The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) teams up with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to develop a long-term sustainable tourism strategy. The move will pave the way for the Thai tourism industry to align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the post-COVID-19 crisis context and make sustainable, inclusive and community-based tourism the “new normal”. With regards to same, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between TAT and the UNDP on the World Environment Day, June 5, 2020, by the UNDP Resident Representative in Thailand, Mr. Renaud Meyer and the TAT Governor, Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn.
This is one of the highlights of a wider event marking TAT’s 60th anniversary this year.
The MOU provides a platform for collaboration to integrate sustainability as a fundamental principle for tourism in Thailand and share Thailand’s experience in sustainable tourism with other countries, building on UNDP’s presence in 170 countries and territories around the world. The MOU is in line with TAT’s over-arching objective to strengthen confidence in the Thai tourism industry with a series of “Restore and Reform measures”, which include the following objectives:
- To drive TAT’s operation in accordance with the SDGs.
- Promote sustainable tourism in accordance with the SDGs across the Thai tourism industry.
- Share experiences of sustainable tourism management in Thailand with other countries.
- Exchange knowledge and experts in the dissemination of knowledge of sustainable tourism.
