Tag: Holidays
Best Places to Celebrate Loy Krathong Today
Thailand’s second pandemic Loy Krathong is here and if you’re looking for a good place to celebrate, these locations may float your boat. The traditional...
Cambodia Again Cancels Water Festival, Despite Imminent Reopening
Cambodia has canceled this year’s Water Festival due to the Covid-19 pandemic, upsetting expectations the country will reopen within weeks after its rapid rollout...
Highway Tolls Waived Sept. 4-7 Holiday
Motorists can use some tollways free of charge during the long holiday Sept 4-7. Suksomruay Wantaneekul, secretary to Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob, said the free...
Chiang Mai’s Queen Sirikit Garden Goes Free for Mother’s Day
The Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden in Chiang Mai will offer entry on Aug. 12 in celebration of the birthday of HM Queen Sirikit, the...
Spurred by Discounts, Thais Flock to Resort Islands for Holiday Weekend
Spurred by big discounts, Thai tourists flocked to beaches and islands on the first holiday weekend under the government’s tourism-subsidy program, with hotels throughout...
Phuket Hotels Fill Up as Thai Tourists Arrive for Holiday
Tourism showed signs of life on Phuket this weekend with Thails flocking to the resort island over the long King’s Birthday weekend, according to...
Photo View: Bangkok’s Holiday Weekend Exodus
It was slow, crowded & frustrating getting out of town Friday
Bangkok Restaurants to Stop Selling for Booze 3 Months of Buddhist Lent
Dozens of small and chain eateries across 32 districts to abstain from alcohol sales until Oct. 2
Thailand Adds Yet Another Holiday to July Calendar
All of Thailand’s businesses may be just reopening, but the government is rapidly filling July with holidays. Days after adding July 7 as a public...
Bangkok Tollways Go Free for July Holidays
Motorists escaping Bangkok for the upcoming weekend won’t have to pay tolls. The Chalerm Mahanakorn Expressway (First Stage Expressway), Si Rat Expressway and Udon Ratthaya...
Thailand to Celebrate End of Lockdown with July 4-7 Holiday
Government stresses extended Buddhist holiday weekend is not promised Songkran 3-day break
Not So Fast: CCSA Puts Brakes on July 4-7 Rescheduled Songkran
The government coronavirus task force put the kibosh on rumors that Songkran would be rescheduled for early July, saying the Cabinet hasn’t even considered new dates yet.
Thailand eyes July 4-9 holiday for rescheduled Songkran
Having only just reopened, Thailand may close down again for a week in July to finally celebrated its postponed Songkran.