The Thai New Year festival of Songkran is recognised as the most important annual event in the country, similar to Golden Week in China and Japan when a torrent of people are expected to hit the road for a long holiday.
Prior to the pandemic, the festival was a golden opportunity for everyone in the supply chain as local tourists flocked to provinces or took trips abroad, while international guests flooded in to experience the unique water celebrations.
However, this year’s April festival is expected to be another dry one as Thailand faces an upward wave in the Omicron variant, which is…