Over 60 community-based tourism projects,40 environmentally frinedly hotels and 4 tour operators were conferred Thailand Tourism Awards 2007 at gala dinner organised by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)
on 13 December 2007,at the Dusit Thani Hotel,Bangkok.
On 26 April,2007,the TAT Excutive Board agreed to organise the
Thailand Tourism Awards 2007 in a special way to commemorate His
Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary on 5 December 2007.
All three award catagories are designed to promote the professionalism,
standards and image of the Thai tourism industry,recognised as one of
the country's most important contributors to economic and social development.
The Award of Outstanding Performance: These awards recognise local
communities for their management in line with the priciples of economic
sufficiency,marketing and promotion activities,strong future potential,and
proper facilities to welcome visitors.
A total of 62 communities from 5 regions received the Awards including
central region(21),Bangkok(3),Northern region (14),Southern region (13)
and northeast region (11).
The Awards of Environmental Friendly Hotel.These awards recognised
the winning hotels for their culture of environmental conservation and management.A total of 40 hotels were awarded out of 141 nominess from all over Thailand.
Tour Operator Awards of Honour: These awards recognised tour operator
were awareded,both inbound and domestic.
The award-winners were selected by panel of senior public and private sector executives and related officials.The nominees were checked and
analysed between March to December 2007.
TAT Governor Mrs. Phornsiri Manoharn said " I would like to warmly congratulate all the award winners for their efforts and commitment.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand is demonstrating its seriousness in promoting sustainable tourism by upholding the standards of products and services.We want the awards to be recognised as a certificate of high standard environmental management."
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