webfact Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Tourism Min eyes boosting revenue target to 2.5 trillion baht in 2017BANGKOK, 17 July 2015 (NNT) – The Ministry of Tourism and Sports is aiming to bring in 2.5 trillion baht worth of tourism revenue in the next two years through the implementation of three main strategies.Tourism and Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul gave a lecture on the tourism reform strategy for the year 2015-2017 at a seminar organized jointly by the Association of Thai Travel Agents, the Thai Hotels Association, the Thai Travel Agents Association and the Association of Domestic Travel. The minister revealed that three tourism promotion strategies are being adopted in the short, medium and long terms.The first strategy, she said, is the development of the Thai tourism market which involves many measures, including the promotion of Thailand as a quality leisure destination and the stimulation of traveling in all groups of people. The second strategy is the improvement of Thai tourism products and services, with an emphasis on the 12 must-visit cities and 8 border areas.The third is the management of tourism, in which tourism personnel and businesses are to be upgraded while related laws are to be amended and seriously enforced. All the three strategies will be presented to the Cabinet next week for consideration.Ms Kobkarn expressed confidence that this year’s tourist target of 28.8 million persons and revenue target of 2.2 trillion baht will be achieved. She also said a target has been set to generate 2.3 trillion baht in 2016 and to boost the figure to 2.5 trillion in 2017.-- NNT 2015-07-17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessi Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 The SPIN factory is back at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 (edited) The SPIN factory is back at work. Yes and we haven't heard from her for at least a day. Is she afraid she'll be forgotten about ? Not likely as after the PM she's the best stand up the junta's got. Edited July 16, 2015 by NongKhaiKid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSJ Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Obviously hasn't heard the global economy is in trouble and it's not getting better anytime soon! But don't worry, those tourist will still keep coming regardless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessi Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 The SPIN factory is back at work. Yes and we haven't heard from her for at least a day. Is she afraid she'll be forgotten about ? Not likely as after the PM she's the best stand up the junta's got. I think it must be that time of the month again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadGeordie Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Yes she gets PMT (Produce More Tourist) syndrome for 28 days every month! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orientalsf Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Obviously hasn't heard the global economy is in trouble and it's not getting better anytime soon! But don't worry, those tourist will still keep coming regardless! Actually if the baht falls more I plan on coming back. I miss Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigeone Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I've missed her informative and uplifting messages .. Quality tourist destination strike 1 ,laws to be amended and seriously enforced, strike 2 , and tourism numbers and revenues to increase strike 3 and sit on the bench,your out. Not even going to mention the group tourism bit, More Chinese anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokheat Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 reality will bite soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alant Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 "The third is the management of tourism, in which tourism personnel and businesses are to be upgraded while related laws are to be amended and seriously enforced. All the three strategies will be presented to the Cabinet next week for consideration." Does this mean only Thai people know how to deal with customers from overseas and we will enforce the exclusivity of the tourism industry to thai workers only? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Josef Goebbels would have hired her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneday Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Fire everyone in TAT and give me the job. I'll put out an announcement saying I'm raising tourism revenue to 3 trillion. No problem, they are just words and easy to say. It's doesn't matter if the target isn't reached, only that I say it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogergreybeard Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 First stop the bleeding of expats that are leaving (Eg regular spenders) 2nd teach Thais to speak a little English so as to stop the holier than thou attitude.open your eyes to what is happening in the world outside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammygood Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 sweet dreams thailand time to wake up to reality the world is struggeling and thailand is getting really expensive & seriously more dangerous if it were not for hot places like pattaya & phuket, you know, the kind that attracks returning lonely single man customers, year after year, thailand would be a desolate place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy chef 1 Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Step 4:create value... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upena Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Impossible to know how much tourists spend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimstar1 Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I Love Light Comedy in the Morning Gee TAT Wake up get a Life maybe read these Forums see what people really think of Thailand and its Curruption Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saan Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Think of a figure, double it, then....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emster23 Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 "promotion of Thailand as a quality leisure destination" Psst.... how about making it a quality destination first? Thoughtful infrastructure improvements (not like what they are doing at Jomtien Beach, for instance). Jeez, just making sidewalks not steeplechases would be a start. They want to suck all the money in but are loath to put any out to right places. Similar to having a nice car, and when oil change/service time comes decide maybe a wax job better use of money, with inevitable results to performance over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godden Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 What next, martians expected to boost arrivals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graemej100 Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Oh. Wonderful. Can buy some more subs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojero Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 More blah, blah, BS from TAT. Yawn.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLang Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 The first strategy is the development of the Thai tourism market which involves many measures, including the promotion of Thailand as a quality leisure destination and the stimulation of traveling in all groups of people. What? The second strategy is the improvement of Thai tourism products and services, with an emphasis on the 12 must-visit cities and 8 border areas. What are these 12 must-visit cities? 8 border areas? The third is the management of tourism, in which tourism personnel and businesses are to be upgraded while related laws are to be amended and seriously enforced. Related laws amended, seriously enforced? You mean all non-Thais helping in the tourist industry will be sniffed out and penalized? in which tourism personnel are to be upgraded Fine thank you. And you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leither69 Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Do they employ Walter Mitty or a close relative!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIWIBATCH Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 If BS was dynamite...she would blow this place apart......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockman Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Consulted the fortune teller again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kannikapor88 Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Another dream scenario from the Spin doctor uber alles .... Throwing out numbers and targets like thats gonna make people feel like going to this place, risking their Familys life just taking a tourbus or going to the Zoo for crying out loud ... Amazing these people dont realize that unless Thailand can change as follows they can forget all about tourism in the future : #1 Safety for tourists #2 No harassment from RTP against tourists #3 Clean up stinking dirty beaches #4 Cheaper than now #5 and the list goes on and on and on which is a big problem that they are not able to solve for sure - bye bye tourism ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Do other country's tourism ministries make such regular announcements as Thailand's? Serious question. I've only lived in London, when you never hear a word, and Thailand, where it's non-stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waza Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 All this creative arythmatic wont cover the massive decline in tourism that will follow the present economic down turn now affecting China, Russia and europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLang Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 To be fair, in the years and years I've been in Thailand, I've always heard the same from farang experts, the end is nigh....... always has been, always will be. quite amazing really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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