Balloon show attracts tourists to the Betong Fruit and Good Products Festival

Betong Municipality tested the readiness of the balloons prepared to create color at the Betong Fruit and Good Things Festival 2024. The public and tourists were very excited and interested. The mayor invited local orchard owners to join the competition. At 5:30 p.m. on July 25, 2024, at the mouth of the Betong Mongkhonrit Tunnel, on the Betong Chicken Statue side, Betong District, Yala Province, Mr. Sakul Lenglakkul, Mayor of Betong Municipality, along with Mr. Siri Mongkhonprachak, Deputy Mayor of Betong Municipality, inspected the readiness of the giant balloon test that will be displayed and add color to the Betong Fruit and Good Products Festival 2024, which Betong Municipality, together with the Tourism and Sports Office of Yala Province, organized from July 25-30, 2024, under the Betong Tourism Promotion Project. People who heard the news and tourists passing by the area came to see and take selfies as souvenirs. Children brought by their parents were excited, smiled, and had a lot of fun seeing the giant balloon. The Mayor of Betong revealed that Betong Municipality, together with the Tourism and Sports Office of Yala Province, organizes the Betong Fruit and Good Products Festival every year to stimulate the economy, promote tourism, and also to search for delicious local durian varieties to become the famous and unique fruit of Betong. There are many activities in the event, including a contest for local durian varieties, Musang King, O Chee, and Mangosteen in the Mist. Therefore, he would like to invite orchard owners in Betong District to send their own fruits to join the contest. In addition to the fruit contest, the event also features fruit-eating competitions, papaya salad making competitions, performances by artists, cultural performances, painting performances, street art, sales of products and food. This year, the most special activity that is expected to create color and fun for Betong residents and tourists is the hot air balloon show, which is being held for the first time in Betong Distr ict. The show will be held twice a day, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. every day. Therefore, we would like to invite our residents and tourists to come and visit the Betong Fruit and Good Things Festival. - Thai News Agency Source: Thai News Agency