The organisers of the Phuket International Boat Show recently held a “Bangkok Preview” in the capital to introduce the boating lifestyle to city residents. Over the weekend, more than 300 visitors came to the Preview and showed a strong interest, with some expected to attend the Phuket International Boat Show in January 2010 at Royal Phuket Marina.
Mr. Andy Dowden, Event Director, said “We received strong interest from visitors in Bangkok. We had a number of visitors to the Bangkok Preview enabling us to boost interest in the Phuket show to a wider target audience.”
”PIMEX is the major international boat show in the region and one that I have to attend. Results from past years have been very good: we have met many new potential customers and generated strong sales leads. The Phuket International Boat Show provides an excellent opportunity to showcase our marine brands,” commented Mr. Hakan Lange, Managing Director of Derani Yachts, a long term exhibitor of PIMEX.
Since it's beginning, PIMEX has been a key driver in the growth of Phuket’s marine tourism industry, which has grown year-on-year by approximately 10%. The show has a proven track record with sales successes and strong visitor numbers for seven consecutive years. The show’s exhibitors include many major brands of motorboats and sailing yachts, as well as a variety of marine tourism products and services, yacht brokers, luxury real estate and other lifestyle products from Phuket, Thailand and around the world.
”We are pleased that PIMEX continues to be proactive and make efforts to attract the right visitors, and to open up new markets such as Bangkok, to the marine lifestyle. We believe these new markets will be very encouraging for the future of marine tourism in Thailand,” said Mr. Quentin Lowe, Group Brokerage Manager of Simpson Marine.
As the event draws near, exhibitor bookings are strong. The Phuket International Boat Show continues to retain its crown as being the biggest boat show in the region in terms of in- water boat displays, with many new brands having confirmed to exhibit at the show for the first time this year. New arrivals at this year's show includes two superyachts from Europe - a 32 metre Mangusta and a 26 metre Pershing – both of which are clear signs that the marine industry is weathering the economic storm. Combined with an increase in international exhibitors and visitors, the 2010 Phuket International Boat Show is shaping up to be the best yet.
Now in it's seventh year, the Phuket International Boat Show will be held January 7-10, 2010, at Royal Phuket Marina in Phuket, Thailand and is supported by the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau with support and enthusiasm from the Tourism Authority of Thailand and the Sports Authority of Thailand. Co-Sponsored by the Tourism Authority of Thailand with the Bangkok Pan Pacific Hotel as Official Supplier, Media Partners include 91.5FM Phuket Island Radio, Asia Pacific Boating, Asia Spa, China Boating, Director, International Herald Tribune, Jet Asia Pacific, Luxury Properties, Millionaire Asia, Newspaper Direct, Phuket Gazette, Prestige Thailand and The Nation.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
dusitD2 baraquda pattaya: Asia’s only Finalist at FX Awards 2009
Pattaya, Thailand – The dusitD2 baraquda pattaya was recognised as one of the Best Hotel Designs worldwide at the FX International Interior Design Awards 2009 ceremony organised by FX Design Magazine of the United Kingdom and held on 24 November 2009 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London.
FX Magazine selected dusitD2 baraquda pattaya as a finalist in the hotel category, the judging panel of industry experts declaring the resort hotel to be “creative, functional and welcoming, especially for its size”. The other 2009 finalists included W Hotel downtown, Atlanta; The W, New York; Andels’s Lodz; Andel’s Berlin; and Boundary, London, which was the winner. Finalists were selected based on aesthetic appeal, practicality and functionality of design.
“We are honoured to have been selected as a finalist for the FX International Interior Design Awards 2009,” said Mr. Paolo Randone, General Manager of dusitD2 baraquda pattaya. “We strive to be as distinctive as we can and we appreciate that our efforts are recognised.”
The prestigious FX International Interior Design Awards is organized by FX Magazine, the leading UK commercial interiors publication. The FX International Interior Design Awards have been celebrating excellence in design for the last ten years, with previous winners including some of the biggest names in international design.
Just a 90-minute drive from Bangkok and located within Pattaya’s entertainment and shopping district, the 72-room hotel is at the doorstep of Pattaya’s exciting caf้ scene and a short ferry ride to the white sand beaches of Koh Larn (Coral Island).
FX Magazine selected dusitD2 baraquda pattaya as a finalist in the hotel category, the judging panel of industry experts declaring the resort hotel to be “creative, functional and welcoming, especially for its size”. The other 2009 finalists included W Hotel downtown, Atlanta; The W, New York; Andels’s Lodz; Andel’s Berlin; and Boundary, London, which was the winner. Finalists were selected based on aesthetic appeal, practicality and functionality of design.
“We are honoured to have been selected as a finalist for the FX International Interior Design Awards 2009,” said Mr. Paolo Randone, General Manager of dusitD2 baraquda pattaya. “We strive to be as distinctive as we can and we appreciate that our efforts are recognised.”
