Ha Long Bay - Vietnam (Source: VNA) Bangkok(NNT/VNA) – Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports has held a pressconference on the 37th ASEAN Tourism Forum 2018 (ATF 2018), which will takeplace in Chiang Mai province in January 2018.
Permanent Secretary for Tourism and Sports Pongpanu Svetarundra said the eventwould bring together delegates from the 10 ASEAN member nations and regionalallies such as China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Russia and India.
More than 2,000 people,including business operators, members of public and private organizations, andthe general public, are expected to attend the forum. The forum will be heldunder the theme "ASEAN – Sustainable Connectivity, BoundlessProsperity."
Participants will discuss opportunities to strengthen cooperation for mutualtourism development.
Pongpanu asserted thatthe event would allow Thailand to demonstrate the preparedness of its tourismsector and promote the ASEAN region as a single tourist destination.
Next year, the Tourism Authority of Thailand will launch its "AmazingThailand Tourism Year 2018" campaign, in a call for sustainable tourism.The first event promoted under the campaign is the ASEAN Gastronomy Conference.It will feature various speakers from different countries, as well as tours ofQueen Sirikit Botanical Garden, the Nong Hoi Royal ProjectDevelopment Center and the Ban Rai Kong Khing Community, which haswon national and international awards for exemplary community-basedtourism.
The conference will be organised from January 21-27, 2018 at theShangri-La Hotel in the capital district of Chiang Mai.-VNA
Permanent Secretary for Tourism and Sports Pongpanu Svetarundra said the eventwould bring together delegates from the 10 ASEAN member nations and regionalallies such as China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Russia and India.
More than 2,000 people,including business operators, members of public and private organizations, andthe general public, are expected to attend the forum. The forum will be heldunder the theme "ASEAN – Sustainable Connectivity, BoundlessProsperity."
Participants will discuss opportunities to strengthen cooperation for mutualtourism development.
Pongpanu asserted thatthe event would allow Thailand to demonstrate the preparedness of its tourismsector and promote the ASEAN region as a single tourist destination.
Next year, the Tourism Authority of Thailand will launch its "AmazingThailand Tourism Year 2018" campaign, in a call for sustainable tourism.The first event promoted under the campaign is the ASEAN Gastronomy Conference.It will feature various speakers from different countries, as well as tours ofQueen Sirikit Botanical Garden, the Nong Hoi Royal ProjectDevelopment Center and the Ban Rai Kong Khing Community, which haswon national and international awards for exemplary community-basedtourism.
The conference will be organised from January 21-27, 2018 at theShangri-La Hotel in the capital district of Chiang Mai.-VNA
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