TAT Governor Thawatchai Arunyik was quotedby The Nation as saying that this campaign is part of the authority's"Fall in Love with Thailand " theme for 2015, created to promotesecondary destinations and boost domestic tourism next year as well.
The 12 provinces mentioned in the campaign includesLampang, Phetchabun, Nan, Buri Ram, Loei, Samut Songkhram, Ratchaburi,Trat, Chanthaburi, Trang, Chumphon, and Nakhon Si Thammarat.
Formany decades, the Thai tourism has only been promoted in six keycities, including Bangkok , Phuket, Pattaya, Samui, Chiang Mai andHun Hin-Cha Am.
TAT expected local travellers totake 148 million trips next year, a 9.5 percent increase from thisyear's projection of 136 million trips. Domestic tourism has beensuffering since the military takeover in May, but TAT hopes the industrywill rebound in the final quarter.
The agency predicted thatthe local tourism could generate about 700 billion THB this year, andsee 14 percent growth to 800 billion THB next year.
According to the Thai Hotels Association, tour operators in majordestinations have received a lot of bookings, especially during theyear-end, as the government has announced extra holidays for the newyear. Many of the operators who focus on the domestic market will likelyachieve almost 100 percent occupancy during this period.-VNA
