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Amari hosts hotel inspection tour from the Philippines
Pierre
Andre Pelletier (front row, far left), general manager of Amari Watergate
Hotel recently welcomed a group from TG, TAT Corporate and media fam trip
from Philippines, led by David de Jesus (back row, far left), Tourism
Authority of Thailand marketing representative, and hosted a dinner for them
on their arrival for a hotel inspection.
Sports and tourism minister says 2.9 billion baht injection will heal ailing industry justified
To counter the negative impact of declining tourist
revenue the government is digging deep into its budget in hopes of achieving
its target planned earlier this year.
Speaking at the International Youth and Eco Travel Mart
exhibition recently held at Queen Sirikit Convention Center, Thailand’s
Minister for Tourism and Sports, Sontaya Khunpluem said, “I am sure that
we will be able to reach the 10.56 million mark as we have many plans to
support the industry during this crucial time. With the approval of the
cabinet, the country is set to inject 2.9 billion baht into the tourism
sector. The present situation justifies the government’s intervention to
help the industry.”
Sontaya said most of the 2.9 billion baht would go to
promote inbound international tourism and the balance would be used for
domestic tourism promotions.
The country’s “Thailand Smile Plus” campaign will
be promoted in countries in Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
A campaign called “Travel Thailand and Get Lucky”
will target domestic tourism. Under the scheme tourists can win grand prizes
including cars and houses, if they visit destinations around the country and
register at the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s (TAT) office in different
cities.
Applauding the government’s efforts, Kanok Abhiradee,
president of Thai Airways International (THAI) said, “This is the first
time that the government and the private sector have joined to support this
industry, and it’s a very positive move.” (TNA)
Pattaya hotels and businesses promote their products at ‘Amazing Thailand
Grand Sales Grand Service Fair 2003’
Held at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center
Suchada Tupchai
Tourism Authority of Thailand, N.C.C. Management &
Development, and VISA International Company Limited co-organized this
year’s greatest tradeshow ‘Amazing Thailand Grand Sales Grand Service
Fair 2003 between June 5 and 8 at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center,
Bangkok.
The
“Pattaya Fun Fair” was on display at the ‘Amazing Thailand Grand Sales
Grand Service Fair 2003’ held at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center.
The organizers aimed at supporting the national tourism
industry by putting together several kinds of products and services from all
over Thailand to show at the QSNCC, Bangkok to promote their special
discounts to their specific group of customers and endorse Thailand as the
hub of tourism industry and national product exporting in the southeastern
region of Asia.
The fair included two main zones, Grand Sale Zone and
Grand Service Zone. The Grand Sale Zone promoted food, fruit, garments,
leather products, shoes, ornaments, handcraft products, stationeries, house
furniture and decorative items.
The Grand Service Zone promoted hotels, resorts, airlines
tickets, tour packages, sports events, entertainment venues, herbal
products, spa, vehicle renting, banks, and life insurance.
Hotels and entertainment venues from Pattaya displayed a
colorful setup that drew a lot of fair attendants to their booths to get
brochures and discount packages.
Pattaya business operators who displayed at the fair
included Diana Garden Resort, Horseshoe Point Resort & Country Club,
Royal Cliff Beach Resort, Tiffany Theater and Woodland Resort. Some booths
spurred excitement through games and other fun activities.
Sopin Thappajug, managing director of Diana Group Pattaya who had set up
a Diana Garden Resort booth at the QSNCC said, “It is a good opportunity
for hotel business operators to promote their products to a large number of
people at once so the economy can be boosted in the short and long term.
However, this campaign might not be very helpful for hotels, resorts, and
tourist attractions in Pattaya since our target market is not mainly the
domestic tourist group. We must try to draw more foreign tourists to our
city.”
Famous Everest climbers visit
the Amari Airport Hotel
At the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the first
ascent of Mount Everest (8,848 m) by Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund
Hillary, Tashi Tenzing, Norgay’s grandson celebrated together with the
Amari Airport Hotel management team and guests at the hotel’s Henry J.
Beans Bar & Grill. Also joining the party were the newlywed, famous
American climbers Ellen Miller and Bill Crouse and later at night, Peter
Athans (climbed Everest 7x!) also arrived at the hotel. Ellen was the first
American woman to summit Mt. Everest from both sides (with the “2001
Himalayan Experience Expedition” via the Northeast Ridge / Tibet and with
the “2002 Adventure Consultants Expedition” via the Southeast Ridge /
Nepal) - and Bill Crouse is an experienced mountain guide who reached the
summit twice.
From
left to right: Robert Jaermann, Tashi Tenzing, Helga Jaermann, Ellen Miller,
Bill Crouse, Marco Seiler, executive assistant manager APH, Boonyarat
Praneepariyes, executive secretary, and Kulnaree Kulpijit, assistant
training manager.
Tashi, who made his first ascent of Mount Everest on May 23, 1997 and
then unrolled the Amari flag on top of the world, presented the famous GEO
documentary film of his 2nd ascent on 16 May 2002, together with Ives, son
of Swiss Raymond Lambert, Tenzing Norgay’s dearest friend and favorite
climbing companion, who during his 1952 Swiss expedition nearly reached the
summit together with Tenzing - Only 237 meters away from the summit they
were forced back by strong wind and bad weather!
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