ASEAN promoting collaborative, sustainable tourism

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ASEAN promoting collaborative, sustainable tourism
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BANGKOK, Jan 26 -- ASEAN has announced joint tourism promotional campaigns to also emphasise sustainability. Nearly 100 million tourists visited the region last year.

Following the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2015, Thailand's Tourism & Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul said that as the ASEAN Community would take effect late this year, ASEAN worked out a 10-year tourism plan to be implemented from 2016 to 2025.

The plan will promote inclusive tourism, with all parties receiving good care.

Incomes will be distributed and sustainable tourism will be guaranteed, according to the ASEAN plan

Myanmar, forum host, has recently opened to tourists and wants knowhow on environmental conservation and ecotourism, Ms Kobkarn said.

The minister also said that ASEAN member states welcomed 97 million tourists last year.

The number grows by 3 per cent annually, and 53 per cent of tourists are ASEAN citizens.

She said that Thailand is attracting quality intra-ASEAN tourists and would use online media to reach young travelers.

Suwat Sidthilaw, permanent secretary for tourism and sports, said a secretariat will be established in Indonesia to coordinate ASEAN tourism promotion and its establishment should be sealed in the next meeting this April.

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) reported that ASEAN teenagers liked to visit communities and share local activities rather than going to luxury destinations. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2015-01-26

[HiSoLowSoNoSo]

Noble idea to promote sustainable tourism. But it does not feel very "sustainable" in Thailand today with government backed two tier prices at all national parks and a the Grand palace and all the trash and pollution everywhere.

[Thai at Heart]

Hahaha.

Thailand promoting their sustainable tourism bathed in a red light.

[expat_4_life]

Let's take a look at what Thailand's Tourism & Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul thinks about the meeting .... and exactly

how ASEAN tourism will flourish - notably from the Thai perspective.

BANGKOK, Jan 26 -- ASEAN has announced joint tourism promotional campaigns to also emphasise sustainability. Nearly 100 million tourists visited the region last year.

And we all know that with Thailand having 25% of that volume (TAT numbers) that Miss Kobkarn is the expert and Thailand is the hub

of ASEAN tourism.

Following the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2015, Thailand's Tourism & Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul said that as the ASEAN Community would take effect late this year, ASEAN worked out a 10-year tourism plan to be implemented from 2016 to 2025.

What exactly does this mean, what is the effect of the ASEAN Community on tourism? A 10 year plan, how about some details?

The plan will promote inclusive tourism, with all parties receiving good care.

What kind of care is that exactly, health care - the kind where foreigners get charged 2-5 times a Thai in hospitals here?

Myanmar, forum host, has recently opened to tourists and wants knowhow on environmental conservation and ecotourism, Ms Kobkarn said.

Please don't take any advice from Thailand ... where they have completely destroyed every popular tourist destination with

uncontrolled growth, insufficient infrastructure, tourist scams .... and the list goes on.

The minister also said that ASEAN member states welcomed 97 million tourists last year.

The number grows by 3 per cent annually, and 53 per cent of tourists are ASEAN citizens.

OMG, please let us not have Thailand's Tourism & Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul/TAT creating the ASEAN tourist numbers, enough is enough.

She said that Thailand is attracting quality intra-ASEAN tourists and would use online media to reach young travelers.

One can only guess that Miss Kobkarn is referring to the Chinese ... god help us.

Suwat Sidthilaw, permanent secretary for tourism and sports, said a secretariat will be established in Indonesia to coordinate ASEAN tourism promotion and its establishment should be sealed in the next meeting this April.

Exactly what is the purpose of this post, what are they going to be there to do? Or, is this just a cushy overseas posting for the son/daughter of

of a Thai with some entitlement, exactly how Miss Kobkarn got her job?

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) reported that ASEAN teenagers liked to visit communities and share local activities rather than going to luxury destinations.

Say what? I thought she just got done saying that "Thailand is attracting quality intra-ASEAN tourists" or did she mean backpackers .... ?

Edited January 26, 2015 by expat_4_life

[Suffinator]

She said that Thailand is attracting quality intra-ASEAN tourists and would use online media to reach young travelers.

They love to use the words 'Quality Tourists' but cannot define exactly who they are ... I've heard that Phuket stopped Private Jets from landing at their airport ... obviously they weren't quality enough. As for reaching young travelers on social media this could end up backfiring ... they'll promote Thailand as what it truly is ... a drug and alcohol fueled party bathed in prostitution.

It's another worthless piece of propaganda from the Ministry of Head in the Sand.

[Mr Somtam]

Sustainable? Like in green, clean, no garbage, fresh air? Ahum!

Ecotourism?

Edited January 26, 2015 by Mr Somtam

[bushwacker]

Just to quiet all those who believe that Thailand cannot think ahead ..... "I GIVE YOU THE 10 YEAR PLAN"

Which of course is subject to regular modification, not to exceed daily changes.

[smutcakes]

Koh Toa have already taken the sustainable tourism to the next level by implementing population control measures....