Bangkok (Thailand) – March 21, 2018 (travelindex.com) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) proudly celebrated the 58th anniversary of its founding with traditional Thai ceremonies to commemorate its historic role in developing and promoting the Kingdom's leading service sector.

The event, held on March 19 at the TAT headquarters and chaired by Mr. Kalin Sarasin, Chairman of the TAT Board of Directors, Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn, Governor of the TAT, and senior TAT executives, was attended by former TAT governors, TAT staff, private sector representatives, and media representatives.

The celebrations marking this auspicious event included a blessing ceremony by a Buddhist monk, a ritual to venerate the Cham Devi shrine, which houses a statue of Chao Mae Cham Devi, and a ceremony to honor the bronze image of Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat, who founded the TAT in 1960.

In the afternoon, a ceremony was held in which former governors of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) were presented with a Buddha statue to be blessed and to acknowledge their valuable contributions. At the same time, the TAT honored long-serving employees for their service.