PUBLISHED: 22 Oct 2024 at 05: 08
Thailand has endorsed the Thai president’s program to help cross-border journey for vacationers from six countries in the region through a single visa scheme known as” 6 Countries, 1 Destination,” according to a supply at Government House.
The decision was made following meetings between the Thai minister of tourism, Dusit Manapan, and Chayika Wongnapachant, both officials to Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa, on Monday in Phnom Penh to discuss cross-border go and promoting smooth hospitality.
The source said the Thai tourism minister supported Thailand’s” 6 Countries, 1 Place” plan and agreed to discuss the issue more with Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior, Customs Department and other related companies.
The resource stated that the feedback from these organizations may be made available to the Cambodian cupboard for consideration ahead of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s official visit.
The” 6 Countries, 1 Place” initiative aims to promote commerce and economic partnership between Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand.
The Thai government intends to start policy dialogues with Cambodia as a pilot job, with the intention of later expanding assistance to other nations.
Additionally, the group went over several ways to improve tourism cooperation. In addition to boosting private sector participation in the tourism sector, creating linked hospitality routes, particularly those connecting Unesco heritage sites, and boosting flight connections between the six nations, were important points.
Also, a regional hospitality calendar was proposed to hyperlink important festivals, such as the Thai-Lao-Khmer New Year and Chinese New Year, while offering tourists hotel discounts and particular, quicker immigration channels, the source said.
There was also speak of initiatives and knowledge-exchange initiatives to establish regional tourism enterprise networks.
Another issue was improving travel links, with concentrate on expanding traveling options by land, water, road and air, for as, Thai Airways ‘ programmes to improve flights to Siem Reap in Cambodia, as well as liquid and rail routes linking Thailand’s Chon Buri, Rayong, Chanthaburi and Trat with Cambodia’s Koh Kong, Sihanoukville, Kampot and Kep provinces.