TCEB adopts educational role

BANGKOK, 3 February 2012: Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau join hands with Thai Incentive and Convention Exhibition and Thai Exhibition Association to build a MICE curriculum for students.

Identified as MICE 101 it will help prepare students for the upcoming ASEAN Economic Community 2015.

TCEB president, Akapol Sorasuchart, said MICE 101 will introduce students to corporate meetings, incentive activities, international conventions and international exhibitions and trade show management. Read more

TTAA rolls out 10th fair

BANGKOK, 2 February 2011: Now in its 10th edition the popular Thai International Travel Fair will open 23 February at Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre.

Thai Travel Agents Association reports the four-day show will have 1,110 registered booths mainly promoting travel deals and holidays to the consumer market.

They represent hotels, tour operators, national tourism office, airlines, car rentals and tourist attractions.

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ATF 2012 opens Thursday

MANADO 10 January 2012: ASEAN Tourism Forum 2012 will open in Manado, Indonesia this Thursday promising a record turnout of sellers and buyers at Asia’s first trade show of the year.

Meeting sessions between ministers, officials and private sector executives from ASEAN countries, plus India, China, Japan, Korea and Russia commenced 8 January.

ATF’s official opening ceremony and ASEANTA’s award presentation by the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Indonesia, will kick off the event Thursday. Travel buyers and sellers trade will hold meetings at a newly constructed Golden Kawanua Exhibition Hall. Read more

TAT fine tunes TTM content

BANGKOK, 6 January 2012: Tourism Authority of Thailand says this year’s Thailand Travel Mart plus 2012 will concentrate on four niche markets – eco-tourism, golf, health and weddings.

The country’s annual signature event will be held, 6 to 8 June, at Bangkok’s IMPACT Muang Thong Thani Exhibition Centre.

TAT released details, Thursday, through its “news desk” online service stating the event would focus on four niche markets with each having its own pavilion at the show and at least 10 supporting seller booths. On the sidelines of the travel mart forum sessions will be organised to educate buyers on niche products under the four designated themes. Details of the forum have yet to be finalised. Read more

Music festival at Karon

PHUKET, 21 December 2011: Tourism Authority of Thailand is promoting a music festival, Phuket Electronic Music and Dance Festival on Karon Beach in Phuket 30 to 31 December.

The event is a partnership between TAT, the Department of Intellectual Property under the Ministry of Commerce and Karon Municipality.

Karon Municipality mayor, Tawee Thongcham said the two-day event should attract 100,000 visitors. Read more

TTAA expects a record 2012 fair

BANGKOK, 7 December 2011: Booth reservations remain open for the International Travel Fair 2012, according to Thai Travel Agents Association honorary secretary general, Prawit Tongvanichnobpakhun.

About 800 of the 1,300 potential booth spaces are already booked for the show scheduled 23 to 26 February at Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre in Bangkok.

“The major zones like the Plenary Hall and A zone are almost full,” said Mr Prawit. “We think the entire inventory of 1,300 booths will be taken by early next month,” he added.

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TCEB fears political conflict

BANGKOK, 29 November 2011: Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau has urged the government to ensure no further damage is inflicted on an already shaky events business.

TCEB warned that even rumours of growing political conflict or  provocation on the political front would be a disaster for the country at a time it needs to rebuild confidence.

TCEB president Akapol Sorasuchart said: “If there is a political conflict it will upset confidence of foreign investors as well as business visitors to the country.

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TICA calls for tourism recognition

BANGKOK, 28 November 2011: Thailand Incentive and Convention Association asked the Thai government, Friday, to raise tourism industry as a top priority industry that  can aid recovery in the wake of floods.

TICA president, Sumate Sudasna, said the tourism industry could generate 6.5% of the nation’s gross domestic product, or around Bt500,000 million a year, which is the same revenue generated by appliance manufacturing industries.

He claimed that tourism uses 90% local resources, while manufacturing sectors use around 60%, therefore tourism should be a top priority industry for the government to rebuild the economy.

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Flora to open 14 December

CHIANG MAI, 28 November 2011: The second edition of the Chiang Mai international horticulture expo known as Royal Flora Ratchaphruek will run from 14 December 2011 to 14 March 2012 the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives confirmed Friday.

Minister Theera Wongsamut said the flower fair is almost 100% ready for visitors after the 9 November opening was postponed due to floods in the central plains, where most of the expo visitors would be sourced.

“This event will help encourage domestic tourism after the country economic down,” he said.

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Vietnam organises ethnic event

AN GIANG, 25 November 2011: Vietnam will host a triennial event of the 5th Khmer Ethnic Minority Cultural Festival, 1 to 5 December, in Tinh Bien district, An Giang province.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said the event will take place at the Xuan Bien Industrial Park in Tinh Bien district near the Vietnam-Cambodia border.

The purpose of the event is to celebrate the cultural identity of the southern Khmer ethnic people. There will be wide range of activities such as boat races, a traditional costume show and ethnic cuisine displays as well as a scientific seminar, an exhibition, and Vietnamese-Cambodian Khmer cross-border cultural exchanges.

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