The Tourism and Sports Ministry expects investment in the Songkhla Lake Basin under the Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (Dasta) to generate more than 100 billion baht in revenue for local communities over 10 years.
The national tourism policy committee has authorised the registration of Bang Kachao dubbed Bangkok's "Green Lung" in Samut Prakan as a designated area for sustainable tourism, says the Tourism and Sports Ministry.
The popularity of Thai cultural resources got another boost courtesy of visits to major tourist attractions in Bangkok by French President Emmanuel Macron and US Vice President Kamala Harris during the Apec summit.