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Child spirit casts magic spell on southern tourism

Child spirit casts magic spell on southern tourism

Nakhon Si Thammarat expects up to B800m in long weekend spending

Worshippers flock to Wat Chedi in Sichon district of Nakhon Si Thammarat on Friday. (Photo by Nujaree Raekrun)

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: Visitors to this southern province could spend as much as 800 million baht during the long weekend as they flock to pay their respects to the most popular child spirit in the country.

The figure represents the expected outlay on accommodation and other activities related to tourism during the four-day holiday, said Pitchsini Tassaniyom, director of the Touristm Authority of Thailand branch office in Nakhon Si Thammarat.

She credited Ai Khai, a child spirit at Wat Chedi in Sichon district, as a magnet for…

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