CityNews Article Archive:
Chiang Mai to Host UNWTO Conference

April 26, 2012

CityNews – Rittipong Techapan, the Chiang Mai Deputy Governor announced on April 25th that Thailand, specifically Chiang Mai, will host the 24th Joint Meeting of the UNWTO (World Tourism organization) Commission for East Asia and the Pacific and the UNWTO Commission for South Asia, combined with a UNWTO High-Level Regional Conference on ‘Green Tourism’. These meetings will be held from 3rd – 5th May, 2012 at Le Meridien Hotel Chiang Mai. There will be more than 200 attendees from 20 countries participating at the meetings.

Urairat Nautaworn, the director of Ministry of Tourism and Sports, International Affairs Division, said that, “The topic of the conference is ‘Green Tourism’. On the first day of the meeting, world tourism issue will be discussed. On the second day, each attendee will present information on regional projects and funds. On the last day there will be a field trip to Huai Hong Khrai and the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre.

 

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