BANGKOK, 10 June 2015 – The tourism strategy has been adjusted by the government to achieve a 2 trillion baht revenue in tourism, while a medical team is set to be deployed in South Korea to take care of Thai nationals at the risk from the MERS-CoV epidemic.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Gen Tanasak Patimapragorn has revealed that the National Tourism Policy Committee is satisfied with the short term 3-year sustainable tourism strategy that is currently being adjusted for the compatibility with all related agencies.
The adjusted tourism strategy will then be presented to the Cabinet to approve the necessary budget for operations, while the income from tourism products is expected to be above 2 trillion baht per year.
Regarding the MERS-CoV epidemic in South Korea, that the situation does not affect Thai tourism, the DPM has said that authorities are working to prevent an outbreak in Thailand throught the same equipments utilized during the Ebola outbreak, which is more severe than MERS-CoV.
He has said that the Thai Embassy in South Korea is now taking care of the Thai nationals in Korea, while a voluntary medical team has been deployed to South Korea to monitor the health conditions of Thai nationals as a preventative method.
The DPM asserts that there are no Thai nationals suspected of contracting the MERS-CoV infection.
