Festival and Event

1. Abstract

With acknowledgment of the tourism noteworthiness of developing countries like Thailand, this paper looks to discover out what kind of event the Songkran celebration is. It will likewise be surveying the Songkran celebration's sustainability as a special event. The paper propose that the positive economy impacts exceed the other two mainstays of triple bottom line as a system of sustainability.

2. Introduction

In Thailand, Songkran, otherwise called Thailand's water celebration is a hallmark event held every year to stamp the convention Thai new year’s (Getz, 2012), a tradition event is known not a specific hugeness, as respects to customs, advances , level of value or public attraction, that gives the host community, venue or destination a focused edge. Throughout time, an inseparable connection is framed between the occasion and the destination, where in the paper, is the Songkran celebration and Thailand. The triple bottom line concern will be utilized as a part of this paper to examine both positive and negative effects as frail as the event sustainability of Songkran celebration in Thailand.

2.1 History and background

The Thai nation are celebrating Songkran Festival, widely known as tradition Thai New Year. It’s an occasion fill with many joyous activities. It is the country’s merriest festival (Asia news monitor, 2015) The Songkran celebration is thought to be a "traditional Thai Buddhist New Year celebration in which Buddha images are bathed." (Richmond, 2010). It is normally held in April-May. This famous occasion has turned out to be more beautiful than it used to be 30-40 years prior, as per Erik Cohen (2001). Today it draws in a developing number of guests, who act as observers, as well as dynamic members of this event. The conventions of the Songkran celebration, it’s one of a kind celebratory ceremonies which incorporate traditional dance and music, beauty contest, and so forth.

Many Thai spend the holiday by spending quality...