Issue 58
The DITP and the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) hosted a workshop and conference on Capacity Building for Thai Entrepreneurs in Hotel Management and Related Hospitality Services from September 5 to 6 at the Dusit Thani Hotel to promote Thai hospitality to businesspeople from Japan and ASEAN countries.
“The service sector contributed about 51.9% of the country’s GDP in 2015 and employs 45% of the workforce,” DITP Deputy Director-General Chantira Jimreivat Vivatrat said. “Hospitality is one of major services the government is focusing on and it has brought in a lot of revenue to the country.”
The department will support Thai SMEs in this sector to do business in target overseas markets including Japan, the CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam) countries, China, India and Iran. They are encouraged to tap these markets by providing clustered services such as hotel management, spas, restaurants, franchises, hotel amenities, and the supply of furniture and decorative items.
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