TAT  sponsors the e-book “Connecting to Spiritual Thailand: A Guide to 60 Powerspots”

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Ever-greater numbers of travellers are in search of distinctive experiences that can present them with a way of non secular fulfilment. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is responding to this phenomenon by selling 60 fascinating websites associated to religion and tradition in Thailand.

Faith-based tourism is gaining traction in the international market. Based on information from Future Market Insight in 2023, it’s predicted to expertise a three-fold enhance in international financial worth in the subsequent ten years. In Thailand, the “Sai Mu Economy”, created by home vacationers and inbound Asian guests travelling to worship at sacred websites round the nation, is already booming. Aware of the significance of those tendencies, TAT is supporting new types of communication instruments to improve Thailand’s gentle energy and to open up new market segments to appeal to overseas vacationers.

Connecting to Spiritual Thailand: A Guide to 60 Powerspots is a superbly illustrated, 100-page publication written in English by a crew of veteran journey writers and researchers to foster understanding of on a regular basis Thai faith amongst foreigners. Beyond its world-famous historic temples, Thailand is residence to a panoply of lesser identified however dynamic non secular websites. Ranging from metropolis pillars and dragon shrines to sacred caves and spectacular timber, they’re well-known amongst Thais for his or her life-enhancing powers and thronged by worshippers day by day. The e-book illuminates and interprets 60 such websites throughout the kingdom, in the hope of inspiring guests to uncover these new experiences.

The 60 non secular powerspots vary from a Bangkok shrine to a robust ghost, Mae Nak Phrakhanong, to Kham Chanot in northeastern Udon Thani, the island residence of naga serpents; from a mass pilgrimage to a mountain-top Buddha Footprint at Khao Khitchakut, Chanthaburi, to the cosmological metropolis pillar of Chiang Rai; and from a shrine to a pop megastar who died too younger, Pumpuang Duangjan, in Suphanburi, to Wat Khao Or, a college of black magic based by Brahmans in southern Phatthalung. By choosing websites from all corners of the kingdom, the crew hoped to assist tourism in less-visited areas.

“The chosen entries are both hugely popular and culturally interesting,” says one among the e-book’s editors and writers, Nicholas Grossman. “They reflect the multiculturalism and syncretism of Thai spirituality. The guide covers the sites’ histories and the background on why they are sacred. The special offerings and acts of worship at each site are explained, as well as the particular requests that people pray for. In this way, we aim to demystify Thai popular religion and make it accessible to foreign visitors.”

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