Chiang Mai is always among Thailand’s top destinations for visitors. Once the capital of the Lanna Kingdom, the province is largely influenced by the unique Lanna culture and charms, encompassing art, design, architecture and delicacies.

Tourists are still visiting the tsunami memorial monument and museum at Khao Lak beach in Phang Nga's Takua Pa district 13 years after the event, but there is no toilet facility to serve them, a tourist guide has complained.