Last weekend, Songkhla’s Hat Yai hosted an annual international hot-air balloon festival. Held at Jiranakorn Stadium, the event brought together teams from nine countries, including Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, China, India, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Germany. The participants displayed 17 colorful balloons.
Hat Yai, a commercial and business center, is the largest city in Songkhla province, 1,000 km south of Bangkok. It is a popular holiday destination for tourists from Malaysia and Indonesia.