The Gape Crusader: Thousands of Visitors Expected at Ratchapruek ...

The festival will help boost domestic tourism, raise hotel occupancies in Chiang Mai, and give extensive exposure to North Thailand, projected to be a bridgehead for Thailand's future economic development plans and linkages with the ... Orchid lovers will find this festival a particular delight. The Ratchaphruek Garden was originally built for the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2006, an international horticultural expo, held in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai as part of ...