Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome (9th right), TAT
Pattaya Director Athapol Vannakit (6th left) and Marzouki Ali (7th
right), marketing manager for TAT Frankfurt, pose with many of the
finalists in the Miss Czech Republic pageant at the Soot Thang Rak
restaurant.
Manoon Makpol
Giving Eastern Europeans yet another reason to visit
Pattaya, Tourism Authority of Thailand officials from Germany brought
the finalists in the Miss Czech Republic beauty pageant to Pattaya.
Marzouki Ali, marketing manager for TAT Frankfurt,
and Eastern Europe’s Eso Travel sponsored the Jan. 6-20 visit that saw
the 14 contestants photographed and filmed enjoying Thai tourist
destinations, golf courses and other facilities in Pattaya, Bangkok,
Phuket and Ratchaburi.
Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome greeted the beauty
contestants at the Soot Thang Rak restaurant Jan. 10, inviting them to
enjoy the seafood and scenic surroundings.
The winner of the contest will be selected March 24
on Czech national television, with an estimated 6 million people seeing
the Thai sights.