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International councilor for Skål Thailand receives warm welcome from former Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya GM Andrew Khoo in Bali
International Councilor for
Skål Thailand Scott Smith (right) receives a warm welcome from former Hard
Rock Hotel Pattaya GM Andrew Khoo in Bali.
Scott Michael Smith
Andrew Khoo, former general manager at the Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya
and current general manager of the Hard Rock Hotel Bali welcomed
International Skål councilor - Thailand, Scott Smith on his recent trip to
Bali. Scott was on the “Island of the Gods” with Skålleague Tori Phonphai to
attend the International Councilors’ Midyear Meeting at the Nikko Resort and
to celebrate Skål Bali’s 20th Anniversary.
Andrew, two time past president of Skål International Pattaya smiled as
Scott presented him with the Skål Pattaya flag and reminded him of the
appreciation Skål Thailand has for all of his past efforts and continued
support of Skål, including the years of work that went into organizing and
hosting the 67th Annual Skål World Congress in Pattaya in 2006. Andrew was
extremely pleased to hear about the recent re-launch of Skål Pattaya and
wished them every success.
Andrew was general manager of the Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya for eight years
resulting in the hotel being awarded the Best Hard Rock Hotel by Hard Rock
International, headquartered in Orlando, Florida. Hard Rock Hotel Bali is
Asia’s first Hard Rock Hotel and the leading entertainment hotel in Bali,
featuring 418 tribute rooms, luxury and deluxe suites, alongside six cutting
edge food and beverage outlets.
It is no surprise, since Andrew’s arrival at the Hard Rock Bali, they have
received numerous awards and accolades including the 2013 Trip Advisor’s
Travelers’ Choice award for top 10 hotels for families-Indonesia and the
2012 Trip Advisor overall winner for top 25 trendiest hotels in Indonesia.
Founded in 1934, Skål is the world’s largest organization of tourism
professionals. Skål International membership provides access to people and
events that are relevant to business development in Thailand and across the
ASEAN region. Skål International today has developed into the world’s most
effective tourism industry networking organization with approximately 17,000
members in 450 clubs throughout 85 nations.
The Skål Bali club has approximately 180 members and is the 4th largest Skål
club worldwide. The Skål Bali club’s recipe for success is quite simple and
reflects Skål International’s slogan “Doing Business Among Friends”. All
clubs organize monthly events, usually lunches or dinners and many events
will feature a special guest speaker. These friendly events give ample
opportunity to travel industry executives to interact with existing friends
and expand their network of business partners. Skål Thailand is comprised of
over 250 travel executives in 6 clubs; Bangkok, Pattaya, Chiang Mai, Hua
Hin, Phuket and Koh Samui.
There are plenty of opportunities to use your Skål membership benefits when
travelling or just by accepting the invitations to the regular club
functions. Most Skål activities occur at local level, moving up through
National Committees, under the umbrella of International Skål, headquartered
at the General Secretariat in Torremolinos, Spain.
Please contact your local Skål club for details on how to join the world’s
largest organization of tourism professionals.
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Bangkok Airways introduces
non-stop Bangkok-Krabi route
Recently, Bangkok Airways, led by Director of
Sales Varong Israsena (2nd from left), on May 5 organized an exclusive
event to introduce its non-stop Bangkok - Krabi route at the Krabi
Maritime Park & Spa Resort.
The event was attended by honorable guest, Krabi Mayor Prasit Osathanont
(center) and joined by numerous distinguished guests such as Plengyot
Sakolkittiwat (left), chairman of Krabi’s Chamber of Commerce; Saritpong
Kiewkhong (2nd right), Deputy Mayor of Krabi Provincial Administration
Organization; Chamnan Srisawaddi (right), president of the Krabi Travel
Association as well as travel agencies and airline partners.
Bangkok Airways currently offers two non-stop daily services between
Bangkok (BKK) and Krabi (KBV) using Airbus A320 (162 seats.)
From Bangkok PG261 departs Suvarnabhumi Airport at 09.25 a.m. and
arrives at Krabi at 10.50 a.m. PG263 departs Suvarnabhumi Airport at
17.20 p.m. and arrives at Krabi at 18.45 p.m.
From Krabi, PG262 departs Krabi at 11.40 a.m. and arrives at
Suvarnabhumi Airport at 13.05 p.m. PG264 departs Krabi at 19.40 p.m. and
arrives at Suvarnabhumi Airport at 21.05 p.m.
For more information and reservation, please visit
www.bangkokair.com or
contact 24 hour call center at 1771 or 02 270 6699.
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