May Report 2018 Our new brand: Planet
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May Report 2018 Planet Intelligence | 2 Contents
Tax Free Trends
Summary 04
Tax Free Sales Trends 06
Tax Free Sales by Destination and Source 07
Top 5 Visitor Nations per Destination Country 09
Currency Trends 11
Arrivals Forecast
Europe Overview 13
France 14
United Kingdom 15
Italy 16
Spain 17
Germany 18
Austria 19
Finland 20
International Holiday Calender 21
May Report 2018 Planet Intelligence | 3 Shopping & Arrivals Growth Summary - May 2018
Top 5 Destination Markets -2% Tax Free Vouchers/ Avg. Transaction Arrival Total Sales Sales Turnover Transaction Values (ATV) Numbers
France +1% -14% +18% +0% United Kingdom -18% -20% +2% -1% -10% Italy +9% +4% +5% +6% Total Vouchers Spain -4% -14% +11% -0% Germany -19% -21% +2% -16%
Top 5 Source Markets Tax Free Vouchers/ Avg. Transaction Arrival +9% Sales Turnover Transaction Values (ATV) Numbers Total ATV China +13% +1% +12% -15% USA +3% +8% -4% +2% Russia -15% -19% +5% -14% -2% Hong Kong +17% -22% +50% -10% Total Arrivals Taiwan +13% -12% +28% -20%
May Report 2018 Planet Intelligence | 4 Shopping & Arrivals Growth Summary - YTD
Top 5 Destination Markets -5% Tax Free Vouchers/ Avg. Transaction Arrival Total Sales Sales Turnover Transaction Values (ATV) Numbers
France -4% -9% +5% +7% United Kingdom -17% -13% -5% +1% -9% Italy +5% +5% +1% +8% Total Vouchers Spain -7% -14% +8% +5% Germany -11% -9% -2% -3%
Top 5 Source Markets Tax Free Vouchers/ Avg. Transaction Arrival +4% Sales Turnover Transaction Values (ATV) Numbers Total ATV China +3% -7% +10% +3% USA -4% -3% -1% +1% Russia -14% -11% -3% -2% +4% Hong Kong -12% -19% +8% -1% Total Arrivals Taiwan -2% -3% +2% +2%
May Report 2018 Planet Intelligence | 5 Tax Free Shopping Sales Trends – May 2018
Overview Sales gains to Russian, Brazilian, Tax Free shopping sales trends in May saw a moderate and Middle East tourists continue improvement compared to the trends seen in recent months. to be challenged The combined effects of downward economic pressures, There was a 2% decline, compared with circa 8% declines domestic and geo-political issues, and the impact on the in each of the last three months, as the high rate of growth respective currencies resulted in double-digit declines to seen in the same period in 2017 hinders the growth by Russian, Brazilian and Middle East tourists in May 2018. comparison in 2018. The recovery in oil prices however, which recently reached This is demonstrated by the exceptional gains in May last a three-year high, should begin to positively affect the year of more than 20%. confidence of consumers from these nations. However, with the year-to-date being relatively conservative in 2018, we are cautiously optimistic about RUS -15% BRA -21% MID E -21% the prospects for growth in the second half of this year. After a period of accelerated growth in 2017, we saw these However, with the football World Cup this summer being gains begin to slow from June, falling to single digit gains held in Russia for the first time, the impact of these issues from August 2017. will likely be further exacerbated. While this will result in
2017 2018 continued declines in outbound tourism, Russia will of
30% course benefit from a significant rise in inbound tourism.
