Speaker


Teerasil Tapen Zipevent

Teerasil Tapen

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAS REGION, TOURISM AUTHORITY OF THAILAND (TAT)

As Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)’s Executive Director of The Americas Region Department, Mr. Teerasil is in charge of organising tourism-related promotions to potential visitors from The Americas to Thailand. He has an extensive experience in different departments of the organisation. He has led TAT offices overseas including London and New York.

Prior to his current role, he was appointed as the Executive Director of the Human Resources Department and Deputy Executive Director of the Planning Department. He is currently committed to bringing travellers from The Americas to Thailand’s top tourist destinations as the country reopens to cross-border travel after a long period of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fireside chat with TAT and BBC


21 October 2021 | 09:35 - 09:50 | Conference Room

In this high-level fireside chat, a BBC presenter will sit down for a one-on-one interview with a senior representative from the Tourism Authority of Thailand to discuss how Thailand is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and the reopening of travel, touching on their preparations leading up to the launch of the Phuket Sandbox programme, the results so far, and their plans for the future reopening of other destinations in the country.