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Ministry of Tourism and Sports
กระทรวงการท่องเที่ยวและกีฬา
Enabling Act
Reorganization of Ministry Act B.E. 2545; Tourism Business and Guide Act B.E. 2551 (2008)
Scope
Tourism policy, tourist safety, tour-guide and tour-operator licensing, and sports development. Houses the Department of Tourism (separate from TAT, which is the promotion agency under the same ministry).
Key Powers
- • License tour operators and tour guides under the Tourism Business and Guide Act
- • Operate the Tourist Police via cooperation with the Royal Thai Police
- • Manage tourist-incident response (deaths, assaults, scams)
- • Promote inbound tourism via TAT (Tourism Authority of Thailand)
Enforcement Examples
- Tour-operator licence revocations for repeated complaints
- Tourist scam crackdowns coordinated with Tourist Police
Publication Channel
Royal Gazette + mots.go.th
Contact Channel
1155 (Tourist Police) · 1672 (TAT) · [email protected]
How Foreigners Interact
Foreigners as tourists rely on the Tourist Police (1155) for emergencies; foreign-incorporated tour operators serving Thai inbound tourism require Thai-licensed counterparts under the Tourism Business and Guide Act.
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