This information has been updated on 7 January, 2022.
In addition to the Phuket Sandbox, Thailand will reopen Krabi, Phang-Nga, and Surat Thani (Ko Samui, Ko Pha-ngan, and Ko Samui) for international arrivals under the Sandbox programme from 11 January, 2022.
Eligible travellers
Thai citizens.
Foreign travellers, including but not limited to diplomats, guests of the government, Thai work permit holders, students and their family, and patients seeking medical treatment.
Eligible countries
All countries/territories.
Points of entry
By air at Phuket International Airport. *For Krabi, Phang-Nga, and Surat Thani (Ko Samui, Ko Pha-ngan, and Ko Tao), we will provide an update as soon as the official information is available.
By water, provided that everyone on board the vessels meet the vaccination, testing, and entry requirements. *We will provide an update on this as soon as the official information becomes available.
Eligible Sandbox destinations within Thailand
Krabi, Phang-Nga, Phuket, Surat Thani (Ko Samui, Ko Pha-ngan, and Ko Tao).
Pre-Arrival Requirements
All eligible travellers travelling from the eligible countries must have the following documents for entering Thailand:
A Thailand Pass, which can be applied via https://tp.consular.go.th/.
A Medical Certificate with an RT-PCR lab result indicating that COVID-19 is not detected issued no more…
Cambodia’s high-quality agricultural products such as rice, bananas, mangoes, fragrant coconuts and cashews shall be exported to Japan, South Korea, Singapore, etc., which will effectively promote enterprises to improve efficiency and sustainable development
Bangkok, 21 January, 2022 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has entered into an official partnership with leading streaming entertainment service Netflix to promote the tourism and culture of Thailand, with Bangkok starring as the first feature destination of a new Netflix documentary series that premiered worldwide yesterday (20 January).
Mr. Siripakorn Cheawsamoot, TAT Deputy Governor for Marketing Communications, said “Officially partnering with Netflix is a key milestone in our effort to continue promoting Thai tourism through films, series, and documentaries that meet the tourists’ expectations of impressive experiences. This will help stimulate Thailand’s creative economy.”
Called ‘Midnight Asia: Eat · Dance · Dream’, the new documentary series exclusively on Netflix is about a night-time journey through six iconic Asian cities – Bangkok, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, Mumbai, and Manila – and the food, art, night entertainment venues, and subcultures that help make each of them some of the world’s most fascinating metropolises.
The premiere episode on Bangkok celebrated the launch of the series, the first time TAT and Netflix have partnered to promote the destination of Thailand. The episode was commissioned by Aloke Devichand, Netflix’s Original Documentary Programming Manager, who also partnered with Pailin Wedel to produce ‘Hope Frozen: A Quest to Live Twice’ – Thailand’s first Emmy award-winning documentary.
Mr. Siripakorn said “Over the past years, many foreign films have been filmed primarily in Thailand. With these films available on Netflix, audiences of series and documentaries around the world can see Thailand from different lenses, especially the unique cultural tourist spots and beautiful nature, making Thailand more attractive to both Thai and foreign tourists.”
Inspired by the partnership with TAT, Netflix – which has 214 million paid memberships in over 190 countries – is keen to produce more world-class content on Thailand. Mr. Yongyoot Thongkongtoon, Netflix Director of Content for Thailand, said: “Together, we’d love more opportunities to present Thailand as a culture-rich country and one-of-a-kind travel destination to global audiences.”
The post Bangkok stars in worldwide premiere of new Netflix series on iconic Asian cities appeared first on TAT Newsroom.
Bangkok, 17 January, 2022 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is pleased to advise that Thailand, as the host of APEC 2022, will organise a virtual symposium on 25-26 January, 2022, entitled ‘Redesigning the Next Phase of Better Tourism: Dialogue to co-create APEC policy recommendations’.
Hosted by Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports, the programme for the two-day event features three interlinked sessions with an inspirational line up of tourism and tourism-related speakers from the APEC region.
H.E. Mr. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Thailand’s Minister of Tourism and Sports, will deliver the opening remarks at the commencement of the event.
With the regional response to COVID-19 and the opportunity to build a more resilient future at the top of the agenda, the symposium aims to prepare comprehensive tourism policy recommendations through dialogue that will look at existing tourism development approaches, define key transformational goals, and outline a regenerative tourism framework.
