Vision and Mission
Vision
“DASTA becomes an organization of excellence in integrating the development of designated areas, and to drive tourist destinations with qualities and standards for sustainable growth."
Missions
1. To coordinate the integration of all stakeholders for the development of the designated areas according to the objectives and purposes of each area's establishment.
2. To promote the development of knowledge, information, researches and modern innovations in order to create sustainable tourism model in Thailand.
3. To support stakeholders in developing sustainable tourism management.
Strategies
Strategy 1: Integrating for the successful development of designated areas according to the purpose of declaration
Strategy 2: Promoting tourism model development and exchanging knowledge and innovation in order to support designated areas' developement
Strategy 3: Elevating networks and participation in order to support designated areas' development
Strategy 4: Driving designated areas' development by technology and information
Strategy 5: Developing DASTA to become a high performance organization (HPO)
Goals
1. Developing infrastructures and elevating tourism standards to be recognized internationally: To develop the areas according to the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) and to create sustainable tourism development models.
2. Increasing and distributing income from tourism sector to local communities: To create community of happiness, to enhance, and to distribute income through Community-based Tourism (CBT), as well as, to boost community’s economy and to push them towards economic stability, using existing resources to create tourism products and services.
3. Supporting and restoring local art and culture, wisdom, and traditions, as well as developing tourism personals: To enhance the potential of integrated tourism mechanism and administration system, and to develop Thailand’s soft power in art, traditions, local wisdom, and culture furthering creative tourism.
4. Preserving natural tourism resources and environments: To support responsible and eco-friendly tourism activities in order to create balance according to the development guideline of BCG Model, which helps to decrease the CO₂ emission stemmed from tourism activities’ wastes.
