The Tourism Authority of Thailand set the goal to increase the revenue of domestic tourism 8 % up from last year by holding the event 36th Thailand Tourism Festival in Lumpini Park. The event will exhibit the traditional clothes, cultures show, food and house. The highlight is "12 Hidden Gems Plus" campaign. While The Ministry of Tourism of Indonesia launched the E-guidebook for Muslin travelers which show the interesting attractions and places. Furthermore, Qatar Airways launched the safety video starring FC Barcelona as an ambassador with the creative presentation. The video was viewed popularly. Moreover, VietJet Air, the low cost airline in Vietnam is gaining share around 40% of the domestic market and the airline is positioned surpassing the national airline. For hotel, there is a new hotel open in the center of Bangkok named, The Well Hotel. Also, there is a new hotel established at Guam which is Dusit Thani Hotels and Resorts with luxury standard facilities.
In Thailand, A tram in Phuket is constructed. A light rail system worth more than 2 billion baht will be constructed between Phuket International Airport and Chalong intersection to boost the country's tourism in the South. Details of a 60km rail tram which will be constructed between the airports to Chalong intersection in Muang district and the tram with a speed of 100 km/h will have 23 stations along its route.
Planners were deciding whether there will be a special lane for the tram or if it will share lanes with other vehicles.
On the other hand concern over what to do about level crossings, saying the tram route will pass 39 intersections and 37 U-turns in the province. The Department of Rural Roads to devise solutions to the problem will be built traffic light at crossing or if the tram and vehicles share the road.