Dr. Pichit Kangwolkij, CEO
Bangkok Hospital Group, Eastern Region was guest speaker of the night.
Dr Iain Corness
The Skål International Pattaya and East Thailand chapter held their
February meeting at the Bangkok Hospital Pattaya. This venue was a most suitable
one, with the topic being “Medical Tourism - will it be the savior for the
hospitality industry?”
The guest speaker on this topic was Dr. Pichit Kangwolkij, the CEO of the
Eastern and Southern regions of the Bangkok Hospital Group and the Hospital
Director of the Bangkok Hospital Pattaya itself.
After his address, it was obvious that many members of the Skål Club had not
realized that the Bangkok Hospital Pattaya was indeed a certified world class
hospital, and as such was in an ideal situation to attract medial tourists to
Thailand, spending their money not just in the hospital, but also in the
hospitality industry with accommodation and dining.
Tony Malhotra, President of Skål
International Pattaya & East Thailand, raises a toast to Skålleagues.
New members and guests were given warm welcomes, including
Kate Gerits, the new GM of the Holiday Inn and Dr. Bo Mogelvang Nielsen who has
moved to the Eastern Seaboard from the USA.
An excellent buffet was presented by the Amari Pattaya, with the GM Brendan Daly
on hand to make sure it was excellent! With the Hugo Casanova wines supplied by
the Bangkok Hospital Pattaya, everyone was in a fine mood to continue networking
well into the evening.
The next meeting of the Skål club will be Saturday, March 29 at the Pinnacle
Grand Jomtien Resort & Spa, this will be a spring festival on the beach together
with the Rotary Club. Entry price is Baht 800net for Skal members and guests
inclusive of soft drinks and full entertainment from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Other
beverages are sold at lower prices, while 10% go to charity. For more details,
please contact
[email protected].
Russell Darrell from 88.5 FM;
Brendan Daly, GM of the Amari Pattaya; Richard Margo, RM of the Amari Pattaya;
and Stuart Saunders.
Dr Sujit Banyatpiyaphod, Thoracic
Surgeon and Medical Director of the Heart Centre at Bangkok Hospital Pattaya;
Tony Malhotra, President of Skål International Pattaya & East Thailand; Dr.
Pichit Kangwolkij, CEO of the Bangkok Hospital Group, Eastern Region and Dr Iain
Corness.
Bo Mogelvang Nielsen, M.D., CEO &
President of the Doctors Natural; Stuart Saunders, who invented FlossFirst
Credit Card Dental Floss while living in Taiwan; Horst Mueller, Elfi Seitz,
Executive Editor of the Pattaya Blatt.
Scott Michael Smith (left), Vice
President of the Skål International Pattaya & East Thailand gives members an
update of Skål activities.
Tanin Suphavittayakorn, EAM of Cape
Dara Resort; George Kenton, EAM, Rooms of the Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort
Pattaya, Kate Gerits GM of the Holiday Inn Pattaya, Patrik Fernström, country
manager of Qooco; Jana Kenton business development director of Qooco and
Sittidej Rochanavibhata GM of Cape Dara Resort.
Rosanne Diamente from WWM (Women
With a Mission); Kate Gerits, General Manager of the Holiday Inn Pattaya and Dr
Iain Corness.
Neil Maniquiz, Manager of the
International Marketing Division of the Bangkok Hospital Pattaya, Erika and
Peter Strehlau, Vicky and Marlowe Malhotra of Massic Travel, Peter Malhotra, MD
Pattaya Mail, Elfi Seitz and Hans Banziger.
President Tony Malhotra (left) poses
with a group of lovely ladies from the travel and tourism business in Pattaya
and the eastern Seaboard.
Sukhumnada Sukudom, Holiday Inn
Pattaya’s Asst Director of Sales; Papakorn Saguansap, Holiday Inn Pattaya; Kate
Gerits, GM of Holiday Inn Pattaya; Juthaporn Huyakorn, Director of the BHP
Business Development & International Affairs and Thanagon Poungbubchart, PR
Manager of Holiday Inn Pattaya.
