BANGKOK – First-time prospective buyers and sellers have signed up in record numbers for the 15th Thailand Travel Mart Plus Amazing Gateway to the Greater Mekong Subregion, scheduled in Chiang Mai between June 8-10, 2016.
The event, which will open for first time to ASEAN national tourism organizations, has seen the registration of 321 prospective buyers as of February 11, 142 of whom were first timers.
By country, the largest number of buyers (79) was from India. That was the highest number so far and projected to grow until the registration ended on February 28, 2016.
In addition to the list of prospective buyers from traditional markets such as, Europe, Japan, Australia and North America, new prospective buyers from such markets as Moldova, Ireland and Ukraine have registered.
As of February 11, the number of prospective sellers totaled 305 companies and exhibitors, 72 of whom were first timers. This has already surpassed the total of 258 sellers and 49 first-timers recorded in March 2015, for the TTM+ 2015.
