BANGKOK, 10 April 2013 The Ministry of Tourism and Sports is preparing to hold a workshop aimed at helping the Thai tourism sector generate revenue of two trillion baht by 2015 in accordance with the government’s policy.
Tourism and Sports Minister Somsak Phureesrisak said the workshop, to be chaired by Permanent-Secretary for Tourism and Sports Suwat Sitthilor, would be attended by the ministry’s staff as well as those from relevant agencies. The workshop will study problems in the tourism sector and seek solutions based on opinions and requests of tourism operators, with an ultimate goal of boosting tourism income for the country to two trillion baht.
According to the minister, Thai tourism operators want the ministry to make bilingual signs, help them with financial problems and find more tour buses in order to keep up with the soaring number of tourists in Thailand. All units under the ministry would also look into tourism laws and regulations to see whether they needed to be updated, Mr Somsak said.
Conclusions from the workshop are expected to be submitted to the Cabinet on 30 April before being put into action.
