Thai Airways and TAT arranged weddings in Chaing Mai
As part of an ongoing effort by the Tourism Authority of Thailand to promote Thailand as great country in which to get married, fifteen European couples, mostly from France, have tied the knot in Chiang Mai thanks to an event that was sponsored in part by both the TAT and Thai Airways.
Going overseas to get married has been gaining popularity amongst European couples for some time, and clearly Thailand would like a slice of the cake, so to speak.
The wedding ceremonies took place at the Dhara Dhevi in Chiang Mai between the 18th and the 20th of June.
Chiang Mai was chosen for the event because it’s the cultural and tourist centre of Northern Thailand, following the ceremonies at least two couples went on to Samui for a honeymoon.
The couples were all invited by the Paris office of the TAT, French tourists account for the fourth biggest visitor source in Europe, with Germany, the UK and Sweden taking the top three positions.
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Blimey, I’ll bet they were the only people in the Dhara Dhevi last month, I heard they were running at about a 3% occupancy rate in there.