TAT partners with Expedia

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has entered right into a strategic three-year partnership with Expedia Group to speed up high quality and sustainable tourism development throughout the nation. Thapanee Kiatphaibool, TAT Governor, stated: “We’re excited to embark on this journey with Expedia Group, a long-standing associate, and work collectively to develop an equitable and sustainable enterprise surroundings for Thailand’s tourism. Expedia Group’s progressive know-how and our mixed tourism initiatives will strengthen our engagement with travellers and enhance vacation spot mindshare, which can in flip drive customer arrivals and spending.”

The partnership helps TAT’s long-term imaginative and prescient of positioning Thailand as a number one world tourism hub that promotes high-value, sustainable development for the financial system and native communities. Over the following three years, TAT and Expedia Group will collaborate throughout three key areas:

First, the initiative will concentrate on attracting high-value worldwide travellers by leveraging Expedia Group’s world platform to stimulate demand amongst high quality journey segments.

Second, each organisations will work collectively on data-sharing and technique improvement. Utilizing Expedia Group’s first-party knowledge—protecting demand tendencies, traveller preferences, and market evaluation—TAT and the Ministry of Tourism and Sports activities will improve their tourism planning and implementation methods.

Third, the partnership will help tourism improvement in secondary provinces. This contains joint efforts to spice up tourism in rising locations and distribute customer spending extra evenly throughout the nation.

“Thailand is a vital vacation spot for Expedia Group, and we’re happy to proceed working along with the Tourism Authority of Thailand to develop a robust, democratised tourism {industry} by means of a multi-year dedication, wherein the individuals of Thailand can profit instantly,” said  Greg Schulze, Chief Industrial Officer, Expedia Group. “This partnership permits us to leverage our industry-leading journey media community backed by our strong first-party knowledge to convey the world to Thailand.”

As Thailand’s tourism sector continues to develop, TAT and Expedia Group goal to make sure that this development is each inclusive and sustainable—empowering native communities and preserving the nation’s wealthy pure and cultural heritage.