March 23, 2022
MTCO Appoints Suvimol Thanasarakij as Executive Director
BANGKOK, March 23, 2022 – The Board of Directors of Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Suvimol Thanasarakij as its new Executive Director, effective March 15, 2022. The appointment was officially agreed by the National Tourism Organizations (NTOs) of the six Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries at the Special MTCO Board Meeting… Read More
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October 10, 2021
SPTO – Destination Mekong Partnership to Enhance Tourism Recovery
BANGKOK, October 10, 2021 – The Pacific Tourism Organization (SPTO) and Destination Mekong have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster a collaborative partnership that will benefit both organizations and their stakeholders. With their extensive membership of the greater Mekong sub- region (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam, as well as Southwestern Chinese provinces of Yunnan and Guangxi) and 20 Pacific Island countries (PICs), spanning all four sub-regions, SPTO and Destination Mekong represent world-class tourism destinations that will benefit from information sharing and best- practice experiences under the MoU… Read More
September 30, 2021
Destination Mekong hosts 2021 Mekong World Tourism Day Forum on October 6-7
BANGKOK, September 30, 2021 – The Mekong World Tourism Forum, part of the two-event series of the Destination Mekong Summit, held virtually on October 21-22, will feature inspiring keynote speakers, Bangkok-based award-winning hotel designer Mr. Bill Bensley in conversation with outgoing Executivve Director of the Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office, Mr Jens Thraenhart, and social impact innovator Mr. Jimmy Pham, founder of Hanoi based social enterprise and Experience Mekong Showcase recipient, KOTO (Know One – Teach One)… Read More
July 27, 2021
Finalists for the 2021 Experience Mekong Showcases announced
BANGKOK, July 27, 2021 – The Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office is announcing the 15 Finalists of the Experience Mekong Showcases 2021 from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand Viet Nam, as well as Guangxi and Yunnan in PR China. Finalists from Myanmar this year will be judged differently via an industry panel made up of relevant Mekong Tourism Advisory Group members. Three thousand eligible votes determined three Experience Mekong Collection members from each of the five participating countries this year for the next round of voting for this prestigious recognition. Now open for a public vote until August 31st, the six Experience Mekong Showcases will be announced at the 2021 Destination Mekong Summit later on this year… Read More
April 28, 2021
SUNX MALTA & MEKONG TOURISM TO STAGE 1ST STRONG EARTH YOUTH SUMMIT (SEYS) FOR ASIA
BANGKOK, April 28, 2021 – SUNx Malta in partnership with the Mekong Tourism Collaboration framework, made up of public sector organization Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO) and private sector partnership Destination Mekong will host the first ever Climate Friendly Travel Youth Summit for Asia on Friday 30th April 2021. The ‘Strong Earth Youth Summit’ (SEYS) will include lectures, workshops and other educational activities aimed at highlighting the need for a clean and green post-Covid future for the tourism sector, in accordance with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and 2050 Paris Agreement… Read More
February 18, 2021
Shortlist for the 2021 Experience Mekong Showcases announced
Public voting open to support small responsible businesses during these challenging times
February 8, 2021
Nominations for 2021 Mekong Hero open
Former Ministers of Tourism from Thailand and Myanmar to co-chair Selection Committee
February 1, 2021
The MIST program evolves from “Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism” to “Mekong Innovations in Sustainable Tourism”
January 5, 2021
Mekong Tourism Forum postponed to September 2021
BANGKOK, January 05, 2021 – The member governments of the Greater Mekong Subregion agreed at the recent 46th GMS Tourism Working Group Meeting on December 3rd, 2020 to postpone the Mekong Tourism Forum in Bagan, Myanmar. The Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO) has been working closely with the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism of Myanmar to plan the annual flagship tourism conference in the Greater Mekong subregion. The forum has been postponed three times so far, originally planned to be hosted on April 28-29, 2020, then August 25-26, 2020, and then February 25-26, 2021.... Read More
September 22, 2020
Mekong Tourism & SUNx Malta Announce Scholarships for Climate Friendly Travel
September 8, 2020
August 28, 2020
August 5, 2020
July 7, 2020
Founder of Thailand Community-based Tourism Institute honored
July 7, 2020
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September 30, 2019
of single-use plastic pollution in Greater Mekong Subregion
as conference venues and stimulating dialogue.
The 2019 Mekong Tourism Forum on May 28-29 innovates with new inclusive concept in ancient heritage town
The 2019 Mekong Tourism Forum on May 28-29 innovates with new inclusive concept in ancient heritage town
