CHIANG MAI, 23 March 2011 (NNT) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Chiang Mai Office expects the Chiang Mai Fest 2011 to help boost local tourism and generate 1 billion THB of income before the Songkran Festival.

Speaking of the tourism atmosphere in Chiang Mai, Mr Chalermsak Suranan, Director of the TAT Chiang Mai Office, expressed his satisfaction with tourism figures in the first quarter of this year, which improved from last year. The ratio of Thai to foreign tourists stands at 70:30 while the number of visitors to the northern province is expected to grow 10-15 percent throughout the year.

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