Getting creative with tourism

The second edition of the Tourism and Sports Ministry’s’ “Creative Tourism: Experience with Folk Wisdom” project recently came to an end with the announcement of the winning teams from four universities selected from the 71 works submitted.

“We’re very pleased at the response from students all over the country,” said Seksan Narkwong, deputy permanent secretary for Tourism and Sports, during the recent press conference.

“The project aims to encourage people to understand the concept of creative tourism and take part in the administrative management of local communities as well as preserve arts and culture, wisdom, and the way of life.”

  The winners, who each receive Bt100,000 and a certificate, are now preparing for their works to take shape in four regions of Thailand.

Pla-Teen from Kasetsart University, whose winning work was “Jom Plak Rak Lay”, will present their plans today and tomorrow as part of the Laem Chabang village project in Chon Buri in the company of Sushar “Aom” Manaying.

Chiang Mai University’s 3 Kuk Pa Pan “Pan Pai Nai Pan Pai Poon”, will go to a project in Hang Dong district, Chiang Mai, together with Arak “Pae” Amornsupasiri, over the weekend of August 9-10.

Korat … Ban Aeng from Rajabhat Univeristy of Nakhon Ratchasima’s work “Hin Kao … Lao Tam Nan”, will be presented to a project in Soong Noen District, Nakhon Ratchasima, with WhatChaRaWaLee on August 23-24 while Pangko will travel with Prince of Songkhla University’s Sam Sao Dan Sator’s “Long Ruea Rim Nam Tam Roi Chang Duek Dam Ban Sarapan Lak Withee Thi Su-ngai Upe” to Wangtong village in Satun’s Thungwa on August 30-31.

“We congratulate all students and the winners of this second ‘Creative Tourism’ project for showing us your creativity and taking part in preserving arts and culture, wisdom and way of life in the community,” Pae Arak told the delighted youngsters.