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TCEB to focus on 4 industries for MICE to play bigger role in Thai economy

The four key industries complement the government’s eight new S-curve industries under the “Ignite Thailand” vision.

According to TCEB, the MICE industry attracted 13 million business people during the first six months of fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 – March 2024), or 60% of the current fiscal year’s target of 23 million people.

During the same period, revenue from MICE reached 77 billion baht, against the fiscal year target of 140 billion baht. With this promising growth, TCEB expects to exceed its target growth rate of 75% to 80% when compared to 2019.

Chiruit said that the MICE industry had experienced significant growth last year, with a 50% recovery from 2019.

 

High potential for growth

“MICE demand is increasing as more domestic and international events are scheduled to be held in Thailand, such as Future Energy Asia. Currently,…

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