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.
Diethelm adds top management
June 4, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
Filed under People, Trade Talk
BANGKOK, 3 June 2010 – Diethelm Travel Group, latest recruitment drive strengthens its senior management team in the highly competitive regional destination management arena. The company currently has 29 offices in 12 Asian countries.
Ministry shuffles directors
May 13, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
Filed under People, Trade Talk
Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports has reshuffled officials. The changes which took effect late last month are:
BKK travel agent enters epic race
March 12, 2010 by Don Ross
Filed under People, Trade Talk
Exotissimo’s Hamish Keith, 43, is taking eight days off his gruelling business routine to compete in an ultra endurance event in South Africa that attracts world-class off road cyclists.
PG reshuffles sales staff
January 26, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
Filed under People
Bangkok Airways promoted senior officers in its commercial departments after an internal restructuring earlier this month.
Sasithara outshone the Minister
January 25, 2010 by Chanida Sa-ngiamphaisalsuk
Filed under People
Dr Sasithara Pichaichannarong’s transfer to an inactive post of advisor to the PM’s Office was engineered by Minister of Tourism and Sports, Chumpol Silapa-archa.
Hitch in sentencing Greens
January 22, 2010 by Chanida Sa-ngiamphaisalsuk
Filed under News, People
A Los Angeles District Court postponed sentencing on the Gerald Green’s case claiming there was a lack of documentation from Thailand outlining how the bribes had damaged the country.
Yesterday’s postponement to a 11 March hearing surprised the prosecution, which was asking for the maximum penalty that would ensure the 78-year old Mr Green would spend the rest of his life in prison. It was the second postponement, the other being in mid-December.
Major shuffle at TAT
January 22, 2010 by Chanida Sa-ngiamphaisalsuk
Filed under People
Tourism Authority of Thailand’s board of directors recently approved the appointment of six deputies and 13 executive directors, effective 25 January.
What a mess Mr Minister
January 22, 2010 by Chanida Sa-ngiamphaisalsuk
Filed under People, Trade Talk
Sidelined permanent secretary, Sasithara Pichaichannarong will attend ATF after a Minister of Tourism and Sports made a last minute decision to re-assigning her to ministerial meetings at Asean Tourism Forum in Brunei that will start 24 January.
THAI names new commercial chief
August 31, 2009 by TTRweekly Staff
Filed under News, People
Thai Airways International’s board of director appointed managing director, cargo and mail, Pruet Boobphakam, as the new executive vice president commercial, with immediate effect.
He replaces Pandit Chanapai, who was transferred to executive vice president human resources development and management.
The board announced the decision at the close of its 28 August meeting.