Bangkok for New Years Eve 2016/2017: Cheaper because of mourning? Less celebration because of mourning?

12/7/2016 9:02:14 AM

First of all Thailand is still in mourning and will be so for a full year, at the end of which the late King Bhumibol will be cremated. After the cremation, the formal coronation of King Vajiralongkorn will take place.

For the first thirty days after the passing of the late King Bhumibol, citizens of Thailand were asked to refrain from all festivities, loud music, dance and other such celebratory activities. But now more activities have resumed, though not to the loud degree as before.

New Years Eve will be celebrated, but celebrations will be muted compared to year’s past. Big firework displays will be cancelled or much subdued, but New Year count downs, dinner galas, parties at bars and such will go on.

I doubt you will see any discounts as a result of more subdued events here in the Kingdom. Tourism is still chugging along just fine during this period of mourning, travelers are not staying away. Perhaps some sectors are down, such a young travelers coming only to party and get drunk or Chinese looking for zero-dollar tours (which were banned). But as a whole travelers coming to Thailand come here for a variety of reason, not only to party on NYE.

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