Pattaya (Thailand) – June 5, 2019 (travelindex.com) – Thailand Travel Mart Plus, Thailand’s leading B2B travel trade show, opened on June 5, 2019, ushering in a new era of business opportunities for new buyers from emerging markets seeking up-and-coming Thai travel destinations.

The three-day TTM+ 2019, themed "New Facets of Emerging Destinations," is part of the Tourism Authority of Thailand's (TAT) strategy to promote 55 provincial destinations already popular with domestic tourists and now ready for an influx of international visitors. The aim is to create jobs and distribute revenue nationwide—from major cities to local communities—while ensuring sustainability through a balanced visitor mix.

Ms. Srisuda Wanapinyosak, Deputy Governor of the TAT for International Marketing (Europe, Africa, Middle East and Americas), said that this year's TTM Plus includes some important changes to the trade show area to ensure improved business opportunities for buyers and sellers.

She said: “The total number of 340 buyers from 51 countries has increased by 18.47% compared to 2018. At the same time, TAT is striving to sharpen its profile in the high-spending and long-established Latin American market. For the first time, the buyer list includes 13 companies from Brazil as well as new buyers from Chile, Argentina and Colombia.”

First-time buyers were also invited from other new source markets, such as Lebanon, Latvia, Estonia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Slovakia, Ukraine and Israel.

The exhibitor list includes 370 exhibitors, primarily from southern and central Thailand. To help buyers find emerging travel destinations, the exhibitor directory contains a separate listing of the 20 exhibitors from this segment.

The business meetings will take place on June 6th and 7th. Afterwards, the buyers and media representatives will embark on follow-up tours to various parts of Chonburi, Rayong, Chantaburi, the east coast of Thailand, and neighboring Cambodia.