Transfer passengers offered tours of Bangkok

An initiative is being launched at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand that offers transfer passengers the opportunity to take tours of the city.

Set up by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), the scheme is aimed at travellers making stopovers of 12 hours or less in Bangkok.

The national tourist board is hoping that the "appetiser" tours will encourage visitors to return to the Thai capital for longer visits in the future.

Excursions on offer to transfer passengers include boat rides along the Thonburi canals, tours of the Royal Palace complex and shopping trips in some of the city's leading retail areas.

Weerasak Kowsurat, chairman of the TAT, said: "The campaign will give transfer passengers a chance to enjoy a brief tour of the Thai capital and nearby provinces. By giving them a quick first impression, we hope to encourage them to come back for a longer stay in future."

Travellers often transfer between flights at Bangkok on their way to destinations in China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

Posted by Andrea, 29 May 2009 13:29

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