THAILAND - After reduction in tourism target, operators in Thailand reveal critical issues

eTN Asia, 25-1-2007

Travel operators want the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) to solve four major problems.
Even as the Tourism Authority of Thailand has reduced its 2008 tourist arrival target from 20 million to 16 million in order to tap “quality travelers” and to avoid the “cheap-destination trap”, travel operators want the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) to solve four major problems.The operators feel such issues are currently major issues that could hamper both international and domestic tourism.The operators are reportedly seeking action over entrance fees for national parks, promotion of the troubled deep South, negative publicity and domestic marketing. the problems had been brought to the attention of Pornsiri Manoharn, governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand.

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