Bangkok--31 May--Thai Airways
Mr. Piyasvasti Amranand (seated 2nd from left), THAI President, and Mrs. SunatheeIsvarphornchai (standing 7th from left), THAI Vice President of Corporate CommunicationsDepartment, took key media from Thailand to visit Japan from 20-25May 2011. THAI aimsto encourage tourists to travel to Japan to boost Japan’s long-term economic growth afterbeing affected by the earthquake and tsunami in March. Welcoming the group are Mr.Toshiya Morishike (seated 3rd from left), Director General of the Department ofTransportation, Ministry of Transport, Mrs. Nahoka Furuta (seated 4th from left), Director
General of Tourism Promotion Department of Gifu City Hall and Mr. Mishihiro Kunichima(seated 1st from left), Mayor from Takayama, Japan at Takayama Green Hotel, Japan
The media “Visit Japan” trip to Japan is a result of cooperation between THAI and theTourism and Transportation department in Nagoya and Osaka, such as Chubu (CentralJapan) District Transport Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism(MLITT), Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau (OCTB) and Fukuoka City Hall.