Bangkok August 2020

AGODA JOINS
THAILAND’S
LARGEST - EVER PROGRAM TO
BOOST DOMESTIC TOURISM
BUSINESS SUPPLEMENT
Agoda has announced a partnership
with the Tourism Authority
of Thailand (TAT), Ministry of
Tourism and Sports, Fiscal Policy
Office, Ministry of Finance,
and Krungthai Bank PCL to support
the ‘Rao Tiew Duay Gan’,
or TTogether stimulus project to
boost domestic travel.
Agoda’s Bangkok based
technology team has developed
tech and marketing solutions to
simplify the search, booking,
and payment processes for eligible
Thai travelers joining the
government’s subsidy program,
and booking participating hotels
via Agoda’s dedicated platform
www.agoda.com/ttogether.
The TTogether tourism stimulus
encourages Thai travelers
to plan inter-provincial trips to
book and stay between 18 July
and 31 October 2020, to help
revive domestic tourism and
support hoteliers and the tourism
industry in the 76 provinces
across the country. The government
will subsidize 40% of room
night rates, up to 3,000 THB
per night, for up to five nights
per person. Over 5 million room
nights are offered as part of this
Thai government initiative.
From 15 July 2020, travelers
can register to participate in the
TTogether program on the program’s
website, and once registered
can book via Agoda mobile
application. From 6 am, 18 July
2020, travelers can quickly and
easily see the great deals from
participating hotels on Agoda’s
dedicated platform, which will
highlight destinations across
the country to encourage Thai
travelers to visit more of Thailand,
beyond traditionally popular
destinations. Agoda’s platform
can help distribute tourism
spend to benefit the wider Thai
tourism economy.
For hoteliers, Agoda’s automation
of processes will provide
advantages, particularly to independent
hotels throughout Thailand,
to allow them to manage
these bookings more efficiently.
Agoda’s technology simplifies
participation in this initiative by
making it easier to receive payment
quickly for the room, and
reducing manual steps in the eligibility
verification process.
John Brown, Chief Executive
Officer of Agoda, said: “As one
of the biggest digital accommodations
platforms in Thailand,
we are delighted to partner with
the Tourism Authority of Thailand
(TAT), Ministry of Tourism
and Sports, Fiscal Policy Office,
Ministry of Finance, and
Krungthai Bank PCL to use our
technology to help enhance
the customer experience when
booking one of these fabulous
value deals offered by the ‘Rao
Tiew Duay Gan’ campaign. Thailand
is one of our most exciting
markets, as well as being home
to our major operations center,
so we are proud to be able to
help Thai travelers to explore
and experience all the beauty
and diversity Thailand has to
offer.
There will be thousands of
hotels to choose from all across
76 provinces in Thailand on the
Agoda platform, which means
we will also be supporting safe
and sustainable travel, and
sharing the tourism benefits
across the country.”
By using its state-of-art and
best-in-class technology, developed
by its Thai tech talent in
Bangkok, Agoda is innovating
the way people travel and creating
more personalized experiences
for travelers worldwide.
Agoda helps everyone travel
anywhere, offering over 2.5
million great value properties
across 200 countries and territories,
including Thailand.
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