The Ministry of Tourism and Sports in Thailand is gearing up to host a workshop aimed at transforming the country into a global tourism hub by 2030. Both public and private sectors are invited to participate in the workshop, scheduled for mid-March, with Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin expected to present comprehensive strategic plans.

 

Thailand’s vision to ignite its global standing across eight sectors, including tourism, was recently announced by the prime minister. Tourism and Sports Minister Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol has now instructed all associated agencies of the Ministry to conduct a practical workshop on realising this vision.

 

“The objective is to gather insights on what needs to be done to achieve this goal, formulate strategic plans and have the prime minister declare them in March. The aim is in line with Srettha’s plan to also establish Thailand as an aviation hub,” stated Thapanee Kiatphaibool, the governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

Organisations across the tourism spectrum have been invited to participate, including the Tourism Department, Thailand Privilege Card Co, the Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration and the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau. Aviation-related alliances such as the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand, the Airports Department, Airports of Thailand Plc and U-Tapao Airport’s management committee are also expected to attend, reported Bangkok Post.

The workshop will address a range of topics, including developing main and secondary cities into tourist destinations, leveraging soft power to expand tourism across all provinces, positioning Thailand as an international host for global festivals, and creating new tourist destinations. It will also discuss an ASEAN One Visa Free policy, similar to the EU, and the elimination of regulatory obstacles to tourism.

 

“To realise this vision, it requires more than just TAT. It necessitates the cooperation of all sectors. Everyone has a role to play, from provincial governors, local administrative organisations, provincial administrative organisations, tambon administrative organisations, companies to locals. We must work together to prepare each city to become a tourist destination. Following that, TAT will then promote these areas to tourists,” Thapanee elaborated.

 

by Alex Morgan

Picture courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

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Another hour, another hub!

"Ignite Thailand".

 

Sheesh, what moron approved this tagline?

 

 

 

 

13 minutes ago, bamnutsak said:

"Ignite Thailand".

 

Sheesh, what moron approved this tagline?

 

 

Someone with a burning ambition.

But could only manage,  a brain fart.

 

 

 

Such vision. Let's get at least 150 million tourists. Never mind airport capacity, inconvenience, immigration woes, and the declining quality of the tourists and the environment. Just get them. 

 

We have a fire in our bellies that is about the ignite. We can smell the money. 

What a load of hot air.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The Ministry of Tourism and Sports in Thailand is gearing up to host a workshop aimed at transforming the country into a global tourism hub by 2030. Both public and private sectors are invited to participate in the workshop, scheduled for mid-March, with Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin expected to present comprehensive strategic plans.

Chiang Mai leading the way by trail blazing ahead.

"Ignite Thailand"

 

Hub of forest fires...

The penny hasn’t dropped yet. Tourists are avoiding Thailand in favour of other Asian countries. Thailand has too many laws (that keep changing), too many attacks on foreigners, too much discrimination against foreigners and too much exploitation of foreigners🤨

Isn't Thailand already a global tourism hub?

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Thailand’s bid to become smart, eco-friendly logistics hub in ASEAN

 

Govt: Thailand to Become International Hub of Electric Vehicles

 

 Thailand’s aim to be a medical hub to include dental services

 

Businesses to Help Develop Thailand as Asia’s Hub for Hemp Industries

etc, etc, etc.

 

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9 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Thailand’s aviation hub plans receive airline approval despite concerns

Thailand’s tourism ministry plans workshop to become global hub by 2030

Thailand PM unveils plan to become global cargo distribution hub

Thailand aims to become Southeast Asia’s top hub for international concerts

Thailand aims to become Southeast Asia’s leading halal hub by 2028

Thailand aims to become Southeast Asia’s data centre hub

PM Discusses Visas for Bordering Countries, Aiming to Establish Thailand as Tourism Hub

Germany backs Thailand’s pursuit of becoming regional EV hub

PM aims to turn Thailand into multi-sector sustainable hubs

Thailand set to become ASEAN’s gaming hub, says Thailand Game Show organisers

Thailand’s bid to become smart, eco-friendly logistics hub in ASEAN

FTI urges swift Thai coalition to back high-tech hub and green growth

 

Thailand’s bid to become smart, eco-friendly logistics hub in ASEAN

 

Govt: Thailand to Become International Hub of Electric Vehicles

 

 Thailand’s aim to be a medical hub to include dental services

 

Businesses to Help Develop Thailand as Asia’s Hub for Hemp Industries

etc, etc, etc.

 

 

 

Thailand should change its name to Hubland! What a joke.

He loves tourism doesn't he ?

14 hours ago, A.N. Other said:

The penny hasn’t dropped yet. Tourists are avoiding Thailand in favour of other Asian countries. Thailand has too many laws (that keep changing), too many attacks on foreigners, too much discrimination against foreigners and too much exploitation of foreigners🤨

 

Nonsense. 28 million tourists last year. On course to hit 40-50 million this year, if you look at how busy January and February were. 

 

Of course cheap over tourism creates problems. 

14 hours ago, A.N. Other said:

The penny hasn’t dropped yet. Tourists are avoiding Thailand in favour of other Asian countries. Thailand has too many laws (that keep changing), too many attacks on foreigners, too much discrimination against foreigners and too much exploitation of foreigners🤨

The facts speak differently.

 

https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/southeast-asias-post-pandemic-tourism-revival/

21 hours ago, bamnutsak said:

"Ignite Thailand".

