The Tourism Department of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports is encouraging operators of tourism-related businesses to apply promptly for standard quality assessments so as to receive certifications on April 3 and be included in a government-endorsed list for worldwide customers.

THE TOURISM Department awarded as many as 500 entities that met the qualifications under the Thailand Tourism Standard Awards programme in a ceremony recently presided over by Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, minister of tourism and sports.