Thailand makes Chinese New Year an official holiday in 2021, why?

Mentioning Thailand will not be unfamiliar to many people, after all, this is a tourist country that many people will mention. And at the very beginning of 2021, Thailand has made the Chinese New Year an official holiday, shocking many netizens. The reason why Thailand would do this is mainly because of the large number of local Chinese, many of whom still retain the custom of celebrating Chinese New Year. In addition, the Chinese New Year as a legal holiday can also attract more Chinese tourists to a certain extent, which can promote the development of Thailand's tourism industry, and then drive Thailand's economy.

One of the many local Chinese in Thailand

Thailand is historically a large Chinese immigrant country, and there are currently at least 7 million Chinese settled in Thailand, and most of these Chinese still retain the custom of celebrating the Spring Festival

Thailand has been the first country to celebrate the Spring Festival.
Since the Chinese New Year is still celebrated in Thailand, every year, the Chinese community in different parts of the country will organize their own activities to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Especially in Bangkok's Chinatown, the celebrations are so lively that even the Thai royal family and the local government send people to attend, which shows the importance Thailand attaches to the Chinese New Year. Therefore, it is not surprising that Thailand would make Chinese New Year an official holiday.

Second, the Chinese New Year as a legal holiday can promote the development of Thailand's tourism industry

Thailand is also a very developed tourism industry, every year will receive a lot of tourists from all over the world. Among the many tourists, Chinese tourists account for a large proportion of them. In addition, many families now choose to travel during the Chinese New Year, and Thailand naturally wants to capitalize on this. After all, if they make the Spring Festival a legal holiday and organize related activities, it can make Chinese tourists feel the taste of the New Year in a foreign country, which to a certain extent will attract some tourists who are not at home to celebrate the New Year, which will lead to the development of the tourism industry, boost local consumption and grow the local economy.

Overall, Thailand will be the Chinese New Year positioning legal holidays is a two-for-one thing, not only to appease the local Chinese homesickness, but also to attract more tourists to Thailand, they are naturally happy to do this thing.