25% Beyond these nationalities, the prospect of trade wars and increasing oil prices potentially influencing airfares could 20% further undermine a recovery in tourism and Tax Free 15% shopping sales. 10% Conversely, these macro issues could well be offset by a 5% possible weakening of the Euro and Sterling, which would increase the attractiveness for travel to, and shopping in, 0% Europe. Downward currency pressure could be caused by: -5% • Reported fresh debt crisis in Italy -10% • Political upheavals in Italy, Spain and Germany JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC • Continued uncertainty over Brexit negotiations
May Report 2018 Sales Performance - May 2018
By Destination By Source Market
FRA +1.5% CHN +13.4%
GBR -18.3% USA +3.2%
ITA +8.9% RUS -14.8%
ESP -4.0% HKG +17.4%
DEU -19.5% TWN +12.7%
AUT +40.3% KOR -21.8%
IRL +19.5% THA -4.3%
CZE -8.8% MYS +5.3%
PRT -10.5% UAE -23.7%
CHE +33.3% KWT -26.6%
May Report 2018 Planet Intelligence | 7 Sales Performance - YTD
By Destination By Source Market
FRA -3.7% CHN +2.7%
GBR -17.2% USA -3.8%
ITA +5.1% RUS -14.0%
ESP -7.3% HKG -12.5%
DEU -10.6% TWN -1.8%
AUT +13.6% KOR -11.1%
CZE -6.1% THA -1.9%
PRT -6.4% UAE -17.4%
IRL -6.3% KWT -19.3%
CHE +25.5% MYS -0.5%
May Report 2018 Planet Intelligence | 8 Top 5 Visitor Nations per Destination Country – May 2018
Top 5 Share ATV Y/Y Sales Top 5 Share ATV Y/Y Sales FRA CHINA 32% € 1,825 +13% AUT CHINA 32% € 604 +86% HONG KONG 10% € 5,295 +30% RUSSIA 9% € 414 -4% USA 10% € 1,356 +6% SWITZERLAND 8% € 431 -3% SOUTH KOREA 6% € 840 -26% THAILAND 7% € 720 +121% TAIWAN 4% € 1,871 +39% TAIWAN 6% € 645 +49%
GBR CHINA 23% € 456 -7% IRL USA 39% € 106 +24% USA 8% € 364 -21% CHINA 34% € 437 +14% HONG KONG 5% € 523 -8% CANADA 5% € 101 +58% KUWAIT 5% € 397 -35% AUSTRALIA 3% € 141 +16% UAE 5% € 648 -19% MALAYSIA 2% € 281 +114%
ITA CHINA 28% € 1,128 +23% CZE RUSSIA 32% € 380 -15% USA 12% € 1,029 +17% CHINA 20% € 332 +7% RUSSIA 10% € 823 -1% TAIWAN 12% € 234 -10% TAIWAN 5% € 1,250 +1% SOUTH KOREA 7% € 203 -31% SOUTH KOREA 4% € 855 +17% USA 5% € 491 +17%
ESP CHINA 33% € 761 +33% PRT CHINA 39% € 2,014 +12% USA 8% € 613 -10% BRAZIL 17% € 284 -32% RUSSIA 6% € 374 -24% ANGOLA 16% € 352 -30% ARGENTINA 5% € 244 -26% USA 3% € 621 -6% SOUTH KOREA 4% € 438 -18% SWITZERLAND 3% € 532 +2%
DEU CHINA 36% € 654 -24% CHE CHINA 25% € 1,164 +59% RUSSIA 10% € 532 -24% THAILAND 8% € 1,029 +11% TAIWAN 5% € 541 +10% RUSSIA 7% € 1,420 +16% THAILAND 4% € 794 -27% UAE 6% € 1,438 +60% SWITZERLAND 4% € 368 -2% USA 5% € 1,305 +53%
