Now the target is Bt2.2 trillion : TTR Weekly

Now the target is Bt2. 2 trillion BANGKOK, 24 July 2013: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Yukol Limlamthong, reported late last week that a top flight government committee agreed to raise Thailand’s 2015 tourism revenue... More

Now the target is Bt2. 2 trillion BANGKOK, 24 July 2013: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Yukol Limlamthong, reported late last week that a top flight government committee agreed to raise Thailand’s 2015 tourism revenue target another 10% from Bt2 trillion to Bt2. 2 trillion. He was reporting on the outcome of a top-level tourism committee chaired by Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, that endorsed a proposal by the Tourism and Sports Minister, Somsak Pureesrisak to lift the target. “The adjustment is based on the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Action Plan 2014 target that estimates international tourists will generate Bt1. 3 trillion, while Thais will circulate Bt700,000 million in tourism income in the domestic travel market. ” Based on the TAT estimates it is now possible that the Bt2 trillion mark will be reached in 2014, instead of the earlier forecast of Bt1. 8 trillion. Tourism minister, Somsak, believes tourism will remain buoyant over t Less