PHUKET: The five-day Songkran holiday is expected to generate about 3 billion baht in revenue from tourist spending on this island province. The forecast was made by Tourism Authority of Thailand Phuket Office director Nanthasiri Ronnasiri on Wednesday. She said 70,000 rooms were open for booking by tourists, or about 70% of the total number of rooms in the province. The average hotel room occupancy rate was currently 44.46%. Ms Nanthasiri predicted room occupancy would increase to 60% during the Songkran holiday, between April 13 and April 17, as many domestic travellers tended to book rooms …

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