ROYAL TRAVELS NEWS.

BANGKOK, Thailand – The Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Tourism and Sports joined hands for the first time to hold a business and tourism promotion event in India designed to position Thailand as a “Gateway to ASEAN.”

Mumbai, the commercial capital of India, was chosen for this inaugural event in view of the geographical proximity between Thailand and India, the strong transportation linkages and their long-standing bilateral economic, cultural and political relations

About 500 Indian businessmen, industrialists and investors attended the day-long event which included a half-day of policy speeches and briefings and another half-day of tourism promotion. A number of Indian businessmen based in Bangkok, including members of the Thai-Indian Chamber of Commerce, flew to India especially to attend the function.

Minister of Tourism and Sports H.E. Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, and Minister of Commerce H.E. General Chatchai Sarikallaya both gave speeches outlining the policies of their respective ministries to build stronger trade, tourism and investment relations with India.

The Commerce Ministry’s slogan theme calls on Indian business to “Think Thailand” when seeking opportunities in the ASEAN market. The Ministry of Tourism and Sports’ slogan theme is “2015 Discover Thainess” to attract upmarket, high-spending Indian visitors; such as, weddings and honeymooners, MICE delegates and sportspeople.