Business Traveller Awards 2017 named Bangkok "Best Leisure Destination in the Asia Pacific” for the second year, marking a record sixth time Thailand’s capital city has received this prestigious international accolade.

The National Committee on Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities has agreed to support funding for the building and improvement of provincial service centers for people with disabilities in 77 provinces, to provide them with thorough access to government welfare.

Northeastern Thailand will be developed as the economic hub of the Greater Mekong Subregion.

Bangkok has been named the world's best-value long-haul city break in 2017, according to a survey conducted by Post Office Travel Money, which has compiled data on which cities are the most affordable for British travelers.

The Cabinet, during its meeting on 8 August 2017, approved the designation of next year "Amazing Thailand Tourism Year 2018,” as proposed by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports.

Phang-nga province in the South welcomes both Thai and international visitors to appreciate local natural beauty and learn more about the local way of life. It is giving a major boost to agro-tourism as a new project.

The trade value of Thai agricultural products during the past five months of this year amounted to 720 billion baht, an increase of 2% over the same period of last year.

The Ministry of Tourism and Sports will propose that 2018 be designated the "national tourism year,” with various activities to be prepared for this occasion.

Thailand will be in great need of both personnel and construction materials in the next five years when its investment in transport infrastructure development begin to change the country’s transport sector in all systems.

Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-o-cha urges all 77 provinces to establish their own Geographical Indication (GI) products to create value-added recognition to their locally made goods, as well as to promote marketing efforts on the global stage.