The prestigious FX International Interior Design Awards is organized by FX Magazine, the leading UK commercial interiors publication. The FX International Interior Design Awards have been celebrating excellence in design for the last ten years, with previous winners including some of the biggest names in international design.
Just a 90-minute drive from Bangkok and located within Pattaya’s entertainment and shopping district, the 72-room hotel is at the doorstep of Pattaya’s exciting caf้ scene and a short ferry ride to the white sand beaches of Koh Larn (Coral Island).
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
ETIHAD TO JOIN SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL USERS GROUP
Etihad Airways has joined the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group (SAFUG), an airline-led industry working group established in 2008 to accelerate the commercialisation and availability of sustainable biofuels.
James Hogan, Etihad Airways’ chief executive, said: ““Etihad recognises the need for step-changes in aviation to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and meet our industry’s carbon reduction goal. We also recognise that any fuel alternatives must be morally, socially and environmentally acceptable, while not compromising the future sustainability of the aviation industry.”
SAFUG members are bound by stringent criteria for the development of non fossil fuels, including the following:
The development of plant sources must be undertaken in a manner that is non-competitive with food, with biodiversity impacts minimised and without jeopardizing drinking water supplies. The total lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from plant growth, harvesting, processing and end-use should be significantly less than that from fossil sources. In developing economies, development projects should include provisions or outcomes that improve socio-economic conditions for small-scale farmers and their families and that do not require the involuntary displacement of local populations. High conservation value areas and native eco-systems should not be cleared and converted for jet fuel plant source development.
Each SAFUG member has pledged to work through the Roundtable for Sustainable Biofuels (RSB), a global multi-stakeholder initiative consisting of leading environmental organizations, financiers, biofuel developers, biofuel-interested petroleum companies, the transportation sector, developing-world poverty alleviation associations, research entities, and governments.
“Abu Dhabi, our home base, has itself made a strong commitment towards sustainability and in the promotion of renewable energy through the establishment of Masdar City, which will the headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency,” Mr Hogan said.
About Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways is the national airline of the United Arab Emirates based in the UAE’s capital, Abu Dhabi. Currently Etihad offers flights to over 55 destinations in the Middle East, Europe, North America, Africa and Asia.
James Hogan, Etihad Airways’ chief executive, said: ““Etihad recognises the need for step-changes in aviation to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and meet our industry’s carbon reduction goal. We also recognise that any fuel alternatives must be morally, socially and environmentally acceptable, while not compromising the future sustainability of the aviation industry.”
SAFUG members are bound by stringent criteria for the development of non fossil fuels, including the following:
The development of plant sources must be undertaken in a manner that is non-competitive with food, with biodiversity impacts minimised and without jeopardizing drinking water supplies. The total lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from plant growth, harvesting, processing and end-use should be significantly less than that from fossil sources. In developing economies, development projects should include provisions or outcomes that improve socio-economic conditions for small-scale farmers and their families and that do not require the involuntary displacement of local populations. High conservation value areas and native eco-systems should not be cleared and converted for jet fuel plant source development.
Each SAFUG member has pledged to work through the Roundtable for Sustainable Biofuels (RSB), a global multi-stakeholder initiative consisting of leading environmental organizations, financiers, biofuel developers, biofuel-interested petroleum companies, the transportation sector, developing-world poverty alleviation associations, research entities, and governments.
“Abu Dhabi, our home base, has itself made a strong commitment towards sustainability and in the promotion of renewable energy through the establishment of Masdar City, which will the headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency,” Mr Hogan said.
About Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways is the national airline of the United Arab Emirates based in the UAE’s capital, Abu Dhabi. Currently Etihad offers flights to over 55 destinations in the Middle East, Europe, North America, Africa and Asia.
MADAME TUSSAUDS COMES TO BANGKOK
Global Leisure Giant Merlin Entertainments Partners With Siam Piwat to Bring US $15m Iconic Visitor Attraction to Bangkok
The world’s second largest visitor attraction operator, Merlin Entertainments (Merlin), announced today that it is planning to bring its most iconic and popular attraction to Thailand for the very first time - Madame Tussauds Bangkok will open in the Siam Discovery in September 2010.. The US $15m visitor attraction will be the company’s tenth Madame Tussauds worldwide, and the third to open in Asia, joining very established and successful sister attractions in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
One of the most famous, unique and best loved ‘celebrity’ brands in the world, Madame Tussauds Bangkok is destined to be the “must do” attraction for all visitors. Madame Tussauds is looking to work closely with Bangkok tourist and leisure organisations to promote the opening, and to ensure that in the future the attraction plays a key role in encouraging visitors both from overseas, and from other parts of Thailand and the region, to the City. The original wax attraction, Madame Tussauds’ world class wax figures will also be at the centre of a planned major redevelopment of the Siam Discovery and surrounding area.
