Agencies promote tourism campaign with Thai herbs, massage

[webfact]

Agencies promote tourism campaign with Thai herbs, massage

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine (DTAM) has reached an agreement with the Department of Tourism on the promotion of health-oriented tourism, using Thai massage, Thai herbs, and medical cannabis to attract more visitors.

 

The Minister of Tourism and Sports, Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has disclosed that Thailand in 2019 was able to generate some 400 billion baht in revenue from health-oriented tourism, which is a segment of the tourism industry that created some 500,000 jobs, attracting the government’s attention on the further potential of the sector.

 

He said today that health-oriented tourism could be the key to the generation of income after the COVID-19 pandemic, while the government will be promoting knowledge of Thai herbs, including medical cannabis, as an aspect of this form of travel.

 

The DTAM Director General, Dr Amporn Benjaponpitak said today the Ministry of Public Health is going ahead with the promotion of cannabis for medical use, and as an economic plant, following the legalization of medical cannabis in the country.

 

She said cannabis-related medical products and services, now undergoing development along with other Thai herbs, could further promote the health and wellness tourism sector in Thailand, making the country one of the key global destinations for health tourism.

 

An event promoting health and wellness tourism as well as herbal products is taking place at Iconsiam shopping center in Bangkok on the G floor. The event features herbal products from local producers around the country. It is taking place from now until Sunday 13th December.

 

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[bluesofa]

11 minutes ago, webfact said:

Agencies promote tourism campaign with Thai herbs

I had no idea it had been translated and shown in Thailand:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Herbs

 

[petermik]

Good luck with that idea...straws clutching at springs to mind....

[yellowboat]

I had terminal writers block,  but Cannabis cured me.  Every Thai farm should have them as a second income, Cannabis too.  As far as tourism goes,  it will take some time.

[CraigInBangkok]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

following the legalization of medical cannabis in the country.

I cant wait to come for very low strength and overly expensive GPO tinctures.