Thai town opens tourist season
Thailand’s northern
resort town of Chiang Rai has just opened its tourist season
2013-2014 on October 24.
Wanchai Chongsuthamanee, the
city mayor, said at a press conference that the season will start in the
mid of November with diverse events and activities taking place during
two months.
The first two will be the Mekhong cultural
event and four-nation Loy Krathong, or floating lantern. The city has
invited neighbouring countries of Laos , Myanmar and China to
join the event during November 15-18.
The city will then
organise Chiang Rai's flower festival from December 20 to January 20. In
between, there will be a countdown on New Year's Eve.
According to Wanchai, this year's events are planned to be bigger and
better than in the past, as ASEAN nations are looking to integrate into
the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).
Besides, Chiang Rai has proposed itself to be a hub of investment and tourism in the northern region.-VNA