This said, you should also know that although businesses and government offices close on public holidays, most tourist attractions and shops almost never close for any national holidays.

The reason being that when there are long weekends coupled with national holidays, most Thais look to travel around their country and this means more business and earnings for places of tourist attractions and shops.

As a business person, it is important you know when there are Thai bank holidays so that you can arrange your important business transactions accordingly. The list below will give you an idea as to when banks remain closed in Thailand. The dates of the holidays in Thailand are calculated based on the lunar calendar and this means the important holidays occur on different days each year.

Thailand bank holidays for 2008 are as follows and these are calculated estimates and may change.

List of Holidays to be Observed by the Bank of Thailand, Commercial Banks, and Finance Companies in Thailand