 

Sheesh, what moron approved this tagline?

 

 

 

 

It's already burning lol

18 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Such vision. Let's get at least 150 million tourists. Never mind airport capacity, inconvenience, immigration woes, and the declining quality of the tourists and the environment. Just get them. 

 

We have a fire in our bellies that is about the ignite. We can smell the money. 

 

could you imagine a 500 percent increase of visitors to phuket. hahaha

 

laughable.

3 hours ago, stoner said:

 

could you imagine a 500 percent increase of visitors to phuket. hahaha

 

laughable.

It's become one reason we are planning to leave Phuket. There isn't the infrastructure to support this sharp uplift in short term, or long term visitors. It's a pure money grab.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Markets/Property/China-and-Russia-buyers-flock-to-luxury-homes-in-Southeast-Asian-resorts

6 hours ago, DonniePeverley said:

 

Nonsense. 28 million tourists last year. On course to hit 40-50 million this year, if you look at how busy January and February were. 

 

Of course cheap over tourism creates problems. 

How many weekenders/day trippers from Malaysia?

3 hours ago, Karma80 said:

It's become one reason we are planning to leave Phuket. There isn't the infrastructure to support this sharp uplift in short term, or long term visitors. It's a pure money grab.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Markets/Property/China-and-Russia-buyers-flock-to-luxury-homes-in-Southeast-Asian-resorts

I'm the sad emoji to your post. It's sad that you are planning to do this but understandable. Go up the coast a bit out of Phuket to get away from (not so) little Russia. Personally I think Phuket is a bit of a sht hole now, at least the tourist areas.

HUB of Russians.

3 hours ago, Karma80 said:

It's become one reason we are planning to leave Phuket. There isn't the infrastructure to support this sharp uplift in short term, or long term visitors. It's a pure money grab.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Markets/Property/China-and-Russia-buyers-flock-to-luxury-homes-in-Southeast-Asian-resorts

 

i have lived in phuket for just over a month or so now and i can already see where it is going. 

 

in 10 years this place will be a total disaster. as you say the infrastructure is lacking in so many ways. i love the round about up here near robinson. or the part going to patong from phuket town where it turns into an alleyway basically. where the shops are literally a few feet from the road. i plan only living here a year or so to get set up then move to maybe trang or florida :)

3 hours ago, Karma80 said:

It's become one reason we are planning to leave Phuket. There isn't the infrastructure to support this sharp uplift in short term, or long term visitors. It's a pure money grab.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Markets/Property/China-and-Russia-buyers-flock-to-luxury-homes-in-Southeast-Asian-resorts

It is very common here to do this kind of wished for anticipation of future results, without engaging in anything in the way of planning, traffic mitigation or visionary policy.

 

That is pretty much par for the course when you have an absolute bottom of the barrel administration, completely devoid of talent, appointments based on merit and experience, and a completely lost PM, who is in totally over his head. 

3 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

It is very common here to do this kind of wished for anticipation of future results, without engaging in anything in the way of planning, traffic mitigation or visionary policy.

 

That is pretty much par for the course when you have an absolute bottom of the barrel administration, completely devoid of talent, appointments based on merit and experience, and a completely lost PM, who is in totally over his head. 

Yep. Empty headed, priviledged, thought bubble morons. Fools run this country, retract, corrupt fools run this country. Anyone want to challenge me on this and say that this isn't the case? Only when this changes can Thailand move forward.

22 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Yep. Empty headed, priviledged, thought bubble morons. Fools run this country, retract, corrupt fools run this country. Anyone want to challenge me on this and say that this isn't the case? Only when this changes can Thailand move forward.

I guarantee you you will get no detractors wit your comments on this, or the last administration. They are probably comparable to a lot of other governments, except they raise the bar when it comes to foolishness and idiocy and they take it a step further by making these ridiculous declarations of how about this we are the hub of this, and the center of that. 150 million tourists within the next 5 years, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

 

An awful lot of spouting of stupidity on a daily basis. 

What is it they say about lipstick on a pig... this is just new hub caps for the hub.

10 hours ago, dinsdale said:

How many weekenders/day trippers from Malaysia?

 

How many 'refugees' from Russia ?

16 hours ago, dinsdale said:

I'm the sad emoji to your post. It's sad that you are planning to do this but understandable. Go up the coast a bit out of Phuket to get away from (not so) little Russia. Personally I think Phuket is a bit of a sht hole now, at least the tourist areas.

HUB of Russians.

Unfortunately, my work requires access to some semblance of an international airport for frequent travel, which means either Phuket or Bangkok. Having lived in Bangkok, I could not go back to the daily pollution and traffic, which gets more crippling each year.

 

Phuket has found itself in a strange situation where Russians have bought up much of the higher-end property stock on the island, and at the other end of the spectrum, you can stay here for little money on dodgy ED visas long term, and short-term low-end visitor calibre charge continues as Thailands perception of a hub of sex and now open drug sales continues. It's relative of course, and for some it's no doubt a paradise by comparison to the other options they have. I can't imagine why anyone would actually bring a family on holiday here if you had a choice.

 

Nevertheless, Phuket has taken a different path back out of the pandemic, and not for the better. It's was already driven by stupidity, local corruption, money and lack of medium-term planning, never mind long-term. Now there are more people than ever coming to abuse that situation. There's no coming back from that over the next ten years.