Grand Sale goes digital

BANGKOK, 29 June 2017: For the first time, the annual Visa Thailand Grand Sale goes digital as the flagship inbound programme gets a mobile-first revamp.

Visa Thailand Grand Sale 2017 was officially launched earlier this month by Thailand’s Minister of Tourism and Sports Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, Visa country manager, Thailand Suripong Tantiyanon and Tourism Authority of Thailand deputy governor for tourism products and business Noppadon Pakprot.

However details of the new digital features were released, Wednesday, that opens shopping for the first time to the mobile online experience. Read more

Chinese love VR technology

BASINGSTOKE, UK, 28 June 2017: Most Chinese visitors at theme parks want to use futuristic technology when they are shopping says the latest Omnico survey.

The survey covered consumers from China, Japan and Malaysia noting there were vast differences between the three consumer markets.

97% of consumers in China want to use futuristic technology when they go shopping in theme parks, while Read more

Scary side of Dalat shopping

LAM DONG, 14 June 2017: Dalat authorities are taking measures to tackle rising cases of shopping scams targeting tourists.

Local media reported statements from the Lam Dong People’s Committee claiming sellers and marketers used violent measures to force drivers, guides and visitors to buy their products.

The committee has asked the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Department of Industry and Trade and local authorities to increase inspections. Read more

Japan’s brand shopping flourishes

TOKYO, 2 May 2017: Tight-fisted shoppers, unsteady economic growth and a shrinking population; Japan doesn’t exactly fit the image of a spending powerhouse these days.

But you would never know it in Ginza — Tokyo’s answer to the Champs-Elysees or Fifth Avenue — where a new 13-storey upscale mall is proving that Japan is still a whale in the luxury business.

The country logs some USD22.7 billion in annual spending on top-end goods made by brands including Chanel, Dior, and Prada, ranking it as the world’s number two luxury market behind the United States. Read more

Stockholm still on alert

BANGKOK, 10 April 2017: Swedish authorities are requesting the public to continue to avoid central Stockholm, around Drottninggatan, due to the ongoing investigation and transport disruptions following the vehicle attack on a pedestrian street last Friday.

Travel advisories issued by various nations warn citizens travelling to Stockholm to be vigilant and carry their passports at all time.

The Swedish Government has temporarily introduced stricter border control measures that will remain in place until at least 17 April. Read more

Kowloon Shangri-La on a mission

BANGKOK, 25 January 2017: Kowloon Shangri-La  embarked on a sales mission in the Thai capital this week to convince Thai travellers to revisit Hong Kong and explore its shopping.

The hotel’s general manager, Ulf Bremer, led the team that entertained Bangkok’s major consumer media for lunch and made sales calls on tour companies and corporate meetings planners.

“We have identified three key outbound markets, Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand, that hold promise for the hotel,” he told TTR Weekly. Read more

Sunday shopping to save tourism

PARIS, 10 January 2017: Good news for tourists, Sunday shopping at Paris’s prestigious department stores will soon become a reality.

Officials believe the move to free up Sunday shopping should counter a drop in visits following terror attacks that scared away foreign visitors to the world’s fashion capital.

President Francois Hollande’s Socialist government has chipped away at France’s laws preventing shops opening on Sunday. Read more

Bumper sales months in Thailand

BANGKOK, 22 June, 2016: Thailand’s 18th annual Amazing Thailand Grand Sale got underway last week launched by the campaign’s main sponsor and organiser, Visa Thailand and the Tourism  Authority of Thailand.

The annual sale, with prices cut by as much as 60%, continues until 31 August in major tourist destinations around the country.

More than 15,000 shops in 110 department stores and shopping malls are participating in the promotion. Read more

Thailand’s grand sale opens 15 June

BANGKOK, 26 May 2016: Thailand’s annual Amazing Thailand Grand Sale will return for its 18th edition, 15 June to 15 August, in tourist towns nationwide.

This year, the emphasis will be on female travellers as part of a wider Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Women’s Journey Month in August.

Taking part in the Amazing Thailand Grand Sale 2016 will be 15,000 enterprises in more than 110 department stores and shopping centres in seven major tourist destinations; Bangkok, Pattaya, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Hat Yai, Hua Hin and Udon Thani. Read more

Shopping brawl ends in death

HONG KONG, 21 October 2015: A Chinese tourist died in Hong Kong, Tuesday, police said, after he was beaten unconscious in a row over “forced shopping”.

The 54-year-old was found unconscious outside a jewellery shop in the commercial district of Hung Hom when police arrived on the scene Monday morning.

He died on Tuesday in hospital.

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