BANGKOK: Aged tourism is part of a one-year national tourism development plan unveiled by the Thailand Tourism and Sports Ministry.
Minister KobKarn Wattanavrangkul said the agency would begin to promote Nan province as eco-tourism friendly, focused on aging tourism. Tourists over 50 years are the main target for the province as it is “a quiet town that enriches with natural beauty and also offers an easy life.”
“Thirty per cent of the 500,000 visitors to Nan are foreign – mostly from Europe, Korea, and Japan. We want to increase the number of long-stay tourists in the province,” she added.
If the project in Nan succeeds, the official will promote other provinces including Nong Khai, Chiang Mai, Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Phuket, and Bangkok for long-staying as well as medical treatment.
KobKarn said the government would work with hospitals and health care centrers across the country, especially in major tourist destinations to prepare for an aging visitor society…