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The Bangkok Post
The Bangkok Post
Songkran despair mounts Tourism operators are increasingly resigned to the prospect of yet another quiet and loss-making Songkran, thanks to rising inflation and widespread restrictions imposed on the water festival With water splashing events banned during Songkran for a third consecutive year, tourism operators face a challenge at the top two festival sites of Khao San Road and Chiang Mai as there is limited room to grow revenue amid soaring operational costs. The ban imposed by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) last week was met with dismay by tourism operators, who be…