With a long holiday slated for next week, Pattaya and Rayong tourism operators do not expect an influx of domestic tourists as people’s purchasing power has dried up since the Songkran festival.
Sanpech Supabowornsthian, president of the Thai Hotels Association’s eastern chapter, forecast the occupancy rate in Pattaya would hover around 65-70% during the upcoming holidays, comprising Labour Day on May 1 and Coronation Day on May 4.
He said weaker demand is expected for this period as local tourists already spent most of their budget during Songkran, while the end of the “We Travel Together” hotel subsidy scheme on April 30 would also decrease domestic…
