Terletak kira-kira 60 km dari sempadan Malaysia - Thailand dan 950 km dari ibu kota Bangkok, Hat Yai menjadi destinasi pelancongan yang popular di sebelah selatan.
Dianggarkan kira-kira 10,000 rakyat Malaysia melawat Hat Yai pada hujung minggu dan jumlah tersebut melonjak dua kali ganda pada cuti umum.
Tidak seperti kawasan tumpuan pelancongan lain di Thailand, Hat Yai hanya dibanjiri oleh pelancong Malaysia dan Singapura dan bukannya pengunjung dari negara-negara Eropah dan Amerika.
Apa istimewanya Hat Yai sehinggakan begitu ramai orang sanggup beratur berjam-jam di sempadan?
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Budget-conscious Malaysians flock to Hat Yai for holiday as prices rise at home.
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/budget-conscious-malaysians-holiday-in-hat-yai-with-train-service-from-kl-proving-a-hit
Coffee Break: Holidays in Hat Yai.
https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/730029
Makanan, kemudahan pengangkutan antara sebab rakyat Malaysia pilih bercuti di Hat Yai.
https://www.hmetro.com.my/mutakhir/2024/09/1136169/makanan-kemudahan-pengangkutan-antara-sebab-rakyat-malaysia-pilih-bercuti
Malaysians flock to Hatyai, drawn by diverse food choices and affordable hotels.
https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2024/01/996207/malaysians-flock-hatyai-drawn-diverse-food-choices-and-affordable-hotels
Malaysians pump RM130mil into South Thailand’s economy.
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/09/16/malaysians-pump-rm130mil-into-south-thailands-economy-over-long-weekend/
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KATA KUNCI: Hat Yai, Songkhla, selatan Thailand, pelancongan, bandar sempadan, bercuti di Thailand, pelancong Malaysia, hubungan Malaysia - Thailand, melancong luar negeri