May Report 2018 Planet Intelligence | 9 Top 5 Visitor Nations per Destination Country – YTD
Top 5 Share ATV Y/Y Sales Top 5 Share ATV Y/Y Sales FRA CHINA 33% € 1,868 +6% AUT CHINA 23% € 626 +40% HONG KONG 8% € 4,954 -13% RUSSIA 15% € 430 -7% USA 8% € 1,352 +4% SWITZERLAND 10% € 429 -10% SOUTH KOREA 5% € 774 -21% TAIWAN 7% € 677 +20% TAIWAN 5% € 1,938 -4% THAILAND 6% € 756 +66%
GBR CHINA 23% € 439 -16% CZE RUSSIA 31% € 362 -22% KUWAIT 7% € 357 -22% CHINA 17% € 363 +5% USA 6% € 405 -26% TAIWAN 16% € 231 +7% UAE 6% € 593 -19% SOUTH KOREA 6% € 200 +8% QATAR 5% € 698 -2% USA 4% € 505 +5%
ITA CHINA 30% € 1,155 +11% PRT CHINA 32% € 1,842 +4% RUSSIA 12% € 806 -6% BRAZIL 21% € 354 -14% USA 8% € 1,062 +16% ANGOLA 17% € 375 -30% TAIWAN 6% € 1,244 -2% RUSSIA 3% € 332 -2% SOUTH KOREA 5% € 784 +57% HONG KONG 3% € 6,225 +35%
ESP CHINA 31% € 767 +2% IRL CHINA 39% € 432 -16% USA 7% € 604 -17% USA 31% € 115 +14% RUSSIA 6% € 431 -17% CANADA 3% € 112 +25% ARGENTINA 4% € 244 -14% AUSTRALIA 3% € 153 -15% MOROCCO 4% € 344 +3% MALAYSIA 3% € 399 +39%
DEU CHINA 32% € 606 -13% CHE CHINA 23% € 1,328 +48% RUSSIA 13% € 532 -10% RUSSIA 9% € 1,390 -12% THAILAND 5% € 982 -10% UAE 7% € 2,178 +28% TAIWAN 4% € 461 -4% THAILAND 5% € 1,165 +8% SWITZERLAND 4% € 350 -3% USA 5% € 1,452 +34%
May Report 2018 Planet Intelligence | 10 Currency vs Euro & GBP: Top Source Markets
Currency movements: Last 52 Weeks
CNY > EUR RUB > EUR CNY > GBP
8.0 78 9.0
76 7.9 8.9 74 8.8 7.8 72 8.7 7.7 70 8.6 7.6 68 8.5 66 7.5 64 8.4 7.4 62 8.3
7.3 60 8.2
USD > EUR HKD > EUR USD > GBP
1.30 9.8 1.45
9.6 1.25 1.40 9.4 1.20 1.35 9.2
1.15 9.0 1.30
8.8 1.10 1.25 8.6 1.05 1.20 8.4
1.00 8.2 1.15
May Report 2018 Planet Intelligence | 11 Arrivals Forecast
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May Report 2018 Planet Intelligence | 12 Europe TOTAL GBR FIN
Overview JUN-AUG 17 +11.3% JUN-AUG 17 +11.0% JUN-AUG 17 +11.6%
Outlook & Opportunity JUN-AUG 18 +5.1% JUN-AUG 18 +3.8% JUN-AUG 18 +2.0% The outlook for arrival numbers continues to remain robust. A predicted 5.1% growth of Non-EU arrivals from June to August provides additional momentum to the 11.3% increase in the same three-month period in 2017. DEU Of the major destination markets, Italy once again stands out as the continued destination of choice, with growth of JUN-AUG 17 +6.9% 8.6% currently forecast.
