On Wednesday, 7 February, 2018, Mr. Pongpanu Svetarundra, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports was the Chairman of the Opening Ceremony of the 22 nd Thai International Travel Fair 2018 (TITF). The event was also honored with the presence of ambassadors from various countries, the Director-General of the Department of Tourism, the Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, directors of various international tourism agencies, and distinguished guests from the government and private sectors, or representatives from various NTOs, operators within the tourism circle, and Mr. Suparerk Soorangura, President of TTAA as well as the organizers of the event including the Thailand Conventions and Exhibition Bureau(TCEB), Krungthai Card Public Company Limited (KTC), Thai-Amadeus Southeast Asia Company Limited, Thaivivat Insurance Company Limited, Total Access Communication Public Company Limited (DTAC) and Canon Marketing (Thailand) Company Limited and the numerous co-organizers who participated at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok.