Thailand makes tourism info more accessible

By EgovAsia Editors | Sep 3, 2010

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The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has recently set up a number of international telephone hotlines to help foreign visitors get updated 24-hour tourism information. This Global Number Services project is an extension of the Bangkok-based TAT Call Center. 

At present, the project provides a 24-hour service in English and Japanese for major markets including the United Kingdom, Sweden, USA, Japan and Australia. The numbers for the aformenetioned countries are as follows:

United Kingdom
Tel: +442033550430 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +442033550430      end_of_the_skype_highlighting or 02033550430

Sweden
Tel: +46840838833 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +46840838833      end_of_the_skype_highlighting

USA
Tel: +15166196810 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +15166196810      end_of_the_skype_highlighting or 5166196810

Japan
Tel: +81345209521 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +81345209521      end_of_the_skype_highlighting or 0345209521

Australia
Tel: +61280147129 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +61280147129      end_of_the_skype_highlighting or 0280147129

Local rates will be applied for all calls regardless of whether they are made from landline or mobile phones.

Alternatively, tourists may log on to www.tourismthailand.org and click on the “1672 tourist hotline” icon.