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Industry uniting after Bangkok shutdown

April 24, 2014· · tags: Bangkok, bangkok event entertainment, Thailand, thailand event entertainment
A study shows that Bangkok hotel room occupancy took a hit as anti-government protestors reached a peak in January – but two developments in the Thai capital led by sections of the hospitality sector  show signs of determined recovery.   The third Thailand Tourism Forum went ahead this week at the InterContinental Bangkok Grand Ballroom after being postponed due to a state of emergency – which has now been lifted – being declared by the Thai governmement.   Another example of the industry uniting as tensions in the city ease, is the launch of the Bangkok Riverside Marketing Partnership. On April 18, a group of hotels  agreed to work together to raise awareness of the Chao Phraya Riverside as a primary leisure and MICE destination in Bangkok for domestic and international visitors.   The eight hotels are Anantara Bangkok Riverside & Spa, Chatrium Hotel Riverside Bangkok, Mandarin Oriental Bangkok, Millennium Hilton Bangkok, The Peninsula Bangkok, Ramada Plaza Bangkok Menam Riverside, Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers and Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok   Following the Thailand Tourism Forum, Bill Barnett, managing director of C9 Hotelworks, a Phuket-based asset management and hospitality consultancy, says although the study by STR Global found hotels reporting […]
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Business events hit by Bangkok protests

January 17, 2014· · tags: Bangkok, bangkok agency, bangkok entertainment, bangkok event, bangkok events
Anti-government protests in the centre of Bangkok have led to international meeting planners postponing events or relocating them to other cities in Asia.   Medical device company Abbott is one multinational that has switched a key regional meeting for its medical optics sales executives from the Thai capital. Abbott Medical Optics’ meeting planners told CEI Asia that a three-day turnaround effort was launched in the past few days to change the meeting to Hong Kong.   The Tourism Authority of Thailand has also postponed local marketing activities for the month.   The Four Seasons hotel in Bangkok has been forced to cancel several business events, and a major medical association event has been cancelled, due to mass protests that have blockaded major city centre roads.   Senior director of public relations at Four Seasons Asia Pacific, Nicola Chilton, told London-based C&IT that the hotel has received several cancellations from the group and incentive sector this month.   Chilton added that visitors were taking a ‘wait and see’ approach with regards to how the political situation in Thailand is developing as protestors vow to boycott or disrupt planned elections and demand the government steps down.   “We’re monitoring the situation closely […]
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‘Business as usual’ in Bangkok

December 04, 2013· · tags: Bangkok, bangkok entertainment, bangkok entertainment agency, bangkok events, bangkok planners
Bureaus and DMCs on regular programming despite some cancellations   Amid ongoing anti-government demonstrations in the capital, Thailand’s Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) has emphasised that business events and activities in the city are proceeding as normal. According to the bureau, business venues in and around Bangkok have not been affected.   Destination Asia Thailand’s CEO James Reed says that all of the company’s tours and activities in the Bangkok have continued and only isolated areas of the city have been disrupted by the protests. These are mainly the government buildings along Ratchadamnoen Avenue, the Laksi District, where the Department of Special Investigation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are located, the Ministry of Finance in Phayathai District, and the Government House in Dusit District.   He says unlike the situation in 2010, where shopping malls and some tourist areas were taken over by demonstrators, the vast majority of Bangkok remains unaffected at this time, with international airports, public transport such as the SkyTrain and MTR, and city and provincial bus lines still running on regular schedules.   Some DMCs however, are opting to stay on the side of caution. Thailand-based AsiaWorld Enterprise, the official travel partner for the international Race of […]
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IT&CMA and CTW Asia-Pacific Kicks Off in Bangkok

October 03, 2013· · tags: asia, Bangkok, India and New Zealand, IT&CMA and CTW Asia-Pacific, Japan’s private MICE, Jordan, Malaysia, Malaysia among other South-East Asia regions, Taiwan, Thailand
The annual IT&CMA and CTW Asia-Pacific expo kicked off in Bangkok on Tuesday, with 122 new exhibiting businesses at the showcase, many of them new companies coming in under the various CVB and national pavilions. New participating countries include Jordan, India and New Zealand.   Japan’s private MICE sector has also chosen IT&CMA and CTW Asia-Pacific to stage a strong comeback to the MICE scene. To help position the destination to international buyers, event organizers have clustered all participating Japanese exhibitors on the show floor. Similarly, Singapore is represented by 15 private sector organisations, 10 of which have been clustered into a dedicated Singapore pavilion to promote the destination.   Taiwan has also doubled its booth space this year. The country is also coinciding their exclusive MEET TAIWAN networking event with IT&CMA and CTW Asia-Pacific to maximize their reach to local buyers and media.   Read More
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