2015 to be promoted as year of 'Thai Way of Life Tourism Experiences'

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2015 to be promoted as year of Thai Way of Life and Community Tourism

BANGKOK, 25 September 2014 (NNT) -- The Thai government has designated 2015 as the year of the 'Thai Way of Life Tourism Experiences', aiming to boost the much-needed revenues for the country.

According to Tourism and Sport Minister Kobkarn Wattanawara, the campaign is aimed at boosting the sagging economy, by generating 2.2 trillion baht in foreign currency for the nation.

The ministry plans to attract upwards of 28 million foreign tourists to Thailand in 2015 through cultural and community tourism. The plan is to promote Thai intellectual heritage such as traditional massage and medical treatment as well as Thai boxing as invaluable experiences visitors should not miss while they are in Thailand.

Twelve second-tier cities, such as Lampang, Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Nan will be promoted as additional tourism destinations in addition to the existing ones.


-- NNT 2014-09-25

[Fred Flinstone]

Thrilling news can't wait- Thai way great theme-

[Alwyn]

'Thai Way of Life Tourism Experiences', Rolls nicely off the tongue, a truly memorable catch-phrase

[JOC]

Bodies from Koh Tao still in the morgue, and all they can think about is, how to squeeze more money out of us!!

[iReason]

'Thai Way of Life Tourism Experiences'

I already know their way.

I was hoping they were going to change their current practices.

Not try to indoctrinate new gullible travelers into Thainess...

[Hornell]

I think the Thais need to concentrate on doing a bit of damage limitation if they have any chance of wooing back tourists, who have been put off by the coup, martial law, the appalling road safety record, trains that keep falling off the rails and the recent (and not so recent) murders of tourists that have hit the international headlines mainly due to police ineptitude. All these TAT 'cunning plans' that have emanated from the 'Baldricks' in that organisation have been complete failures and I doubt this one will be any different.

[Crazy chef 1]

"amusing comments so far"-everybody is so negative about Thailand but still stays here

[EnzoRippo]

Sounds good but could also be a wrong good idea. The multiple negative reactions in this forum will also occur abroad. Too easy to make fun of this slogan.

By the way Tourists are not interested in Thai boxing or medicinal stuff more than 1 hour per trip.

[Fred Flinstone]

I look forward to "Thai intellectual heritage " things i can take away , and use in my own life to better it in the west.

[Banzai99]

I wonder how many posting here slating Thailand will continue to come here on holiday or, continue to live here by choice ?

[Thai at Heart]

'Thai Way of Life Tourism Experiences', Rolls nicely off the tongue, a truly memorable catch-phrase

The TWILTE Experience.

Outstanding............

[petercool]

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[jacky54]

Thai way of life, honesty, integrity, incorruptible officials, free and fair elections, everyone equal before the law, accountable Police force, world class education and a tourist experience to die for!

[mrtoad]

I wonder how many posting here slating Thailand will continue to come here on holiday or, continue to live here by choice ?

A little less talk, and a bit more action from the relevant authorities in cleaning up some of the tourist areas and eradicating scams and mafia scum on certain islands, would be far better and would improve the very poor image worldwide that is currently being portrayed.

[Banzai99]

It was enough to bring you to Thailand by choice, does it still keep you in Thailand by choice ?

[Chicog]

Sounds like something Borat would come up with.

[kamahele]

I wonder how many responses to this will have to be deleted.

[mojorison]

Regrets, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do and saw it through without exemption
I planned each charted course, each careful step along the byway
And more, much more than this, I did it Thai way...

me rikey...

[gemini81]

Cool, so then any tourist can be able to bribe their way out of any situation and/or crime! Gonna be a loads more tourists then, in this hub of living like the locals.

[PaullyW]

I'm convinced that the tourism ministries and related companies enjoy trolling us farangs. They know what they can get away with. We don't stick together and there aren't many of us that have any influence anyway. Bill Heineke for example aint going to post negative stuff about Thai tourism. As soon as someone steps out of line, they simply have them disappeared or otherwise dealt with.

Even though their horrific treatment of us affects me negatively, I give them some respect for having the balls to just exploit us so openly and consistently. They've figured out the formula

They sure don't treat the Chinese or other Asians the same way.

[Fred Flinstone]

Thai way of life, honesty, integrity, incorruptible officials, free and fair elections, everyone equal before the law, accountable Police force, world class education and a tourist experience to die for!

Fantastic people - looking forward to those friendly Jet ski guys- the off shore ferry captains expertise. And the the night clubbing.

Over all its the honesty and safety , lazy days on the beach and meeting new friends.

[IamNoone88]

I wonder if they came up with this slogan in a "feel good" tourism creative meetings where every-one in the room had to write a slogan on a yellow post-it note and stick on a flip chart............. and rather than offend, they took the best word from 7 participants and came up with this! You see there is creativity after all!. I expect there was a nice lunch afterwards.

[Crossy]

The short ones work best, I doubt they will ever beat "Amazing Thailand" for being memorable and accurate (along with "Inedible India" and "Malaysia, Truly Asia").

Oh, and couple more posts hidden.

[timewilltell]

The Thai Way of Life is not having such good press at the moment what with Ferrari driving kids killing a cop and being allowed to run away, army and cops losing gobs of cash, people and cars in Khon Kaen and arguing about it, police using police vans to smuggle millions of tablets of drugs, the whole torrid pathetic police investigation into the sad Koh Tao story and all the Thais involved from bottom to top, messy beaches full of rubble, murders, stabbings and beatings of foreigners and the whole political mess. And they want to promote Thai Way?

Hmm maybe not going to be the most successful campaign ever run!

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[outsider]

Thai way or the highway. Who comes up with such headlines/titles???

[Fred Flinstone]

The short ones work best, I doubt they will ever beat "Amazing Thailand" for being memorable and accurate (along with "Inedible India" and "Malaysia, Truly Asia").

Oh, and couple more posts hidden.

I guess short ones work best true.

Maybe we could go with <deleted>

Edited September 25, 2014 by Crossy
Sorry Fred, it did make me smile but others wouldn't understand.

[jacky54]

Let's not forget the half pricing for tourists, tourists protected as taxi drivers picking them up get their licence revoked for not using a meter, the ultra safe transport system, especially the buses and mini vans and the friendly immigration officials you will meet at the airport. It's truly a tourists dream, what could possibly put them off coming?

[Thai at Heart]

Not quite sure how a 1star or a 5 star beach experience in Thailand relates to any of this..........

[Thailand]

Coup, that sounds great!

[Prbkk]

The Minister needs to have a chat with his colleague responsible for immigration matters because there is a lot of confusion out there about the definition of "tourist" and the use of visa exempt entries. Clarification of that could help the numbers. Unfortunately a lot of decent, genuine tourists ( including many contemplating retirement visas) are pretty much in the dark and apprehensive about what constitutes "too many" entries as a tourist. It shouldn't be that hard to distinguish between frequent visitors and visa runners...but I know many people choosing their leisure time elsewhere in the region because of this confusion/apprehension.

Thailand has a captive audience of foreigners who by and large enjoy the country, nothwithstanding its frustrations, but seems to want to treat this group as "undesirables". It defies belief.