David Cumming (2nd right), Area General Manager of Amari, congratulates Walaiporn Chamnan and Stephen Alexander, the lucky winners of the Amari Orchid Pattaya Win a Wedding competition. The combined value of the prizes was in excess of 250,000 baht, sponsored by Baan Ton Rak Studio, The Sis souvenir shop, Prestige Diamonds, Meko Clinic, Photo One studio and Bangkok Hospital Pattaya.

Pierre Andre Pelletier (2nd from right), General Manager of the Amari Watergate Bangkok, hosted the “Guggitaler’s Get-Together Party #281" recently. The fun event was attended by Swiss executives of the tourism and the hotel business in Thailand. Notable attendees included Luzi Matzig (3rd right) founder of Asian Trails.

The management of Dusit Thani Pattaya, led by Resident Manager Neoh Kean Boon (4th right), held a meeting with officials of Pentangle Promotions, headed by managing director Geoffrey Rowe (centre), to discuss preparations for the 2013 PTT Pattaya Open. The 22nd annual tournament will be held from 27 January until 3 February 2013. The PTT Pattaya Open 2013 will be graced by highly-respected tennis stars such as Vera Zvonareva and Ana Ivanovic. It is part of the WTA Tour for professional women tennis players of international rankings, and is equivalent to an ATP World Tour 250 series event.

It was a time for celebrations as a huge cheque amounting to 32,800 baht was presented to Praichit Jetpai (centre), Chairwoman of the Y.W.C.A. Bangkok Pattaya Center. The funds were raised at the Schubertiade Charity Concert held at the Hard Rock Hotel recently. The event was hosted by Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya together with Pattaya Mail Media Group, New Frontier Music Academy and BBX. On hand to make the presentation were Patrick Ng, Executive Assistant Manager of Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya, Tony Malhotra (2nd right), Assistant Managing Director of Pattaya Mail Media Group, and Laurie Muir (3rd right), International Business Development Manager of BBX.

On November 19, 2012, the Thai-Russian Safety Conference was held at the Royal Cliff Hotels Group in Pattaya, Thailand which also serves as the official location of the Honorary Consul of The Russian Federation in Pattaya. (L to R) Athapol Vannakit, Director of TAT Pattaya Office; Vladimir Romanov, Acting Trade Representative of the Russian Federation to Thailand; Roman Bobylev, Head of the Working Group on Tourists Protection Abroad of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation; Dmitry Davydenko, Chairman of the Tourism Safety Commission, Public Council of the Federal Tourism Agency of the Russian Federation; Counselor Andrey Dvornikov, Head of the Consular Section, Embassy of the Russian Federation to Thailand; Evgeny Pisarevsky, Deputy Head of the Federal Tourism Agency of the Russian Federation; Panga Vathanakul, Honorary Consul of the Russian Federation to the provinces of Chonburi and Rayong, the Kingdom of Thailand; Victor Kriventsov, Deputy Honorary Consul of the Russian Federation; Dr. Prathan Surakitbovorn, Chief of Chonburi Governor’s Office; Pattaya Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh; Sanpech Supabowornsthian, Vice-President of THA Thanet Supornsahasrungsi, Committee of the Tourism Council of Thailand Pol. Lt. Col. Arun Promphan, Pattaya Tourist Police Inspector; Sinchai Wattanasartsathorn, Vice President of Pattaya Business and Tourism Association (PBTA); Pol. Lt. Col. Anek Srathongyoo, Crime Control Suppression Inspector of Pattaya City Police Station; and Phumpipat Kamolnart, Secretary of the Mayor of Pattaya.

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