Source Markets Insight JUN-AUG 18 +5.7%
Celebrations for the end of Ramadan on 14th June should provide a boost to both arrivals and sales numbers in June. However, arrivals of Emirati and Kuwaiti tourists are AUT predicted to experience a modest decline from June to August overall. JUN-AUG 17 +7.1% Qatari and Saudi tourists, on the other hand, are forecasted to increase by 11% and 7%, respectively. The only other source market predicted to decline during JUN-AUG 18 +5.8% this period is Russia. The impact of oil, economic and geo-political events, combined with the excitement of experiencing the country’s inaugural hosting of the World Cup, could slow outbound travel this summer. ESP FRA ITA Arrivals of Chinese and American tourists are predicted to increase by 5.5% and 11.5%, respectively during this JUN-AUG 17 +16.1% JUN-AUG 17 +13.2% JUN-AUG 17 +9.7% period, which would be slightly less than the 11.5% and 16.3% respective increase seen in the same period in the prior year. JUN-AUG 18 +1.5% JUN-AUG 18 +5.9% JUN-AUG 18 +8.6%
May Report 2018 Planet Intelligence | 13 3 Month Arrivals RUS CHN HNG Outlook - France JUN-AUG 17 +21.4% JUN-AUG 17 +3.4% JUN-AUG 17 -3.7% JUN-AUG 18 +1.0% JUN-AUG 18 +9.7% JUN-AUG 18 +17.7%
USA KOR
JUN-AUG 17 +22.9% JUN-AUG 17 -4.2%
JUN-AUG 18 +12.8% JUN-AUG 18 +16.5%
BRA JPN
JUN-AUG 17 +36.0% JUN-AUG 17 +12.9%
JUN-AUG 18 +6.3% JUN-AUG 18 +23.0%
KUW TWN
JUN-AUG 17 +29.5% JUN-AUG 17 +7.0%
JUN-AUG 18 -2.5% JUN-AUG 18 +15.4%
SAU QAT UAE IND THA AUS
JUN-AUG 17 +16.3% JUN-AUG 17 -16.5% JUN-AUG 17 +11.0% JUN-AUG 17 +28.4% JUN-AUG 17 +1.9% JUN-AUG 17 -6.3%
JUN-AUG 18 +16.0% JUN-AUG 18 +30.0% JUN-AUG 18 +0.2% JUN-AUG 18 +4.8% JUN-AUG 18 +0.5% JUN-AUG 18 +19.9%
May Report 2018 Planet Intelligence | 14 3 Month Arrivals RUS CHN HNG Outlook - UK JUN-AUG 17 +33.7% JUN-AUG 17 +22.2% JUN-AUG 17 +4.0% JUN-AUG 18 -8.3% JUN-AUG 18 +2.9% JUN-AUG 18 +8.9%
USA KOR
JUN-AUG 17 +15.9% JUN-AUG 17 -2.0%
JUN-AUG 18 +7.5% JUN-AUG 18 +9.4%
BRA JPN
JUN-AUG 17 +29.4% JUN-AUG 17 +0.7%
JUN-AUG 18 +3.2% JUN-AUG 18 +5.4%
KUW TWN
JUN-AUG 17 +15.0% JUN-AUG 17 +18.9%
JUN-AUG 18 +2.7% JUN-AUG 18 +0.9%
SAU QAT UAE IND THA AUS
JUN-AUG 17 +14.1% JUN-AUG 17 -14.0% JUN-AUG 17 +2.9% JUN-AUG 17 +11.5% JUN-AUG 17 -2.7% JUN-AUG 17 +5.4%
JUN-AUG 18 +9.6% JUN-AUG 18 +6.8% JUN-AUG 18 -1.7% JUN-AUG 18 +6.4% JUN-AUG 18 -0.2% JUN-AUG 18 +14.4%
