Thailand to Spend $62 Million to Host Tomorrowland Festival
Festival goers at the main stage during the performance of musician Paul Kalkbrenner at the Tomorrowland electronic dance music festival at De Schorre provincial recreational park in Boom, Belgium, on July 30, 2023.
Photographer: Ksenia Kuleshova/BloombergThailand will host the iconic Tomorrowland music festival from next year, aiming to lure high-spending travelers and bolster its tourism-reliant economy.
The cabinet approved a budget of 2 billion baht ($62 million) to organize the festival for five years through 2031, Tourism Minister Sorawong Thienthong told reporters on Tuesday. The festival will be held at Wisdom Valley near the tourist hot spot Pattaya.