TAT introduces “Amazing Thailand Safety and Health Administration: SHA” certification

[webfact]

TAT introduces “Amazing Thailand Safety and Health Administration: SHA” certification

 

Bangkok, 20 April, 2020, at 09.00 Hrs. – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), in collaboration with the public and private sector partners, is introducing an “Amazing Thailand Safety and Health Administration: SHA” certification aimed at elevating the country’s tourism industry standards and developing confidence among international and domestic tourists.

 

The project is part of TAT’s efforts to mitigate the impacts of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis and accelerate recovery in the travel and tourism sector. The Amazing Thailand SHA certification is to prepare Thai tourism operators to be ready for the return of tourism post COVID-19.

 

TAT is currently working on details of the Amazing Thailand SHA certification together with the Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau, Board of Trade of Thailand, Federation of Thai Spa and Wellness Association, Thai Retailers Association, Thai Hotels Association, Association of Domestic Travel, Thai Amusement and Leisure Park Association, Thai Restaurant Association, Thai Spa Association, Thai Boats Association, and Event Management Association.

 

Works in the process include establishing the SHA criteria, introducing the committee, preparing the application and selection process, and planning marketing and publicity for the SHA-certified tourism establishments and services.

 

The evaluation methods and methodology of assessment for tourism establishments and services to be certified with the Amazing Thailand SHA certification will cover five key areas.

 

• Tourism establishments and services must strictly follow the COVID-19 control guidelines by the Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health.
• The safety of attractions and facilities with development plans or operation procedures that focus on ensuring tourist safety while maintaining local culture and promoting interaction between local communities and tourists.
• Hygiene and sanitation in tourism establishments and services; such as, homestays, lodges, souvenir shops and restaurants.
• Convenience, cleanliness, and safety of linkages between communities and attractions, as well as the safety and health standards of transportation, including private cars, public buses, and airlines.
• The confidence in tourism personnel in tourism establishments, including tourist safety and security protocol.

 

The Amazing Thailand SHA project is a part of TAT’s realigned strategy amid the COVID-19 crisis, which also includes the plans to stimulate spending from domestic tourism.

 

Source: https://www.tatnews.org/2020/04/tat-introduces-amazing-thailand-safety-and-health-administration-sha-certification/

 

[cmsally]

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Works in the process include establishing the SHA criteria, introducing the committee, preparing the application and selection process, and planning marketing and publicity for the SHA-certified tourism establishments and services.

And ... just how much will this cost the private sector? Is this seriously a ruse to squeeze even more out of a failing economy.

Pretty obvious something like this was in the offing when news of the new "tourism committee" broke.

Senate tourism committee

[darksidedog]

Wow! Where to begin?

I certainly understand the desperation in trying to get things rolling again, but they are really up against it here.

Promoting Thailand as safe when it has the most dangerous roads on the planet is tough.

The initiatives being thrown in the air would be great if they were actually fully implemented.

They would all require money of course, a significant amount of it, at a time when there is very little to go around.

It would also require lots of diligent effort, a factor almost guaranteed to ensure failure.

If Thailand decides to open its doors to all and sundry, we can expect to have more virus drama again shortly thereafter.

I don't see an easy way out for TAT here to be honest. I believe they need to reconcile themselves with the fact that tourism is going to take a very long time to even begin to recover. There are huge improvements needed to generate confidence, none of which these committees are likely to solve.

[Fex Bluse]

19 minutes ago, webfact said:

Source: https://www.tatnews.org/2020/04/tat-introduces-amazing-thailand-safety-and-health-administration-sha-certification/

 

I didn't know TAT has a News media organisation. ????????????????????????????????????????

[colinneil]

Well you got to hand it to T.A.T. always coming up with fantastic schemes, to promote how wonderful Thailand is.????????

[Thailand]

Like rolling a pea up a 50% incline with your nose.

[DLock]

I guess when you are sitting around a board table looking at complete capitulation of your tourism industry...

 

...you come up with things like the "Safety and Health Administration Thailand".

 

The acronym pretty much describes what TAT just did to themselves.

[cmsally]

2 minutes ago, Thailand said:

Like rolling a pea up a 50% incline with your nose.

Don't worry there will be a plastic surgeon at the top to fix your nose. ... But you will have to pay for the surgery out of your own pocket !!!!

