Thailand announces success of digital tourism project (Photo: tourismthailand.org)Bangkok (VNA) - The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA) of Thailand has announced the success of the country’s digital tourism project, an initiative aims to encourage travel firms to widely use digital platforms. Through cooperation with Travizgo Technology Company, in February this year, DEPA developed and launched a national digital tourism platform called ThailandCONNEX to help quickly connect tourism businesses across Thailand in applying technology and digital innovation to improve competitiveness, increasing efficiency, reducing operating costs, and creating more business opportunities. Specifically, more than 2,900 tourism operators and related individuals, along with more than 50 tourism technology businesses, have exploited tourism digital technology through the use of more than 5,600 digital coupons of the project, bringing economic value of more than 260 million THB (7.2 million USD). This is considered a significant contribution to the recovery of Thailand's tourism industry and the country's progress towards a digital economy and society. He also expressed his belief that these efforts will bring seamless connections, opening up many opportunities for all participants, contributing to the sustainable recovery of Thailand's tourism industry./.

Source: Viet Nam News October 26, 2023 09:44 UTC