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Phuket Business: MICE expert to speak at AMCHAM event tomorrow

PHUKET: Tomorrow, March 14, the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) will host a tourism event at Angsana Laguna Phuket focusing on how to sustainably grow MICE business.
One of the keynote speakers at the event will be Mrs Supawan Teerarat, vice president of strategic and business development at the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB).
The TCEB is a government agency working under the direction of the Prime Minister’s office, and is the only agency in Thailand directly responsible for developing the kingdom’s MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions) industry.
The agency was established with the aim of attracting more business events to Thailand and promoting Thailand as the preferred destination for MICE events in the Asia region.
Mrs Supawan has been working with the TCEB for almost five years, starting as the director of the Exhibitions Department, where she helped pave the way for Thailand to become the leading exhibition host country in the Asean region, in terms of net space sold and revenue per fair. She also led the push to establish Thailand Exhibition as a global brand.
Now, as vice president of strategic and business development, she is heading five strategic marketing departments: Meeting industry, Exhibitions, Domestic MICE, Marketing and Corporate Branding and MICE Capabilities.
She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, majoring in Finance Management, and holds a master’s degree in Public Administration, majoring in Public Policy. She has been working in the MICE industry for over 18 years, making her one of Thailand’s foremost experts on the exhibitions and conferences industry.
Prior to joining the TCEB, she worked in the incentive industry with Diethelm Travel, holding the position of group marketing director for venue management at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, and gained experience as a professional exhibition organizer at BITEC (Bangkok International Exhibition Center) and the IMPACT convention center complex.
To hear Mrs Supawan speak about the development of Thailand’s MICE industry, make sure you attend the AMCHAM tourism event at Angsana Laguna Phuket. The event is open to the public and presents a tremendous opportunity for those associated with hotels, tourism and the service industry to learn more about Phuket’s MICE sector and how this important segment can contribute to the island’s focus in generating quality visitors versus quantity.
Other speakers will include: Welf Ebeling, vice president, APAC – Global Business Travel Association (GBTA); and Mark Simmons, vice president sales and marketing, Asia-Pacific – Outrigger Hotels and Resorts.
Registration for the event begins at 4pm, presentations start at 4:30pm and at 6pm there will be networking drinks. Entry costs 100 baht.
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Turbulence ahead for Thailand’s aviation industry | VIDEO

When the airlines, in particular, were asking the government to put their hands in their pockets for some relief funding in August last year, it was genuinely thought that international tourists would be coming back for the high season in December and January. At the very least local tourists and expats would head back to the skies over the traditional holiday break. And surely the Chinese would be back for Chinese New Year?
As we know now, none of that happened. A resurge in cases started just south of Bangkok on December 20 last year, just before Christmas, kicking off another round of restrictions, pretty much killing off any possibility of a high season ‘bump’ for the tourist industry. Airlines slashed flights from their schedule, and hotels, which had dusted off their reception desks for the surge of tourists, shut their doors again.
Domestically, the hotel business saw 6 million room nights in the government’s latest stimulus campaign fully redeemed. But the air ticket quota of 2 million seats still has over 1.3 million seats unused. Local tourists mostly skipped flights and opted for destinations within driving distance of their homes.
As for international tourism… well that still seems months or years away, even now.
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Domestic air passenger numbers double those of January

Passenger numbers on domestic flights within Thailand have doubled within a month, rising from 4,000 in January to over 10,000 this month. Having nearly recovered to pre-pandemic levels, domestic travel plummeted once more when Covid-19 resurfaced late last year.
Apirat Chaiwongnoi from the Department of Airports says 15 of Thailand’s 29 airports are now operating domestic flights, with more expected to follow. He believes the aviation sector will continue to recover further in the coming 6 months, bolstered by the national vaccine rollout.
Around 120 domestic flights a day are now operating, which is twice the number that were operating at the lowest point in the crisis. Prior to the resurgence of the virus in December, domestic passenger numbers had recovered to 30,000 – 40,000 a day, around 80% of pre-pandemic numbers.
The DoA says airports must continue to adhere to the Covid-19 hygiene measures put in place by the Health Ministry and the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand.
SOURCE: Bangkok Post
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Samut Sakhon’s shrimp market to remain closed until February 15

Samut Sakhon’s Central Shrimp Market, the epicentre of Thailand’s recent wave of Covid-19, will remain closed until February 15. The market can reopen once the overall hygiene situation at the market and surrounding area has improved, according to the province’s disease control committee.
Local officials say the shrimp market needs to remain closed until the market structure and nearby residential facilities are inspected. People who violate the order face up to a year in prison and a fine up to 100,000 baht.
More than 12,000 people in the province have tested positive for Covid-19. The increasing number of infections is a result from the active case finding to contain the spread of the virus.
SOURCE: Thai PBS World | Thairath Online
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