Ibis offers fair deals
February 17, 2011 by Paphada Apimonton
Filed under Hospitality, News
BANGKOK, 17 February 2011 – All seven Ibis hotels in Thailand will sell a promotional rate of Bt1,199 a night at the 8th Thai International Travel Fair 2011, 24 to 27 February the group announced Wednesday.
The deal can be booked only at the fair and is valid until October 2011.
The standard rate at an Ibis hotel is in the range of Bt2,000 (Bangkok hotels) to Bt3,000 in some resorts such as Samui.
TTAA plans second fair
February 10, 2011 by Paphada Apimonton
Filed under News, Thailand, Tour Operators
BANGKOK, 10 February 2011 – Thai Travel Agents Association revealed Monday, it will host a second travel fair, 18 to 21 August, as a follow-up to its popular annual trade show, which opens in Bangkok 24 February.
Reservations for booths for the 9th TITF opened opened at the same time with 280 booths booked, this week, of which 180 are for travel agencies.
The budget to organise the 9th TITF will be around Bt30 million.
Big turnout forecast for TTAA show
February 9, 2011 by Paphada Apimonton
Filed under News, Thailand, Tour Operators
BANGKOK, 9 February 2011 – Krungthai Card PLC expects credit card spend on travel products at the up-coming 8th Thai International Travel Fair 2011 to reach Bt300 million, the company reported Monday.
The four-day event will be held at Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre, 24 to 27 February.
Travel spend at the show last year reached Bt1 billion in cash and credit card purchases. KTC executive vice president for membership marketing, Pittaya Vorapanyasakul, said the performance included Bt275 million spent through KTC credit cards. The show attracted 800,000 consumers.
TTAA expands fair features
January 25, 2011 by Paphada Apimonton
Filed under News, Thailand
BANGKOK, 25 January 2011 – Thai Travel Agents Association said it will add new conference feature at the 8th Thai International Travel Fair 2011, 24 to 27 February, at Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre.
The new feature will allow tourism related companies to present their products and services in theatre-style meeting rooms, TTAA manager Sawanit Singtoroj told TTR Weekly Monday.
There will be three theatre-like presentation rooms available for bookings that must be made in advance by exhibitors. Each room will offer eight sessions a day starting from 1100 to 1800 with each session lasting 45 minutes. The presentations schedule will be posted daily to advise fair visitors.
KTC happy with tourism earnings
November 4, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
Filed under News
BANGKOK, 4 November 2010 – Credit card spending related to tourism reached Bt9 billion Krung Thai Bank reported Tuesday.
Officials were providing an update on the bank’s travel and leisure marketing department’a performance claiming tourism related spending by card members had made gains annually since 2004, despite political and economic restraints.
TTAA roams in Kanchanaburi
July 6, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
Filed under Tour Operators
BANGKOK, 5 July 2010 – Thai Travel Agents Association will organise an out-of-city “roaming meeting” for members in Kanchanaburi province at the River Kwai Resotel, 18 July.
TTAA forecasts a healthy year
June 2, 2010 by Duangrudee Somboonruangsri
Filed under News
BANGKOK 1 June, 2010 – Thai Travel Agents Association forecasts outbound travel this year should increase around 50% from last year according to the association’s data released to members at its last meeting.
Tour seminar at TTAA Fair
February 24, 2010 by Duangrudee Somboonruangsri
Filed under Tour Operators
Edelweiss will hold a tour products seminar on the Middle East, Greece and Turkey, 26 February, at Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre, during the 7th Thai International Travel Fair 2010.
