“ASEAN”, which was established as the result of the cooperation of South East Asian nations, announced that it will set up the “ASEAN Economic
Community (AEC)” in 2015 in order to hasten the operation of free trade and services within the region, especially for 11 important products and
services and that Thailand would be assigned as the main country responsible
for the tourism and air travel industries.
The “ASEAN ROUTES” booklet has been published to promote travelling by land among seven countries; namely, Thailand, Lao PDR., Vietnam, Cambodia,
Myanmar, Malaysia, and Singapore while further connecting by air to Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, and the Philippines.