May Report 2018 Planet Intelligence | 15 3 Month Arrivals RUS CHN HNG Outlook - Italy JUN-AUG 17 +20.2% JUN-AUG 17 +5.2% JUN-AUG 17 -5.8% JUN-AUG 18 -12.4% JUN-AUG 18 +6.7% JUN-AUG 18 +18.0%
USA KOR
JUN-AUG 17 +16.7% JUN-AUG 17 -2.1%
JUN-AUG 18 +17.9% JUN-AUG 18 +12.9%
BRA JPN
JUN-AUG 17 +19.7% JUN-AUG 17 -2.4%
JUN-AUG 18 +7.3% JUN-AUG 18 +6.4%
KUW TWN
JUN-AUG 17 +13.4% JUN-AUG 17 +14.3%
JUN-AUG 18 -2.6% JUN-AUG 18 -1.3%
SAU QAT UAE IND THA AUS
JUN-AUG 17 +8.8% JUN-AUG 17 -27.0% JUN-AUG 17 +3.4% JUN-AUG 17 +9.9% JUN-AUG 17 -4.4% JUN-AUG 17 +8.7%
JUN-AUG 18 -2.9% JUN-AUG 18 +7.4% JUN-AUG 18 -10.1% JUN-AUG 18 +11.3% JUN-AUG 18 -8.7% JUN-AUG 18 +21.2%
May Report 2018 Planet Intelligence | 16 3 Month Arrivals RUS CHN HNG Outlook - Spain JUN-AUG 17 +28.2% JUN-AUG 17 +28.7% JUN-AUG 17 +8.1% JUN-AUG 18 -13.2% JUN-AUG 18 -5.6% JUN-AUG 18 +3.0%
USA KOR
JUN-AUG 17 +18.2% JUN-AUG 17 -4.1%
JUN-AUG 18 +8.7% JUN-AUG 18 +5.1%
BRA JPN
JUN-AUG 17 +17.5% JUN-AUG 17 +6.7%
JUN-AUG 18 +2.1% JUN-AUG 18 -3.0%
KUW TWN
JUN-AUG 17 +2.9% JUN-AUG 17 -17.3%
JUN-AUG 18 -9.5% JUN-AUG 18 +15.4%
SAU QAT UAE IND THA AUS
JUN-AUG 17 +14.2% JUN-AUG 17 -13.1% JUN-AUG 17 +16.0% JUN-AUG 17 +12.3% JUN-AUG 17 +19.9% JUN-AUG 17 +8.6%
JUN-AUG 18 +2.4% JUN-AUG 18 +10.1% JUN-AUG 18 -12.4% JUN-AUG 18 +15.2% JUN-AUG 18 -2.1% JUN-AUG 18 +13.3%
May Report 2018 Planet Intelligence | 17 3 Month Arrivals RUS CHN HNG Outlook - Germany JUN-AUG 17 +12.1% JUN-AUG 17 +4.1% JUN-AUG 17 -2.4% JUN-AUG 18 -3.2% JUN-AUG 18 +9.0% JUN-AUG 18 +11.4%
USA KOR
JUN-AUG 17 +8.4% JUN-AUG 17 +7.1%
JUN-AUG 18 +9.8% JUN-AUG 18 +6.6%
BRA JPN
JUN-AUG 17 +9.3% JUN-AUG 17 +3.9%
JUN-AUG 18 +8.1% JUN-AUG 18 +14.7%
KUW TWN
JUN-AUG 17 +15.7% JUN-AUG 17 +3.5%
JUN-AUG 18 -2.0% JUN-AUG 18 +9.2%
SAU QAT UAE IND THA AUS
JUN-AUG 17 +30.1% JUN-AUG 17 -21.4% JUN-AUG 17 +27.1% JUN-AUG 17 +8.0% JUN-AUG 17 +0.3% JUN-AUG 17 +5.6%
JUN-AUG 18 +6.1% JUN-AUG 18 +8.0% JUN-AUG 18 -8.7% JUN-AUG 18 +7.9% JUN-AUG 18 +8.7% JUN-AUG 18 +13.0%
May Report 2018 Planet Intelligence | 18 3 Month Arrivals RUS CHN HNG Outlook - Austria JUN-AUG 17 +14.7% JUN-AUG 17 +23.0% JUN-AUG 17 +74.4% JUN-AUG 18 -4.9% JUN-AUG 18 +10.7% JUN-AUG 18 +35.5%
USA KOR
JUN-AUG 17 +7.8% JUN-AUG 17 +9.1%
JUN-AUG 18 +8.1% JUN-AUG 18 +23.5%
BRA JPN
JUN-AUG 17 +13.2% JUN-AUG 17 -13.8%
JUN-AUG 18 -12.7% JUN-AUG 18 +19.5%
KUW TWN
JUN-AUG 17 +11.2% JUN-AUG 17 +47.5%
JUN-AUG 18 +9.4% JUN-AUG 18 +19.6%
SAU QAT UAE IND THA AUS
