Awards conferred upon
the Tourism Authority of Thailand and Its directors from national
and international organizations.

During the past 36 years TAT has been in operation, apart from generating economic growth by making tourism the country's number one industry for several consecutive years, TAT has also brought fame to the country in several ways, for example, in the way it has handled public relations from 1960-1995 that has earned the organization and its directors several awards both nationally and internationally.

Organization of exhibitions and different forms of advertising
- Exhibitions
Awards received
1. Award winner-World Holiday & Travel Fair 1994, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
2. Best Orchid Arrangements Varied from the 1994 Greater New York Orchids from the Winter Garden of the World Financial Center.
3. Best Floral Float from Midosuji Parade, 1994, from the Municipality of the City of Osaka, Japan.
4. First prize, international category, Midosuji Parade, 1993, from the Municipality of the City of Osaka, Japan.
5. Third prize, Midosuji Parade, 1992, from the Municipality of the City of Osaka, Japan.
6. Second prize, Midosuji Parade, 1991, from the Municipality of the City of Osaka, Japan.
7. Second prize, Midosuji Parade, 1990, from the Municipality of the City of Osaka, Japan.

- Publications
Awards received
1. Second prize, printed advertisement (U.S.A. Today Newspaper) in 1993 from Best international Advertising Campaign, England.
2. Award winner, advertisement poster of jungle tours in Chiang Mai, 1989, from the PATA association.
3. Award winner, advertisement poster of the Ramayana mask dance depicting a battle episode, 1988, from the PATA association.
4. Award winner, advertisement poster of Damnoen Saduak floating market, 1987, from the PATA association.
5. Award winner, advertisement poster of Apsarasiha mythical figures, 1985, from the PATA association.
6. Award winner, advertisement poster of elderly woman giving flower arrangement instructions, 1983, from the PATA association.
7. Award winner, advertisement poster, "Come Enjoy Our World" in 1982, from the PATA association.
8. Award winner, advertisement poster, "Floating Market" in 1980, from the PATA association.
9. Award winner, advertisement poster of mask dance head dress, in 1979, from the PATA association.
10. Award winner, advertisement poster "Tropical Fruit Paradise" in 1978, from the PATA association.

- Films
Awards earned
1. Two awards for "Treasures of Thailand"
- Silver Plague awarded to the top prize in Industrial Film Category, in 1995, in the Maro Bella Vista Gold Award, Italy.
- Golden Flower Award, in 1995, in the TOURFILM'95 travel film competition, the Czech Republic.
2. Four awards for the Thailand
- 60 Second Television documentary series.
- Editing Award in 1993 from the Australia Retail Results Awards.
- Cinematography Award in 1993 from the Australian Retail Results Awards.
- First Place Chicago Mobies Statuette in 1993 from the World's Best Tourism Commercial.
3. Three awards for "Enchanting Thailand" documentary film.
- First Prize from the 17th Annual International Travel Film Festival organized by H.Werner Buck Enterprises in Anaheim, California, U.S.A., 1985.
- Third Prize from the First Tourist Film Contest and Festival in Macau, 1984.
- Third Prize from the 1984 International Film and T.V. Festival of New York, U.S.A.
4. Award winner for "Explore Thailand" from the PATA Association, 1980.
5. Award winner for "Explore South Thailand" from the PATA Association, 1979.
6. Award winner for "Explore North Thailand" from the PATA Association, 1978.
7. Award winner for "Destination Thailand" from the PATA Association, 1970.

- Slides
Awards received
1. Award winner, colour slide of woman painting umbrella from the PATA Association, 1985.
2. Award winner, colour slide of northern Buddhist culture from the PATA Association, 1980.
3. Award winner, colour slide of Buddhist monks from the PATA Association, 1979.

Tourist Attraction Development Projects
Awards received
1. PATA Heritage & Culture Award, Prasart Archeological Site, Non-Sung District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province from the PATA Association, 1994.
2. The Best ASEAN Cultural Preservation Effort, Electricity Installment for Archaeological Sites Project, Ayutthaya Province, from ASEANTA, 1994.
3. PATA Gold Awards, Doi Tung Tourist Attraction Development Project from PATA Association, 1993.

Publications
- Or Sor Tor Magazine
Awards received
1. Certificate for Nature Conservation and Preservation Campaign, journal category, the Environmental Society of Siam, Chulalongkorn University, 1986.
2. 1985 Award of Distinction for Outstanding Mass Media, journals for youths ages 18 and up, the Office of the National Commission for Youth.
3. 1984 Award of Distinction for Outstanding Mass Media, journals for youths ages 18 and up, the Office of the National Commission for Youth.
4. 1983 Award for Outstanding Mass Media, journals for specific subjects, the Office of the National Commission for Youth.
5. Outstanding Achievement Award for mass media, annual journal for 1981 category, the Society for the Promotion of Thai Products.
6. Outstanding Achievement Award for mass media, annual journal for 1981, the Office of the National Commission for Youth.

- Holiday Time in Thailand Magazine
Awards received
1. Best non-commercial related travel magazine, January-February 1984 issue, from the PATA Association, 1984.
2. Gold Medalist for best documentary, March - April 1984 issue, from the PATA Association, 1984.
3. Best photographic illustration, July - August 1984 issue, from the PATA Association.

- TAT's Annual Report
Awards Received
Consolation Prize for publication and design of annual reports for 1983 from the Committee for Annual Reports from the Committee for Annual Reports 1984.

Category of Radio and Television
Awards Received
1. State enterprise offering best public services, Top Ten television programme, Channel 9 Television, 1995.
2. 12th outstanding mass media programme for youth (radio progrmme), from the National Commission for Youth, 1994.
3. Consolation prize, documentary film for youth, (Sawasdee Muang Thai Programme), from the National Commission for Youth, 1994.
4. Outstanding documentary programme for youth (TAT Documentary Programme) from the National Commission for Youth, 1994.
5. Certificate of distinction for programmes expressing interest in promoting environmental conservation in Thailand throughout 1994, (TAT Documentary Programe) from the Environmental Society of Siam, Chulalongkorn University.
6. The Ninth Golden Television Award (TAT Documentary Programme) organized by the Society for the Promotion of Television and the Institute of Mass Media Academics, Thailand, 1994.
7. The Fifth Golden Television Award (Sawasdee Muang Thai Programme) organized by inside T.V. Newspaper and the Society for the Promotion of Television, 1990.
8. The Second Golden Television Award ("Touring the Thai Kingdom" Programme) organized by inside T.V. Newspaper and the Society for the Promotion of Television, 1990.
9. The First Golden Television Award ("Shopping for Souvenirs" Programme) organized by Inside T.V. Newspaper and the Society for the Promotion of Television, 1986.

Outstanding Organization Category
- Gold Service Award from M&C Asia/Pacific Magazine, May-June 1995 issue.

Awards received by Directors of the TAT Colonel Somchai Hiranyakit
Award of Merit for Promotion of the Thai Tourist Industry and Thai Identity, 1984.

Mr.Dharmnoon Prachaubmoh
Award of Distinction for Outstanding Administration of State Enterprise in Public Relations from the Association of State Enterprise Public Administrators, 1989.

Mr.Seree Wanpaichitr
- Award of Merit for Outstanding Writer of Research Paper, the Board of the National Defense College, 1991.
- Outstanding Alumnus, State Enterprise Employee Category from the Faculty of Political Science Alumni Association, Chulalongkorn University, 1986.