 per cent, compaired with the same period last year. Chinese tourists who leased more than 60 private flights last year, have leased only 30 flights this year. The association plans to stimulate tourism with the marketing campaign, targeting tourists in the Middle East.
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