TOURISM
AUTHORITY OF THAILAND LAUNCHES ONLINE AGENT TRAINING & CERTIFICATION
PROGRAM
SETS
A TARGET OF 1,500 AGENTS FOR 2012
Mumbai, 29th December 2011:
The Tourism Authority of Thailand, Mumbai has announced the launch of
its online travel trade training & certification program. The
ambitious program will aim to train and certify 1,500 tour operators and agents
on a pan India basis over 12 calendar months beginning January 2012.
Commenting on
the planned launch, Mr. Sethaphan Buddhani, Director, Tourism Authority of
Thailand said, "The program has been branded as the ‘Amazing Thailand Champion Agents’ and would enable travel agents
& tour operators to familiarize themselves with various wonders of Thailand
such as heritage, culture, cuisine in addition to other aspects such
as wellness, adventure and leisure opportunities for their clients. We will
also highlight various destinations within Thailand that will provide an
opportunity to further increase the length of stay and quality of
experience."
Mr. Buddhani
further added, "Earlier on ground training programs initiated by our
offices in New Delhi and Mumbai had met with a high level of intrigue and
subscription from front liners and senior management of travel agents and tour
operators. In order to further expand the opportunity to all regions of India
and widen the base of knowledge of agents promoting Amazing Thailand, it was
decided to take the program online with specific modules designed especially
for the Indian market."
During the
course of the training, enrolled members will also appear for an
online test on the various offerings and destinations in Thailand. Agents
securing the highest scores would also be offered an opportunity of an
educational tour to Thailand and experience the destination first hand.
Incentivizing early registrations, the TAT office has announced limited 'early
bird' gift hampers.
To avail of
this opportunity, trade members in India would need to log on to www.thaitravelmart.com and register their company.
Upon registering, they would then need to proceed to the E-learning section and
in particular ‘Lesson 3’ which has been specially designed for the Indian
market.
The online
training or e-learning program has been divided into 4 modules for the Indian
market. These modules include General information, Seven Wonders of Amazing
Thailand, Destinations and Special Information. Travel agents and tour
operators are required to study these four modules and appear for an online
test for each module. Upon successfully completing all four modules, the travel
agent will be certified as an ‘Amazing Thailand Champion Agent’.
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