The TAT is a legal entity in its own right, with core objectives of promoting tourism and the tourist industry, publicizing Thailand’s tourist attractions, facilitating the convenience and security of tourists, promoting better understanding and relationships between people and countries through tourism, and initiating the development of tourist facilities.
TAT supplies information and data on tourist areas to the public, publicizes Thailand with the intention of encouraging both Thai and international tourists to travel in and around Thailand, conducts studies to set development plans for tourist destinations, and co-operates with and supports the production and development of personnel in the field of tourism.