The Tourism Authority of Thailand has opened a new office on 30 November 2018, in Fukuoka Prefecture, the largest population on Kyushu Island, Japan.
Located on the 11th floor of Hakataza Nishigin Building at Hakata-Riverain-East-Site, Shimokawabatabashi, the TAT Fukuoka office will tap into potential market from major cities in Southern Japan.
These cities include Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Ehime, Kochi, Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Okinawa.
As per the Letter of Intent signed on 8 February 2018 between TAT and the Kyushu Tourism Promotion Organisation (KTPO), the TAT Fukuoka office will help to promote tourism cooperation and increase the number of visitors between Thailand and Kyushu.
The two-year agreement covers all seven provinces of Kyushu and includes initiatives such as travel exchange, public relations activities, information dissemination to promote Thailands image, and cooperation with the Japan High School Golf Association to organise familiarisation trips for local tour operators.
TAT is targeting 1.7 million Japanese visitors, generating an estimated 77.5 billion baht (265 billion yen) for 2019.
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