Minister of Tourism and Sports Kobkarn Suriyasat Wattanavrangkul (centre) and Ministry of Tourism and Sports Permanent Secretary Areepong Bhoochaoom (left) were welcomed by Kate Gerits, Area General Manager – Holiday Inn Express, Bangkok and General Manager of the Holiday Inn Pattaya, on their visit to Pattaya to attend a ministry meeting on increasing the development potential of tourism and sports management.