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Skål Thailand president
visits South Korea brethren
Seen pictured at a welcome
dinner at the Grand Hyatt Seoul are: (front L to R) Robert Sohn - VP East
Asia; President Maureen O’Crowley - SI Seoul; William Oh - Past President SI
Seoul. (Back L to R) Pichai Visutriratana - Director WDA; Andrew Wood, and
Adele Kim - SI Seoul.
Andrew J Wood
Skål International (SI) National President for Thailand, Andrew J Wood
recently visited Seoul and took the opportunity to meet executives of SI
Korea.
South Korea successfully hosted the Skål Asian Area Congress in 2009 and the
Skål World Congress in 2012. South Korea has 2 Skål Clubs - Incheon and
Seoul.
Skål International will hold its 74th World Congress in New York this year
28 Sept - 05 Oct 2013.
Royal Cliff Hotels Group
awards valued employees
(On stage) Royal Cliff Hotels Group
management and executive team awards (front row) 7 recipients of the
Long Service and 1 recipient of the Star CARE Certificate.
The Royal Cliff Hotels Group awarded 7 employees from
various departments with the Long Service Award and one employee with
the Star CARE Certificate of Appreciation for the year 2012. The award
ceremony took place in the Beach Hotel and was attended by Royal Cliff
Hotels Group executives.
The Long Service Award is bestowed upon loyal employees who have devoted
20 years of valuable work and dedication to the hotels group. Royal
Cliff Hotels Group Vice President Vathanai Vathanakul and Executive
Director Vitanart Vathanakul presented the employees with a gold
necklace and medallion with Phra Aphai Mani logo to honor their
longstanding service.
Royal Cliff’s Star CARE Certificate is presented to the employee with
the most guest commendations during the past year, highlighting their
commitment to hospitality and personalized customer service. Royal Cliff
Hotels Group general manager presented the Star CARE certificate.
Royal Cliff is renowned for having a very steadfast team, with over 60
percent in employment for over 10 years. Employees’ positivity and
satisfaction levels always score highly in the Employees’ Assessment
Survey. The hotels group is very proud of its retention record and the
management team continually endeavors to improve employees’ working
environment and experience.
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TAT launches new campaign to boost bike tourism
The Tourism Authority of Thailand is launching a new green campaign to
promote bike tourism in the kingdom.
TAT Governor Suraphol Svetasreni said the initiative, titled ‘Pedal around
Thailand’, is set up as part of the agency’s ‘7 Greens’ tourism concept. It
is the first cycling initiative to be introduced to the Thai public and is
aimed at generating sustainable tourism and raising environmental awareness
among local travelers.
Under the initiative, the TAT will pilot new cycling routes throughout the
central region. Cyclists from across the country will be invited to join
long-distance bike rides from Nonthaburi to Ayutthaya and from Bangkok’s
Siriraj Hospital to Museum Siam. Both rides, one of which was scheduled for
last week (June 22) but with the other on July 1, will explore unseen routes
and historical attractions in the two cities.
Suraphol elaborated that on July 7, a free ‘Green Concert’ will be hosted at
Museum Siam to highlight the need to reduce the global and regional carbon
footprint. Entries of a photo-journal contest on cycling will be on display
and the winner will be announced at the concert.
The agency is currently pressing ahead to extend the scope of the initiative
to cover more provinces in the country. (NNT)
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PBTA urges members to harness online marketing for low season
PBTA President Sinchai
Wattanasartsathorn (center), presides over the June meeting with PBTA
Vice President Krit Jiramongkol (left) and Athapol Vannakit (right),
TAT’s Pattaya office director, at Camelot Hotel in South Pattaya.
Warunya Thongrod
The Pattaya Business & Tourism Association is urging members to become
more aggressive with Internet marketing to spur low-season tourism.
At a June 12 meeting at the Camelot Hotel, President Sinchai
Wattanasartsathorn said websites that offer promotions, company updates
and tourism information can drive more people to book vacations in
Pattaya.
“The association wants members to utilize the online world as that is
the place where tourists look for places to go, eat or invest,” Sinchai
said. “Therefore it is vital that the association pushes members to
attack the online market to attract tourists to Pattaya.”
Sinchai said the PBTA is developing two new websites
that members can post updates to.
In other business, police representatives told members that a new
marine-safety center should be fully operational by August and
authorities are looking for female employees to staff it. In addition,
they said Pattaya City Hall will soon announce “systematic zoning” for
speedboats to help prevent accidents.
Finally, Athapol Vannakit, director of the Tourism Authority of
Thailand’s Pattaya office, said he expects foreign and domestic tourist
arrivals in Pattaya to increase 10-12 percent from the 9.8 million in
2012.
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Hilton Pattaya to host Monsoon Valley Wine dinner
Flare restaurant at Hilton
Pattaya.
Hilton Pattaya will lay on a seven-course wine dinner
promotion at Flare restaurant on Friday, July 5, from 7 p.m. onwards in
partnership with Assistant Winemaker Suppached Sasomsin, who will be
showcasing the award winning Monsoon Valley Wines of Hua Hin. The wine
maker believes in blending traditional skills with state-of-the-art
winemaking learnt on his travels in the Bordeaux and Montepeyroux wine
regions of France.
Highlights of the seven-course dinner include seared Hokkaido sea
scallops, roasted duck curry and lychee served in pineapple cases and
traditional ripe mango and sticky rice. Priced at just THB 2,300 net per
guest, it promises to be a culinary event not to be missed.
For more information or reservations call 038 253 000 or email:
saneh.prakobsub@ hilton.com.
TAT announces “Magic & Mystery of
Amazing Thailand” photo contest
TAT is pleased to announce the second TATNews photo contest, now being held
through its official media website TATNews.org. All photographers, tourists,
travelers, media, and anyone with a camera are cordially invited to
participate. The theme of this new contest is “The Magic & Mystery of
Amazing Thailand.”
The aim of the contest is for you to show the world what Amazing Thailand
looks like to you - through the lens of your camera - and to share your
incredible Thailand experiences with like-minded souls everywhere. Plus, you
get the chance to win cash awards totaling USD1000 as well as having your
images of Amazing Thailand shared globally by the TAT.
Contestants need simply register an account on
www.tatnews.org and submit
entries according to the rules stated on the website. The submission period
is now open and will close on 2 August 2013; so get your pictures organized
and select your favorite shots. You won’t have to choose only one to submit,
however, since you can enter as many images as you like, along with a
caption in English for each photograph.
Three winners will be chosen. The 1st Place Winner will receive a cash prize
of THB 30,000 (approximately $1,000 US), the First Runner-Up will receive
THB 20,000 while the Second Runner-Up will receive THB 10,000 plus a Photo
Contest Certificate for each.
Submissions will be judged by a team consisting of Thai media experts,
editors, and photographers. The winners will be announced on TATNews.org on
7 August 2013, and the three lucky winners will also be notified via email
the next day, 8 August 2013.
So look through your Thailand photographs now, or better yet, grab your
camera and head to your favorite Thailand destinations to do some serious
shooting. We want your original photographs that are exciting and
inspirational, that tell a story or share an experience - in short, images
that will motivate viewers to visit this spot and turn their own cameras to
this and similar subjects.
For more information and further details, please go to
TatNews.org/photo-contest-2 or contact
[email protected].
We’re looking forward to enjoying your best shots.
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