Tourism & Hospitality

Mission: To promote the travel and tourism industry of Thailand and the US by facilitating communication and developing business between Thailand’s private and public sector, and within the AMCHAM community of businesses; to provide a forum to discuss travel trends and issues affecting the airline, hotel, tour companies, MICE, business travel, medical tourism, and ground transportation industries; and to work with the Royal Thai Government to sustainably reopen Thailand to international travelers.

2022 Accomplishments:

• This year, the Tourism & Hospitality Committee took on a variety of activities, beginning the year by partnering with the Thailand Tourism Forum (TTF) 2022, which provided a critical look at why the industry has to adapt to an entirely new business model, and how to do it.
• In addition, the Committee pursued various advocacy initiatives, collaborating with the Tax Committee to propose increasing the Tax Loss Carry Forward Period from 5 to 10 years to assist the tourism and healthcare industries and enable Thailand to be more competitive in ASEAN. Discussions with the Ministry of Finance are ongoing. The Committee also produced a White Paper on Responsible Hospitality and Tourism Recovery, which was presented at a Roundtable with Minister of Tourism and Sports H.E. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn.
• Other partnerships include working with the Legal Committee to host Financing the Return of Thailand’s Hospitality Sector, a panel discussion on how the pandemic, tech, and the law are changing the way hospitality projects are financed in Thailand. In addition, they supported the Phuket Hotels for Islands Sustaining Tourism (PHIST), Southeast Asia’s largest sustainable hotel, tourism, and travel conference.

About the Committee: The AMCHAM Tourism & Hospitality Committee remains committed to promoting the travel and tourism industry of Thailand and the US on behalf of members.