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International leather and fashion
trade fair to be held at end of June
The Commerce Ministry has announced that it will hold the
Bangkok International Fashion Fair & Bangkok International Leather Fair 2012
or (BIFF&BIL 2012) at the end of June.
Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) Deputy Director-General
Wuttichai Duangrat said that the 30th BIFF&BIL will showcase Thailand’s
leather and fashion industries’ potentials to the world. He added the event
will also give inspiration to Thai designers and promote Thai fashion and
leather entrepreneurs as the leaders in these industries in ASEAN.
Over 500 companies will exhibit their outstanding products in over 700
exhibition booths. Clothes, textiles, leather products, and shoes with
distinguished designs will be the showcase of the Fair. Wuttichai expected
around 40,000 Thai and foreign visitors at the event.
The BIFF& BIL 2012 will be held at IMPACT Challenger Hall 2 from June 27th
-July 1st. (NNT)
TAT to hold Miracle of Thai
Food and Fruit Festival 2012
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is set to host
the ‘Miracle of Thai Food and Fruit Festival 2012’ with over 40 booths
selling products from across the country in order to stimulate the country’s
tourism and economy.
The Miracle of Thai Food and Fruit Festival 2012 will feature Thai food from
four regions, popular Thai food among locals and foreigners, as well as
seasonal fruit.
CNNGo has previously ranked Thai food among the 50 most delicious dishes in
the world, with massaman curry topping the list at number 1, followed by tom
yum goong at number 8, nam tok moo at 19 and som tam at number 46. Thus, the
TAT will help Thai entrepreneurs in boosting the economy by promoting food
which is well-known among foreigners.
The TAT expects that the organization of this event will also stimulate the
country’s tourism as well as the economy. The overall spending by the
event’s visitors last year stood at 30 billion baht. Meanwhile, a 10% growth
has been estimated for this year.
The Miracle of Thai Food and Fruit Festival 2012 will be held during 25-27
May at Central World. (NNT)
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TAT to hold travel fair to promote three southernmost provinces
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)’s Southern Branch
will organize a campaign in Bangkok to promote tourism in the three
southernmost provinces.
The tourism promotion fair to draw visitors to Yala, Pattani, and Narathiwat
provinces will be held at Rajamangala stadium in Hua Mak, Bangkok, from June
1-3. The TAT is cooperating with the Foundation of Islamic Center of
Thailand and its alliances to promote historical tourism in which Islamic
ancient buildings in the far South will be developed as tourist attractions.
They hope that more people from Bangkok and nearby provinces will visit the
southernmost provinces. The fair will offer two-in-one tour packages which
will take tourists to both Thai provinces and Malaysian states. The package
will have Betong in Yala as the selling point, to convince visitors that
Betong is safe and complete with sufficient facilities for them.
During the travel fair, southern food and products will be on sale, while
southern performances such as the famous dikir hulu will be on show, among
others.
In 2003, before the southern unrest, tourists in the three Thai southern
border provinces numbered 1.4 million, bringing in over 4 billion baht in
tourism revenue. But since violence plagues the region, tourist numbers have
dropped significantly; only rising in 2010, when the three provinces saw 1.3
million tourists.
Tourism revenue was expected to increase by 5-10% in 2011. Currently less
than 20% of tourists to the far South are Thai, while 80% are Malaysians.
(NNT)
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Thailand Pavilion attracting
many visitors at Expo 2012
The Thailand Pavilion has attracted the attention of
locals and tourists who are visiting the International Exposition Yeosu
Korea 2012, while aiming to become one of the exposition’s top five
pavilions.
Held in Yeosu, South Korea, this year’s World Expo is centered around the
theme of “The Living Ocean and Coast”. The world-class exposition is
participated by 106 nations and 10 international organizations, which have
gathered to exhibit advanced technologies and ideas on marine and coastal
resources management. So far, the Expo 2012, Yeosu has welcomed a large
number of both local and foreign visitors. The host country is expecting
that the three-month global event will draw in 8 million visitors.
The Thai Pavilion at the Expo 2012, Yeosu portrays the stories of the Thai
seas with graceful designs of foamy waves and the Thai culture. Three
leading characters from Thailand’s epic literature, Phra Aphaimani,
including Sutsakorn, the Dragon-horse and the Mermaid, serve as the
pavilion’s hosts to take visitors on journeys through spectacular seascapes
which showcase the richness and beauty of Thailand’s seas.
Ranked by the South Korean press as one of the must-visit pavilions, the
Thailand Pavilion at the expo has been attracting many visitors. With such
positive reception, the Thai Pavilion aims to become one of the top five
most visited pavilions. Other pavilions which are stirring the interest of
the expo’s visitors are those from South Korea, China, Italy, USA and
Germany.
The expo is held on 25 hectares of land in South Korea’s ocean resort and
tourist city of Yeosu and is open to the public from May 12 - August 12. The
official mascots of the exposition are “Yeony”, a small blue plankton,
representing the abundant sea, and Suny, an orange plankton, symbolizing the
living creatures in the marine and coastal ecosystems.
The next World Expo is scheduled to be held in Milan, Italy, in 2015.
Meanwhile, Thailand is currently bidding to become host of the world-class
exposition in 2020. (NNT)
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Skål posthumously awards Malai Sakolviphak
Enrique Quesada, Dale
Lawrence, Andrew Wood, Gerry Perez and Marco Battistotti present the
‘Personality of the Year’ ward posthumously in honor of Malai Sakolviphak.
The Asia Area committee of Skål International, the
world’s largest and oldest travel industry networking organisation, has
recognised the outstanding achievements of the late Malai Sakolviphak.
Dale Lawrence (left) and
Andrew Wood pose with the award.
At the 41st Skål Asia Congress, held in Penang, Malai
Sakolviphak was named ‘Personality of the Year’. Delegates held a minute’s
silence in memory of the travel industry legend regarded by many as the
‘Father of Skål’ in Thailand. The award was accepted by Skål Thailand
President Andrew Wood and Skål Bangkok President Dale Lawrence.
“Many moving and heartfelt tributes were paid by Skål members around the
world when they heard of Khun Malai’s passing. This award is yet another
fitting tribute to a travel industry professional, and a real gentleman,
whose contribution to Skål will probably never be surpassed,” said Lawrence.
The presentation was made by Skål International world wide President Enrique
Quesada, who was visiting Penang from Mexico; Asia Area President Gerry
Perez, and Marco Battistotti - President of Skål International Penang.
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A look at the numbers:
London Olympic tourism
London (AP) - Some numbers illustrating the demand for
accommodation during the 2012 London Olympics, which run from July 27 to
Aug. 12.
- Typical number of tourists visiting London in August: 1.5 million
- Estimated additional 2012 Olympic visitors from abroad: 294,000
- Estimated additional Olympic visitors from elsewhere in the UK: 587,000
- Total London hotel rooms: About 110,000
- Hotel rooms allocated to Olympic staff, affiliates and media: About 40,000
- Average hotel room rate in central London for Olympic period: 213 pounds
($341)
Source: London and Partners, British Hospitality Association, Hotels.com
Marina Usher Mazur poses in
her 3-bedroom second home in Notting Hill, London. A limited hotel supply
and unprecedented demand from almost a million tourists, media and
businesspeople tied to the London Games means that accommodation in the
British capital - never a bargain to start with - is more expensive than
ever this summer. Usher Mazur is renting the house to two American families
for 6,000 British pounds a week. That’s more than double her normal rate,
but she still received more than 30 responses. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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