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Dusit Thani Pattaya appoints a new assistant director of
sales for corporate market
Dusit Thani Pattaya has appointed Nammon Kajornsook for the position of
assistant director of sales with focus on the corporate segment of the
market.
 Nammon
Kajornsook, Dusit Thani, Pattaya’s newly appointed assistant director of
sales for the corporate market.
The 30-year old graduate of Bangkok University (Thailand) where she
finished Tourism and Hotel Studies has worked for five years in the
hospitality industry and began her early career in the front office
before she decided to branch out into sales for several resorts and
hotels in Pattaya, Koh Chang, and Koh Samui.
Her extensive experience in sales has given her the chance to work
closely with travel agents from both local and overseas offices. Before
joining Dusit Thani Pattaya, she was the assistant director of sales for
a golf resort spa.
Based in Bangkok, Ms Kajornsook will be taking care of the corporate
segment to bring home business from an expansive sector ranging from
finance, insurance, construction, electronic, automobile to
petrochemical, pharmaceutical, telecommunication, consumer product as
well as education and special programs from agencies such as the United
Nations.
Thailand Elite Card may be scrapped
Watchiranont Thongtep, TTG Asia
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva’s move to find a possibility to
end the Thailand Elite Card (TEC) programme has received a vote of
confidence from the Thai travel trade.
Abhisit last week ordered the Ministry of Tourism and Sports to work on
a feasibility study for ending the project, and to find amicable
solutions for concluding the deals for the existing 2,570 card holders.
Tourism Council of Thailand president, Kongkrit Hiranyakit, said TEC had
not benefited the country; it had instead incurred a loss of 1.14
billion baht in 2006.
“I fully support the government’s move to end this loss-making business.
However, the government must come up with good measures to help existing
card holders.”
Kongkrit suggested that a special budget be set aside for compensation.
Thai Hotels Association president, Prakit Chinamounphong, said TEC’s
privileges were not attractive enough to draw more card holders and thus
had not managed to achieve the target of one million cards within the
first year.
TEC, operated by Thailand Privilege Card, is a state enterprise under
the Tourism Authority of Thailand. It was established in 2003 under the
Thaksin administration.
It targets high-spending tourists at a fee of one million baht per card,
offering privileges such as VIP limousine airport transfers, fast-track
lane at immigration, investment intelligence and incentive, and free spa
and golf.
Phuket is turning into more picturesque place without overhead cables
There’s good news for those who like antique architectural styles, especially
Sino-Portuguese buildings. Thailand’s resort island of Phuket is turning its
ancient city in the provincial seat into a more picturesque place without
overhead cables.
The overhead power and telephone cables throughout Phuket City will soon become
a thing of the past.
Phuket City and Phuket’s Provincial Electricity Authority have jointly set up an
underground cable system in the city, to move all electrical and telephone wires
as well as TV cables underground.
A pilot scheme was first started on famous Thalang Road’s Soi Rommanee, where
electrical wiring was laid along the buildings.
“We have discussed the project for 4 or 5 years. We finally talked to our
residents and explained to them what we would get from putting all the cables
underground. After most of them agreed, then we started the project,” said
Tavorn Jirapattanasopon, Phuket City deputy mayor.
The project follows one of Phuket City’s development plans for a more pleasant
landscape of its heritage sites and also to promote tourism.
However, the project is still under the bidding process to find a suitable
contractor.
“I only want a real professional to carry out this project, not just a
contractor who gets the job from their lowest bidding. That company must also
have a full supply of materials and workers,” said Don Limnantapisit, owner of
Ancient Building on Thalang Road.
The first phase of this underground cable system project around Thalang Road is
expected to be completed this September.
Phuket City is planning to extend the scheme to other ancient areas so tourists
can appreciate old-time architecture without the annoyance of overhead cables.
(TNA)
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