According to a report in eturbonews.com, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) New Delhi Office has announced that TAT will open its second India office in Mumbai on November 2, 2009. This expansion is to accommodate the rapid growth of the Indian tourist outbound travel to Thailand.
With the opening of the Mumbai Office, TAT will have its second office in South Asia ever since TAT New Delhi Office began operations in 2003. The Mumbai office will allow TAT to better serve travel agents, airlines, tourism offices, and consumers in this region of the world as it adds another marketing team and more budget for activities.
The TAT Mumbai office will be responsible for Thailand’s tourism marketing activities in the Indian states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Goa; the Union Territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep, and Puducherry; and the countries of Sri Lanka and the Maldives. TAT New Delhi will be responsible for all other Indian states and territories, as well as the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal. |