Tag: Greater Mekong Subregion
Suvimol Thanasarakij picked to lead MTCO
The Board of Directors of Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO) has appointed Suvimol Thanasarakij as its new executive director, effective March 15, 2022.
The appointment...
Public-private partnerships key to Mekong’s tourism recovery
It is vital private sector players step up their game to coordinate unified tourism recovery across the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries in the...
Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office chief makes an exit
Jens Thraenhart, the longest serving executive director at the Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO), has put in his resignation and will serve out his...
Pandemic accelerates Mekong’s sustainable tourism development
The Mekong Tourism Advisory Group (MeTAG), which was established three years ago by the Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO) to connect public and private...
Call for entries open for MIST programme
The Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO) has opened applications for the fourth edition of the annual Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism (MIST) programme.
The programme...
Hunt is on for Mekong Heroes
The Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO) has launched the Mekong Heroes, an initiative operated by the public-private partnership framework Destination Mekong, to honour individuals...
Vietnam gets US$45m loan to develop secondary destinations
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$45 million loan to help Vietnam transform secondary towns into more economically inclusive, competitive tourism destinations.
The...