[cmsally]

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Amazing Thailand Safety and Health Administration: SHA” certification

 

For c..... sake someone tell them having "amazing" and "health and safety" in one sentence is a complete oxymoron!!!

[Yadon Toploy]

From experience Thais know very little about health and safety in general and don't have the skills nor discipline to implement safety measures effectively (road fatalities, construction accidents etc.)

 

However, it appears they have been effective in their measures to combat COVID-19 so far.

 

A step in the right direction.

 

 

[ThreeEyedRaven]

42 minutes ago, webfact said:

certification aimed at elevating the country’s tourism industry standards

Luckily for them, they are starting from a very low point, so improvements shouldn't be hard to make. Reaching levels considered safe by those around the world is however highly unlikely. 

[Cake Monster]

Typically Thai

Produce a Certification on Thailands Health and Safety, and then work on the details of its details and contents.

More TAT Tosh

[Fex Bluse]

S.H.A.T. Good slogan ????

[sapson]

They get huge salaries for producing this load of [email protected] amazing Thailand!

[thequietman]

I suppose because the tourism industry has almost SHAT itself, TAT feel the need to keep themselves relevant.????

 

In order to keep their TAT jobs, they have come up with this SHAT idea. However, the writing is on the wall, and the PM should pull their funding and use it to really help the THai people.

 

TAT has SHAT itself. ????

Edited April 21, 2020 by thequietman

[toofarnorth]

36 minutes ago, Cake Monster said:

Typically Thai

Produce a Certification on Thailands Health and Safety, and then work on the details of its details and contents.

More TAT Tosh

That might be it .   SHA tosh or just plain SHA T.

[smedly]

Safety and Health Amazing Thailand

[Canuck1966]

SHA more like SHAM

[holy cow cm]

2 hours ago, cmsally said:

And ... just how much will this cost the private sector? Is this seriously a ruse to squeeze even more out of a failing economy.

Pretty obvious something like this was in the offing when news of the new "tourism committee" broke.

Senate tourism committee

Yeah just Amazing Government. Wasn't it just last week some generals were ordered to take control of the 2 BKK airports and the week or so before the military ordered to take full control to watch over the inbound Thai? The only thing this move seems to strengthen and cement is not tourism but the rank in the military or retired rank acting like a civilian government person. Do you smell a rat?

[petermik]

Beggars belief what "schemes" they come up with here...if in doubt say nowt...if we had brains we could be dangerous...let the committee debate those

[petermik]

7 hours ago, holy cow cm said:

Do you smell a rat?

Rats wouldn,t stoop so low....

[EvetsKram]

Bring in some legislation covering OH&S then bring in some foreigners competent in it to run things & teach the Thais,  I know quite a few OHS high level people who'd love to come here, they have vastly different backgrounds,  health,  construction & industry, all which Thailand needs

[holy cow cm]

23 minutes ago, petermik said:

Rats wouldn,t stoop so low....

Or is that like saying rats are smarter?

[BobbyL]

Fantastic. Truly fantastic.

 

Just imagine, someone in a meeting at the TAT HQ on Phetchaburi Road actually came up with this idea. I imagine all the minions fully agreed it was a sterling idea by such a highly esteemed part of the TAT. 

 

My bet is we hear absolutely nothing about this in a few months. 

 

 

[Chang_paarp]

Another pretty certificate to hang behind the reception desk.

[mok199]

Aparrently the old Thai phrase ''Mai Pen Rai'' has been removed , and replaced with '' OMG'' or ''RUFKM''...

[Alex 012]

1 hour ago, petermik said:

Beggars belief what "schemes" they come up with here...if in doubt say nowt...if we had brains we could be dangerous...let the committee debate those

Not scheme, scam.

 

LOS - Land of Scam

[gunderhill]

Safety and  Health In  Thailand, would be more  apt.

[Oziex1]

I think theyre onto something here, can't wait to find out exactly what it is.

 

[DuiDui48]

4 hours ago, cmsally said:

 

For c..... sake someone tell them having "amazing" and "health and safety" in one sentence is a complete oxymoron!!!

• Act naturally.
• Alone together.
• Amazingly awful.
• Bittersweet.
• Clearly confused.
• Dark light.
• Deafening silence.
• Definitely maybe.