Expected participation in the symposium will be 100 APEC member delegates. A White Paper emanating from the event will be presented as a significant deliverable of the APEC Tourism Working Group in 2022.
The symposium’s first two sessions will be held on Tuesday, 25 January, 2022, with the first session scheduled for 08.00-10.30 Hrs. and the second session from 11.00-13.00 Hrs.
Session One – ‘What Should the Next Phase of Better Tourism Be?’ – will begin with the opening remarks by H.E. Mr. Phiphat, and followed by presentations from panellists Mr. Stewart Moore of Earthcheck, a world-leading scientific benchmarking, certification and advisory group for travel and tourism, on sustainable tourism and environmental well-being; Mr. Parin Mehta, Managing Director Asia Pacific of Airbnb, on the changing face and behaviour of tourists, and Mr. Peter Richards, Project Manager Switch-Asia Tourlink Project ECEAT, on supply chain management followed by a panel discussion and Q&A.
Session Two – ‘Transforming to Something Greater: APEC Policy Recommendations’ – will consist of three breakout room discussions on Economic Wellbeing, Environmental Wellbeing, and Socio-Cultural Wellbeing. Various case examples of tourism models will be shared during these discussions; such as, sustainable gastronomy tourism experience, community-based tourism, and wellness tourism.
On Wednesday, 26 January, 2022, from 13.00-15.00 Hrs., Session Three – ‘Transitioning Towards Regenerative Tourism’ – will begin with a recap on the previous day’s findings before a presentation by Mr. Greg Richards, author of Creating Synergies Between Cultural Policy and Tourism (United Cities and Local Governments). This will be followed by a Q&A and an overall summary of the virtual symposium’s findings, presenting an integrated policy recommendation framework.
With tourism playing a significant role for all APEC members, the ‘Redesigning the Next Phase of Better Tourism: Dialogue to co-create APEC policy recommendations’ symposium is set to prove a key component of the extensive dialogue to be hosted by Thailand throughout 2022, in its leadership role of APEC under the theme “Open. Connect. Balance”. For those who are interested to attend the virtual event, registration is open on a first come, first served basis at https://forms.gle/7WzRakBEfCHqE8eWA .
The post APEC 2022 Thailand to host virtual symposium on redesigned, better tourism appeared first on TAT Newsroom.
Thailand was named ‘Best Honeymoon Destination’ for the second year in a row at the 10thAnniversary Edition of the Travel + Leisure India’s Best Awards 2021.
The Project on “Innovative Products Practices for Food processing in Myanmar” is being implemented by Directorate of Industrial Supervision and Inspection (DISI) under Ministry of Industry using the fund of ASEAN-Hong Kong (China) Free Trade Agreement ECOTECH Work Programme. The project will be implemented from November 2021 to March 2022 aiming to promote the development of food processing MSMEs in ASEAN and Hong Kong by sharing experiences and best innovative practices in food processing sector, and building the network and business linkages among food processing MSMEs. The objectives of this project are ; to build the network and business linkages among MSMEs in ASEAN and Hong Kong for the development of food processing MSMEs, to enhance the innovative practices among Myanmar MSMEs to produce innovative products in line with export strategies and investment trend, to encourage Myanmar MSMEs in producing food products by using International Norms, Innovation idea and Design thinking and to learn and study through practices from successful firms and theories from experts.
The project will be implemented in three phases. The first Phase and second Phase are: MSMEs Competition of potential food processing MSMEs in Ayeyarwaddy Region and Mon State and mentoring for selected MSMEs in order to provide guidance and consultations, and technology support by the experts. The third Phase is Hybrid Seminar will be held in January, 2022 (Physically for MSMEs and government officials in Myanmar and virtually for MSMEs in ASEAN and Hong Kong) for sharing best practices of innovation and experiences in food processing MSMEs
As the 1st phase of the project, MSME Competition for Potential food processing MSMEs for Ayeyarwaddy Region was held on 3.12.2021 in Pathein and Nay Min Low Sodium Salt, Green Toddy and MoMoKo Dried Nipa have been awarded. Competition for Mon State was held on 6.12.2021 in Mawlamyaing and Shwewarmyay Dried Konjac, JJY Mushroom Products and Pyi Myanmar Bakery have been awarded “Innovation Idea Awards for Food Processing”.
As the 2nd phase, the selected MSMEs in two regions are currently being mentored by local experts in order to enhance the innovative practices and to utilize good manufacturing practices in their production stages.
