Cabinet nod for long holidays in Nov, Dec

THAILAND: The cabinet today (Sept 22) approved two long-weekend holidays, one in November and the other in December, proposed by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports to spur the economy.

Travellers return to Bangkok at Hua Lampong railway station at the end of the long-weekend holiday early this month. Photo: Bangkok Post file.

The first break is November 19-22, with Thursday the 19^th and Friday the 20^th to be declared special public holidays.

In December, Monday the 7^th – originally a holiday in lieu of the 5^th, National Father’s Day. which falls on Saturday – is to be deferred to Friday the 11^th instead in order to create a long holiday Dec 10-13. Dec 10 is Constitution Day.

Tourism and Sports Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn said before the cabinet meeting that he hoped the long holidays would help spur domestic tourism and the economy.