THAILAND TRAVEL MART PLUS (TTM+) 2019 & THE 'BIG MATCH' THAILAND TRAVEL MART PLUS (TTM+) 2019 The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will proudly host the largest B2B event ‘Thailand Travel Mart Plus Amazing Gateway to the Greater Mekong Sub-Region’ (TTM+) 2019 on 5th to 7th June 2019, at the Ocean Marina Yacht Club in Pattaya. This is the 2nd year in a
ONE FOR THE BUCKET LIST? Borobudur is an amazing, must see 9th century Buddhist temple, located close to the town of Muntilan in Java (Indonesia). It lies 25 miles north west of Yogyagakarta and 50 miles west of Surakarta. Borobudur sits in an elevated area between 2 volcanoes and 2 rivers. This sacred site is considered as the world's largest Buddhist temple and
THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE + RANTHAMBORE...BEST KNOWN AS...'TAJ & TIGERS' Let's be honest here. The most popular tour really is the 'Golden Triangle' (without Ranthambore & the tigers!), which typically runs for 6 days / 5 nights or 7 days / 6 nights. However, for those visitors with more time available, the 'Golden Triangle with Ranthambore' (with tigers) is definitely the preferred choice. 10
ASK THE EXPERTS @ SELECT REPRESENTATION How time flies! Select Representation has recently entered its 8thyear of operation. Since its inauguration in February 2012, the company has gone from strength to strength, and today is considered as one of the leading sales & marketing representation companies, for both hotels and destination management companies. Until now the core focus has been on representing the
PLANNING FOR 2019 & BEYOND Tour East (full-service destination management company operating exclusively B2B from 18 countries across the Asia Pacific region) conducted its 3rd annual global inbound (GIB) conference between 09-11th January 2019 at the Holiday Inn Silom Bangkok. This was the group’s 1st time for holding this large-scale event outside of Singapore, and Thailand was the chosen venue. The annual GIB conference is an important 3 day
YES, IT'S TRADE SHOW TIME IN BERLIN....AGAIN! How time flies! Once again we are planning ahead for ITB Berlin in March 2019. This year Select Representation has the following clients attending the show between 06 - 09th March: Maldives: Adaaran Resorts, Maldives, including the soon to open 5* luxurious Heritance Aarah. Thailand: Apsara Beachfront Resort & Villa (Khao Lak) & Deevana Plaza Krabi (Ao Nang - Krabi)
CHATUCHAK WEEKEND MARKET Looking for some retail therapy in Bangkok? Then a visit to the famous Chatuchak Weekend Market should be top of your list. Regarded as the largest market in Thailand (also known as JJ Market), it has more than 15,000 stalls, spread across 35 acres and divided into 26 sections, which range from clothing, food, art, homeware, antiques ....and much more.
SO LET'S SEE YOUR BEST PHOTOS! We all love a great photo, yet bizarrely many of us do not even own a 'proper' camera. When making reference to a 'proper' camera, I mean anything other than a mobile phone or iPad. It's true to say that in recent years we have moved away from the traditional way of taking snaps, to the more conventional mobile handset or
WHERE TO STAY IN HONG KONG? Having travelled to Hong Kong many times over the past 20 years, people often ask me where is my preferred location or place to stay? Is it Kowloon or Hong Kong Island? Well, it really depends on what you want or if you are on business, leisure or even ‘Bleisure’! Personally, I prefer Hong Kong Island, as
THE BOOM IN TOURISM CAUSES CONCERN IN JAPAN 'With the population shrinking and the government leery of allowing more immigrants into the country, foreign tourism has become an effective economic stimulus. In fact, its success has exceeded anyone’s wildest dreams. More than 28 million tourist from abroad visited Japan in 2017, and it seems for sure that the stated goal of reaching 40 million tourists