JUN-AUG 17 -6.4% JUN-AUG 17 -39.0% JUN-AUG 17 -5.3% JUN-AUG 17 +16.3% JUN-AUG 17 +3.9% JUN-AUG 17 -0.9%
JUN-AUG 18 -2.1% JUN-AUG 18 +7.7% JUN-AUG 18 -14.9% JUN-AUG 18 +6.8% JUN-AUG 18 +31.2% JUN-AUG 18 +16.5%
May Report 2018 Planet Intelligence | 19 3 Month Arrivals RUS CHN HNG Outlook - Finland JUN-AUG 17 +36.7% JUN-AUG 17 +19.9% JUN-AUG 17 +9.6% JUN-AUG 18 +0.4% JUN-AUG 18 -5.8% JUN-AUG 18 +13.2%
USA KOR
JUN-AUG 17 +8.6% JUN-AUG 17 +18.9%
JUN-AUG 18 +6.6% JUN-AUG 18 +17.7%
BRA JPN
JUN-AUG 17 +39.9% JUN-AUG 17 +8.5%
JUN-AUG 18 -2.7% JUN-AUG 18 -2.1%
KUW TWN
JUN-AUG 17 -3.1% JUN-AUG 17 +11.2%
JUN-AUG 18 -15.2% JUN-AUG 18 -7.8%
SAU QAT UAE IND THA AUS
JUN-AUG 17 +16.9% JUN-AUG 17 +61.4% JUN-AUG 17 +1.2% JUN-AUG 17 +13.4% JUN-AUG 17 -4.7% JUN-AUG 17 +18.7%
JUN-AUG 18 -16.2% JUN-AUG 18 -13.6% JUN-AUG 18 -7.0% JUN-AUG 18 -4.6% JUN-AUG 18 -7.0% JUN-AUG 18 +16.3%
May Report 2018 Planet Intelligence | 20 International Holiday Calendar 2018
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
1-2 New Year’s Holiday 16-21 Spring Festival - 5 Qing Ming Jie 1 Labour Day 18 Dragon Boat Festival 24 Mid-Autumn Festival 1 National Day Chinese New Year 2-7 Golden Week Holiday CHN
1 New Year’s Day 23 Defence of the 8 Women’s Day 12 National Day 4-6 Unity Day Holiday 7 Orthodox Xmas Day Fatherland Day RUS
36 Republic Day 13 Maha Shivaratri 25 Rama Navami 30 Buddha Purnima 15 Independence Day 3 Janmashtami 19 Dussehra 7 Diwali / Deepavali 25 Christmas Day 29 Mahavir Jayanti 22 Bakr Id / Eid ul-Adha 21 Muharram / Ashura 21 Milad un-Nabi 30 Good Friday 23 Guru Nanak Jayanti IND
1 New Year’s Day 10-14 Carnival 30 Good Friday 21 Tiradentes Day 1 Labour Day / May Day 7 Independence Day 12 Our Lady Aparecida 2 All Soul’s Day 24 Christmas Eve 31 Corpus Christi Day / Childeren’s Day 15 Republic 25 Christmas Day 28 Public Service Proclamation Day 31 New Years Eve BRA Holiday
1 New Year’s Day 11 Revolution Day (Iran) 20 Oil Nationalisation 1 Islamic Republic Day 1 Labour Day / May Day 4 Anniversary of 23 Renaissance Day 21 Arafat Day (UAE) 1 Waqfat Arafat Day 3 Iraqi Independence 21 Mouloud - Prophet’s 1 Prophet’s Birthday 6 Army Day (Iraq) 25 Kuwaiti National Day Day (Iran) (Iran) (Iraq / Bahrain) Khomeni’s Death (Iran) (Oman) 21 Eid-e-Ghorban (Iran) (Kuwait) Day Birthday (UAE). (Kuwait) 26 Liberation Day 21-24 Perian New Year 2 Nature Day (Iran) 2 Israel Independence 15-17 Eid-al-Fitr (UAE) 22-26 Eid-al-Adha 2-4 Eid-al-Adha (Kuwait 