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Loy Krathong Festival to draw 750,000 tourists to Sukothai: DPM Somsak

People release their Krathong crafts at the lake of Kasetsart University in Bangkok in November last year. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)

Deputy Prime Minister Somsak Thepsuthin said he expected the Loy Krathong Festival in the northern province of Sukhothai from Nov 18-27 to draw as many as 750,000 tourists and generate up to 800 million baht in revenue.

Mr Somsak, who presided over the opening of the festival on Saturday, said 47,064 tourists were recorded on…

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