The 2nd meeting of Tourism Working Group between Thailand and Japan : National and Local Identities: Key Driver to Attract Tourists to Destinations ～Tourism strategic measures and best practice in Thailand and Japan～
On Thursday, May 7, 2024, AIRO (Mr. OKUDA President and his team) had meeting with Ministry of Tourism and Sports (Mr. Mongkon WIMONRAT, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Tourism and Sports) and other core member of the working group discussing the topic National and Local Identities: Key Driver to Attract Tourists to Destinations ～Tourism strategic measures and best practice in Thailand and Japan～.
Following the kick-off meeting of working group in December 2023, the second meeting has been held at MOTS meeting room. The participants of this working group are as follows:
Thailand
- Mr. Mongkon WIMONRAT, Deputy Permanent Secretary
Permanent Secretary Office, Ministry of Tourism and Sports
- Mrs. Patthanasiri Salyasiri Ewtoksan, Director of Tourism Professional Development Division
Department of Tourism (DOT), Ministry of Tourism and Sports
- Ms. Tharinee SOMBOON, Deputy Executive Director for East Asia Region,
Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)
- Mrs.Kesada SRISAWASDI, Chief of DASTA International Relations Division
Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (DASTA)
- Mr.Puripan BUNNAG, Senior Vice President
Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB)
- Assistant Prof. Supawadee PHOTIYARACH, Senior Specialist
Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI)
- Mrs. Preeyapa KANITOUN, Director of International Affairs Division
International Affairs Division, Ministry of Tourism and Sports
Japan
- Mr. OKUDA Tetsuya, President for International Affairs of JTTRI and President of JTTRI-AIRO
Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute ASEAN-India Regional Office (JTTRI-AIRO)
- Mr. KAWADA Atsuya, Director of Strategy Planning Division
Japan Tourism Agency, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)
- Mr. YAMAKAWA Tsuyoshi, First Secretary
Embassy of Japan in Thailand
- Ms. DOI Kei, Executive director of JNTO Bangkok office
Ms. KAWASAKI Etsuko, Executive Director, Japan Convention Bureau, JNTO
Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO)
- Mr. TOMITA Akihiro, Executive Director
Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute ASEAN-India Regional Office (JTTRI-AIRO)
The details are as follows