5-11 Sukkot (Israel) 21 Prophet 2 National Day (UAE) MID (Kuwait) (Iran) 11-17 Pesach I (First day Day) 24-29 Eid-al-Fitr / Saudi Arabia) 12 Simchat Torah Muhammad’s Birthday 16-17 National Day EAST 30 Birthday of Imam of Passover - Israel) 31 Pentecost (Israel) (Oman) 12 Islamic New Year (Israel) (Iran) (Bahrain) Ali (Iran) 13 Prophet’s Ascension 26-28 Eid-al-Fitr (UAE / Bahrain / Iraq) 29 Arbaeen (Iran) 30 Commemoration (UAE/Iran) (Kuwait) 19 Tassoua (Iran) Day (UAE) 24 Isra & Miraj (Oman) 21-22 Rosh Hashana 27 Isra & Miraj (Kuwait) (Israel New Year) 22 Islamic New Year (Kuwait) 24 Saudi National Day 30 Yom Kippur (Israel)
1 New Year’s Day 16-19 Spring Festival - 30 Good Friday 2 Easter Monday 1 Labour Day 18 Dragon Boat Festival 1-2 Establishment Day 25 Day after 1 PRC National Day 25 Christmas Day Chinese New Year 31 Holy Saturday 5 Tomb Sweeping 22 Buddha’s Birthday Holiday Mid-Autumn Festival 17 Chung Yeung Festival 26 Boxing Day HKG
1 New Year’s Day 16 Spring Festival - 17 Day of Silence & 13 Ascension of the 1 Labour Day 12-17 Idul Fitri 17 Independence Day 11 Muharram - Islamic 20 Prophet 25 Christmas Day Chinese New Year Hindu New Year Prophet Mohammad 10 Ascension Day of 21 Muslim Day of New Year Muhammad’s Birthday 30 Good Friday Jesus Christ Sacrifice IDN 29 Waisak Day
16 Spring Festival - 29 Wesak Day 1 Labour Day 15-16 Hari Raya 28 Yang di-Pertuan 22 Hari Raya Haji 12 Muharram - Islamic 7 Diwali / Deepavali 25 Christmas Day Chinese New Year Agong’s Birthday 31 Nataional day New Year 21 Prophet 16 Malaysia Day Muhammad’s Birthday MYS
1 New Year’s Day 31 Makha Bucha 6 Chakri Day 1 Labour Day 27 Asalha Bucha 12-13 The Queen’s 23 Chulalongkorn Day 5 Father’s Day 13-17 Songkran 10 Royal Ploughing 28 King Vajiralongkorn’s Birthday 10 Constitution Day 29 Visakha Bucha Ceremony Day Birthday 12-13 Mother’s Day 31 New Year’s Eve THA 28 Buddhist Lent Day
1 New Year’s Day 11-12 National 21 Spring Equinox 29-30 Showa Day 3 Constitution Memorial 16 Sea Day 11 Mountain Day 17 Respect the Aged 8 Sports Day 3 Culture Day 23-24 Emporor’s 8 Coming of Age Day Foundation Day Day Day 23 Labour Thanksgiving Birthday 4 Greenery Day Day JAP 5 Childeren’s Day
1 New Year’s Day 19 President’s Day 4 Independence Day 3 Labour Day 8 Columbus Day 11-12 Veteran’s Day 25 Christmas Day 15 Martin Luther King 22 Thanksgiving Day Jr Day USA
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