Chaichanok meets Sichuan Airlines and Meituan for tourism links

Matichon•Economy•1d ago

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Thai officials met with executives from Sichuan Airlines and Meituan in Chengdu to enhance tourism and digital cooperation.

•Chaichanok Chidchob and Sihasak Phuangketkeow met with representatives from Sichuan Airlines and Meituan at the Tianfu International Convention Center in Chengdu.
•Thailand and Sichuan Airlines agreed to promote tourism by reviving previous flight routes and expanding new ones.
•Thailand and Meituan discussed tourism data exchange to support tourism forecasting and the promotion of Thai restaurants in the Black Pearl Restaurant Guide.

Overview

•Sihasak Phuangketkeow and Chaichanok Chidchob joined a delegation led by Anutin Charnvirakul to visit the People's Republic of China.
•Chaichanok Chidchob held one-on-one discussions with Wang Fei of Sichuan Airlines Group Co., Ltd. and Li Jinfei of Meituan.
•Thailand and Sichuan Airlines agreed to promote tourism through the restoration and expansion of flight routes to support high-quality tourism.
•Thailand and Meituan discussed data exchange on bookings and tourist behavior to create tourism forecasts.
•Thailand proposed that Meituan help push Thai restaurants into the Black Pearl Restaurant Guide to improve the image of Thai food in China.
•Thailand emphasized safety for Chinese tourists and invited Meituan to join the Trusted Thailand project.
•Chaichanok Chidchob proposed using the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society's Travel Link platform to integrate tourism data with Meituan.
•Chaichanok Chidchob suggested involving Alipay and WeChat Pay to facilitate cross-border payments for tourism.

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Key Quotes

Chaichanok Chidchob

"The development and provision of digital platforms in Thailand must comply with Thai laws and regulations."

การพัฒนาและให้บริการแพลตฟอร์มดิจิทัลในประเทศไทยจะต้องเป็นไปตามกฎหมายและกฎระเบียบของไทย

Key Entities

Person

Chaichanok Chidchob(ไชยชนก ชิดชอบ)ℹ️

Minister of Digital Economy and Society.

Sihasak Phuangketkeow(สีหศักดิ์ พวงเกตุแก้ว)ℹ️

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.

Wang Fei

Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Sichuan Airlines Group Co., Ltd.

Li Jinfei

Vice President and Head of Hotels & Travel at Meituan.

Thapanee Kiatphaibool(ฐาปนีย์ เกียรติไพบูลย์)ℹ️

Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand.

Organization

Sichuan Airlines(สายการบินเสฉวน)ℹ️

A major Thai partner in the western Chinese market.

Sichuan Airlines Group Co., Ltd.

An airline company whose executives met with Thai officials.

Meituan(เหม่ยถวน)ℹ️

A Chinese company discussing tourism data exchange and digital platform cooperation with Thailand.

Tourism Authority of Thailand(การท่องเที่ยวแห่งประเทศไทย)ℹ️

A Thai government agency represented by Thapanee Kiatphaibool.

Ministry of Digital Economy and Society(กระทรวงดิจิทัลเพื่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคม)ℹ️

The Thai ministry proposing the Travel Link project.

Alipayℹ️

A payment service provider suggested for cross-border payment cooperation.

WeChat Payℹ️

A payment service provider suggested for cross-border payment cooperation.

Place

Tianfu International Convention Center

The location of the meetings in Chengdu.

Chengdu(นครเฉิงตู)ℹ️

The city where the meetings took place.

People's Republic of China(สาธารณรัฐประชาชนจีน)ℹ️

The country visited by the Thai delegation.

Policy

Travel Link

A platform for collecting and linking tourism insights developed by the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society.

Trusted Thailand

A project aimed at upgrading tourism standards and building confidence in Thailand.