The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has selected couples from nine countries to participate in the Thailand Wedding Destiny campaign.
Tanes Petsuwan, TAT Deputy Governor and Executive Director of Europe, Africa and the Middle East, revealed that the campaign is aimed at promoting Thailand as a wedding destination, as well promoting Thai wedding organizers in the global market.
The foreign couples chosen by the TAT are from China, Hong Kong, Japan, France, England, the Czech Republic, Australia, America and Brazil. Their weddings will be held in Sukhothai, Phuket, Krabi and Koh Samui.
Tanes said the wedding industry is among the top businesses in Thailand. The average foreign couple will spend between THB5 – THB20 million to have their wedding organized in the country. Thailand earned around THB1.8 trillion in tourism revenue last year, of which 10 percent came from wedding-related events.
Thailand was also selected as Asia’s best wedding destination last year, according to renowned publication Travel + Leisure India & South Asia.
