TOURISM INDUSTRY ROLLS OUT ‘THAILAND SURE 2020’ HEALTH SAFETY CERTIFICATION

The Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion
(OSMEP) has partnered with the Tourism Council of
Thailand to introduce the Thailand Sure 2020 symbol.
Photo: Pattaya Mail

Domestic tourism has restarted since the Phase 4 easing of restrictions took place in Thailand, with attractions now starting to see many guests. Some people however, are still concerned about the potential spread of COVID-19. To alleviate this concern and promote domestic tourism, the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion (OSMEP) has partnered with the Tourism Council of Thailand to introduce the Thailand Sure 2020 symbol, provided to tourism businesses certified for their health and safety measures.

The Thailand Sure 2020 symbol will be given to attractions, accommodation, shops, and restaurants, as well as transport providers proven to have implemented effective safety, health, hygiene, and management measures, to serve as a safety guarantee for domestic travelers.

In addition, the OSMEP will be holding an SME Regular Level 2020 workshop, promoting the growth of businesses and providing consultation for some 300 tourism businesses.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand’s (TAT) Governor Yuthasak Supasorn, said the tourism sector has started to recover after hitting rock bottom. The TAT is focusing on the promotion of domestic tourism in the first year after the outbreak, attracting regular international Thai travellers, who in total spend some 440 billion baht each year, to make domestic trips. It is expected this strategy should generate no less than 300 billion-baht cashflow for the domestic tourism industries.

Read the full article at Pattaya Mail: https://www.pattayamail.com/thailandnews/tourism-industry-rolls-out-thailand-sure-2020-health-safety-certification-305414

#domestictourism, #Thailand, #ThailandSure2020symbol

Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office 
c/o 3rd Floor, Department of Tourism, Ministry of Tourism and Sports, 154 Rama 1 Road
National Stadium, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Web: www.mekongtourism.org
Tel: +66 2038 5071-1
Mobile: +66 8555 44234, +66 8098 95853