Earthquake hits Chiang Mai's room rates during Songkran

Local tourists enjoy the Songkran festival in Chiang Mai. Hotels in the province had to lower their room rates to maintain occupancy rate during this period.

Hotels in Chiang Mai offered lower room rates than last year to draw last-minute domestic travellers, whose confidence was still shaken by last month's earthquake.

The Thai Hotels Association said many Thais were still shocked by the quake that rocked Thailand and Myanmar last month, leading to a slower last-minute booking rate this year.