TAT aims to boost South Korean tourists to 1.5 million this year



BANGKOK: -- The Tourism Authority of Thailand has aimed to increase the number of South Korean tourists visiting Thailand to more than 1.5 million this year.

TAT deputy governor for Asian and South Pacific Mrs Srisuda Wannapinyosak said she would join Deputy Prime Minister Somkid jatusripitak’s trade delegation to South Korea during March 22-25 to promote bilateral trade, tourism and investment between the two countries.

During the visit, she said that a memorandum of understanding would be signed between Korea Association of Travel Agents and the TAT to promote visits to Thailand of various groups of South Koreans.

After a year of declining visits due to contagious diseases in South Korea, Mrs Srisuda said tourism trend is pickup this year which saw more Koreans visiting Thailand.

On top of that, she disclosed that TAT looks forward to cooperating with Korea Tourism Organization to map out tourism promotion between the two countries and to exchange views on services development such as improvement of language skills of the guides of the two countries.

A movie project is afoot featuring Thai and Korean stars which will help promote tourism between the two countries.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/154356


-- Thai PBS 2016-03-10

Grasping at straws!

Please make sure none of them are coming to play golf. They are all so slow !

 

Grasping at straws!

 

I'd love to support you completely but as this is coming from TAT that bastion of truth and accuracy I have to believe it will happen, will be another raging success for them !

Edited March 10, 201610 yr by NongKhaiKid

TAT will give them free flights and accomodation.

The Chinese not good enough?

regards Worgeordie

How about inviting the North Koreans? They would cope much better with the local political system.

Promoting S. Korean visitors is actually a good idea.

Let's wait and see if this is a fluke.

Edited March 10, 201610 yr by phoenixdoglover