A festival featuring Thailand’s culture is to be held in Taipei to bolster bilateral ties and promote tourism and trade, the Thailand Trade and Economic Office in Taipei said yesterday.
The Amazing Thailand Festival is to take place on Saturday and Sunday next week from 12pm to 8pm in the Xiangti Avenue Plaza in Xinyi District (信義), the office told a news conference.
The event is organized by the office, the Tourism Authority of Thailand and the Taipei Department of Cultural Affairs as part of Thailand’s effort to promote tourism and culture, it said.
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Taking advantage of a tourism revival after COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted, the Thai government wishes to invite Taiwanese to embrace what the country has to offer once again, it said.
Nearly 155,000 Taiwanese had traveled to Thailand this year as of Monday last week, Tourism Authority of Thailand Taipei office director Duangjai Kanteeranon said, citing Thai government data.
The event would promote tourism in Taiwan and Thailand, destinations that are appealing to travelers from Europe and the US, Thailand Trade and Economic Office Executive Director Twekiat Janprajak said.
People who attend would experience traditional dance and music performances, as well as demonstrations of Thai boxing and cooking, and displays of masks worn during the Phi Ta Khon festival, it said.
Thai fashion brand Khwanta Handicraft, which was selected to participate at London Fashion Week, would have displays, it said.
In addition to performances by students from National Taiwan Normal University’s Department of Music, more than 20 music students from Thailand would perform, Janprajak said.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand is to set up booths to provide travel information and maps for free, the office said.
Other booths would be set up by travel agencies, airlines, golf clubs and businesses to provide quality Thai products and cuisine, it said.
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