Tourism of Thailand

Tourism Special Projects: World Tourism Attractions Introduction Geography Thailand formerly Siam, officially Kingdom of Thailand, is a country with a population of roughly 60 million people and a land size of 513,115 square-kilometers. Thailand sits at the very heart of South East Asia and is considered a natural gateway to Indochina. Shaped somewhat like an elephant's head, the country is bordered at its most northern extremes by Laos and Myanmar. The border with Laos runs down the …

…as follows: Favorable location Quantity and diversity of tourism resources Developed tourism facilities Friendly Thai people and culture The most important factor is the useful policies constituted by Thai government and TAT which results in the success of Thai tourism promotion and development. Although the Thai tourism industry has been successful so far, it still requires careful attention, especially in the area of tourism resources development and preservation for them to be lasting tourist attractions.