How to tap social media channels
August 19, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
Filed under Trade Talk
BANGKOK, 19 August 2010 – A seminar on how to maximise travel bookings from social media channels will be organised, 26 August, at the Royal Benja Hotel in Bangkok.
THA offers training courses
August 17, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
Filed under Trade Talk
BANGKOK, 17 August 2010 – Thai Hotel Association invites members and non-members to join specialised training courses to improve skills. The courses are scheduled this September
The association offers five new courses including: English writing; using telephone to impress customers; housekeeping training; training a housekeeping chief; personality development, make-up and hairdo training.
All are day-courses except English writing which covers two days. Courses will be held at SC Park Hotel 16 to 17 September while the English writing course starts 21 September.
GTA names new COO
August 6, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
Filed under People, Trade Talk
LONDON, 6 August 2010 – GTA owned by Travelport, a global multi-channel provider of hotel and ground services to the travel trade, today announces the appointment of David Painter as chief operating officer, with immediate effect.
GTA is a leading provider of hotel and tour products for the Asian outbound travel industry.
THA offers training courses
August 3, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
Filed under Trade Talk
BANGKOK, 3 August 2010 – Thai Hotel Association invites members and non-members to attend a series of training courses this month.
The association is offering three courses. They are:
Food and Beverage, 19 August; Training for Chiefs of Food and Beverage Departments, 20 August; Techniques for Marketing Online, 26 August.
Thai prime minister to attend TCT event
July 29, 2010 by Rapeepat Mantanarat
Filed under Trade Talk
To mark its ninth anniversary, Tourism Council of Thailand schedules a seminar, 9 August, at Centara Grand at CentralWorld, with support from the Tourism Authority of Thailand and Thai Airways International.
TCT says Prime Minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva and Finance Minister, Korn Chatikavanij will make presentations at the event.
Thai agencies should promote Israel
July 28, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
Filed under Trade Talk
Thai and Israeli Offices of the Higher Education recently signed a memorandum of understanding for educational programmes and there are plans to encourage more Thai travel agents to sell heritage tours to Israel.
The Thai – Israel Chamber of Commerce recently announced a partnership between the offices of the Higher Education of Thailand and Israel.
Fast track a company registration
July 22, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
Filed under Trade Talk
BANGKOK, 22 July 2010 – Registering a company in Thailand should be easier now that the Department of Business Development has opened what it calls “One Start, One Stop Service” centres (OSOS) according to the bureau of business registration director, Siam Likitpongsatorn.
He was briefing travel agents, yesterday, at the monthly meeting of the Association of Thai Travel Agents, held at Bai Yoke Sky Hotel in Bangkok.
ROH updates golf tour options
July 21, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
Filed under Trade Talk
Royal Orchid Holiday’s has released its latest tour catalogue focusing on golf holidays in Thailand.
Thai Airways International’s in-house tour wholesaler has made this year’s catalogue more user friendly identifying new golf courses and linking them to deals on accommodation and transfers.
Khao Yai’s Kirimaya Golf Resort Spa, is featured for the first time and is relatively new to the golf market. It is situated close to Khao Yai National Par, a UNESCO world heritage site, 150 km northeast of Bangkok off Highway 2.
Travel the World fair in Bangkok
July 20, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
Filed under Trade Talk
BANGKOK, 18 July 2010 – Kavin Intertrade, a Bangkok-based trade and exhibition company, will host the “Second Travel Thailand Travel the World 2010” 23 to 26 September at the Mall Bang Kapi, Bangkok.
TAT Ubon hosts Japanese agents
July 20, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
Filed under Trade Talk
UBON RATCHATHANI, 20 July 2010 – Tourism Authority of Thailand hosted Japanese media and tour operators on a tour of Ubon Ratchathani to witness the province’s potential in tourism..
According to the National News Bureau, TAT Ubon Ratchathani Office director,Yupa Panrod, said the project was part of an ongoing campaign to present northeast provinces as a viable tourism destination to the Japanese market.