Adventure Travel and Responsible Tourism Conference Kicks off in Chiang Rai

CHIANG RAI – The PATA Adventure Travel and Responsible Tourism Conference and Mart 2016 kicked off in Thailand’s northernmost province of Chiang Rai, welcoming more than 200 top travel executives who promote adventure and sustainable travel options in destinations throughout the world.

The event is being held at the Dusit Island Resort Chiang Rai, from 17-19 February, under the theme ‘Creating Experiences, Sharing Opportunities’.

The event’s supporter, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has chosen Chiang Rai as the host venue to illustrate Thailand’s long-term commitment to promote the “balanced philosophy” of tourism, which ensures that economic benefits of tourism go hand-in-hand with environmental and cultural preservation.

Full story: http://www.chiangraitimes.com/adventure-travel-and-responsible-tourism-conference-kicks-off-in-chiang-rai.html


-- Chiang Rai Times 2016-02-18

I hope they enjoy the smoke haze.

This is a good thing in my opinion. Being told face to face by 200 top travel executives that the environment matters to the bottom line may have an impact on the way they look at things. The worse the air quality during this meeting, the better.