Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt met Qatar Airways’ regional manager for Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos, Bennet Stephens, on Friday at City Hall to discuss cooperating on tourism-promotion campaigns.
Qatar Airways, which operates from the Middle East’s aviation hub of Doha, has helped draw foreign tourists to Thailand and expand the country’s tourism markets, especially in Europe, Chadchart said.
The BMA will develop more tourism-promotion campaigns with the airline, Chadchart said, adding that he expected Qatar Airways to open new routes connecting Bangkok to European cities.
Qatar Airways is interested in promoting Bangkok as a MICE destination, Chadchart said, referring to meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions. The airline will also design promotional campaigns highlighting events the city is hosting, he said.
Some events the city is planning this year will need special promotion campaigns for foreign audiences and the BMA will need Qatar Airways assistance to reach them, deputy governor Sanon Wangsrangboon said.
The BMA and the Tourism Authority of Thailand will also participate in trade shows in Qatar this year to promote tourism, he added.
Qatar Airways was named the best airline in the world in 2021 and 2022 by Skytrax. The airline operates direct flights from Bangkok to Doha and connecting flights to countries around the globe. Its main airport is Hamad International Airport.
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