Dubai, 21 December 2014 –
The Chiang Mai & The North Travel Mart 2014 (CTM 2014) was held
successfully during 8-11 December at the International Convention and
Exhibition Centre Commemorating His Majesty’s 7th Cycle Birthday
Anniversary in Chiang Mai.
The CTM 2014 attracted
a total of 370 buyers and international media from around the world,
and offered opportunities for 120 tourism business operators in Northern
Thailand to promote their products and services to the global market.
The event attract 87
buyers and 8 media from Europe, Africa and the Middle East. There were
58 buyers and 10 media from ASEAN, South Asia and the South Pacific.
From East Asia, there were 101 buyers and 32 media.
Mr. Thawatchai
Arunyik, Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand said,, “The CTM
2014 was held with tremendous success thanks to the collaboration from
Chiang Mai Province, the Chiang Mai Tourism Business Association, Chiang
Mai Provincial Administrative Organisation, Association of Northern
Tourism Federation, Tourism Council of Chiang Mai, the Thai Hotels
Association Northern Chapter, and all related stakeholders. We believe
that Chiang Mai and the neighbouring provinces will receive more
exposure in international tour operators’ promotions in the next season,
and result in more visitors for the area.”
The CTM show is held
every other year in Chiang Mai to provide product updates to
international buyers, and offer the opportunity to small-and-medium
businesses to be presented in the global scene. The event’s key
highlight remains the market briefing by heads of the TAT’s 27 offices
overseas in order to provide the latest market updates and trends.
The event’s organisers
also arranged eight fam trip routes to provide buyers and media with a
first-hand experience of the tourism products and services in Northern
Thailand, including one-day excursions in Chiang Mai, Lamphun and
Lampang, and a two-day trip on the Chiang Mai – Chiang Rai and Chiang
Mai – Pai (Mae Hong Son) routes.
[About Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)]
The Tourism Authority
of Thailand (TAT) was established on the 18th March 1960. TAT was the
first organization inThailandto be specifically responsible for the
promotion of tourism. TAT supplies information and data on tourist areas
to the public, publicizesThailandwith the intention of encouraging both
Thai and international tourists to travel in and aroundThailand,
conducts studies to set development plans for tourist destinations, and
co-operates with and supports the production and development of
personnel in the field of tourism. Since the inception of the first
local office of TAT in Chiang Mai in 1968, there are now 35 regional
offices throughoutThailand. TAT has also established many overseas
offices the first being inNew York, which was opened in 1965. During the
past 30 years, TAT has since established 26 more offices in different
parts of the world, including the Dubai & Middle East Office, which
is responsible for the promotion of Thailand within the GCC, the Levant,
Iraq and Iran.