200 Years of Quality
Madame Tussauds Bangkok will be the ultimate celebrity experience, and not like any other attraction. Its sculptors produce wax figures of such quality and so lifelike that visitors, and celebrities alike, often have to do a double take. With no bars, ropes or barriers around the figures visitors have no problem believing that they really are standing beside, or even ‘acting/competing’ with their heroes in some of the exciting interactive parts of the attraction which have become such a popular part of what the attraction offers
This is the result of 200 years of Madame Tussauds’ expertise and painstaking research for every figure. Each one takes a minimum of 3 months to make, and many are produced following sittings with the celebrities themselves. They are all produced as a result of hundreds of separate measurements, hours matching skin tone, eye and hair colour - with every individual hair inserted separately. Celebrities themselves and film studio wardrobe departments often supply clothing for the figures, or designers will reproduce significant or iconic outfits as exact replicas for us. A famous example of this is HRH Princess Diana’s wedding dress which was on display in the London attraction the day after the wedding and was made in tandem with the original dress by the designers – and with her approval. No one else has this relationship with the famous – who regard inclusion in Madame Tussauds as a huge honour and recognition of their status and achievement.
Most importantly each of the Madame Tussauds’ attractions is quite different from one another, reflecting not only the culture, people, history and colour of the City in which they are located; but also featuring global figures from politics, entertainment, music and sport which have helped to shape the world. Madame Tussauds Bangkok will be no exception, the company is already working with a number of top Thai celebrities and has lots of very exciting plans for the City which will be revealed at a special preview event next Spring
Merlin Entertainments Midway Managing Director Glenn Earlam said: “We are delighted to be opening a Madame Tussauds in Bangkok which is such an exciting and vibrant city, and which gives us so much scope to create what I believe will be one of our best attractions ever. It will be a unique attraction, in a unique City.’
‘We are particularly delighted to be working with the team at Siam Piwat, the owners of Siam Discovery, who have done so much to make this project a reality. Their plans for the redevelopment of the Siam Discovery are very exciting and we are proud to be a part of it. This is a super prime location in one of the leading shopping centres and busiest and most important malls in Bangkok. I have no doubt the attraction will be hugely successful. ’
Mrs. Chadatip Chutrakul, President and CEO of Siam Piwat Company Limited, commenting on the Siam Discovery redevelopment plan said, “We are preparing a major renovation of both the interior and exterior of Siam Discovery, introducing an exciting element to the heart of Bangkok’s most prominent shopping area. It is also our great pleasure to welcome the world renowned visitor attraction operator, Merlin Entertainments which will be bringing its most iconic and popular attraction --Madame Tussauds Bangkok, to Thailand. Being entrusted by such a respectable multi-national company is a reflection of Siam Discovery’s great potential, and we take pride in drawing large foreign investments to Thailand and contributing to the growth of the country’s economy and tourism.”
The Bangkok project is one of three new attractions – on three continents - which Merlin has scheduled to open in 2010 – the others are a LEGOLAND Discovery Centre in Manchester, UK; and a SEA LIFE aquarium in Phoenix Arizona, USA. This is in line with the company’s strategy to roll out its primary ‘midway’ brands (short stay, indoor attractions) around the world. Madame Tussauds Bangkok will be the Group’s 61st attraction globally, and underlines the importance of Asia and the Far East as a key development market for Merlin.
The world’s second largest visitor attraction operator, Merlin Entertainments (Merlin), announced today that it is planning to bring its most iconic and popular attraction to Thailand for the very first time - Madame Tussauds Bangkok will open in the Siam Discovery in September 2010.. The US $15m visitor attraction will be the company’s tenth Madame Tussauds worldwide, and the third to open in Asia, joining very established and successful sister attractions in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
One of the most famous, unique and best loved ‘celebrity’ brands in the world, Madame Tussauds Bangkok is destined to be the “must do” attraction for all visitors. Madame Tussauds is looking to work closely with Bangkok tourist and leisure organisations to promote the opening, and to ensure that in the future the attraction plays a key role in encouraging visitors both from overseas, and from other parts of Thailand and the region, to the City. The original wax attraction, Madame Tussauds’ world class wax figures will also be at the centre of a planned major redevelopment of the Siam Discovery and surrounding area.
200 Years of Quality
Madame Tussauds Bangkok will be the ultimate celebrity experience, and not like any other attraction. Its sculptors produce wax figures of such quality and so lifelike that visitors, and celebrities alike, often have to do a double take. With no bars, ropes or barriers around the figures visitors have no problem believing that they really are standing beside, or even ‘acting/competing’ with their heroes in some of the exciting interactive parts of the attraction which have become such a popular part of what the attraction offers
This is the result of 200 years of Madame Tussauds’ expertise and painstaking research for every figure. Each one takes a minimum of 3 months to make, and many are produced following sittings with the celebrities themselves. They are all produced as a result of hundreds of separate measurements, hours matching skin tone, eye and hair colour - with every individual hair inserted separately. Celebrities themselves and film studio wardrobe departments often supply clothing for the figures, or designers will reproduce significant or iconic outfits as exact replicas for us. A famous example of this is HRH Princess Diana’s wedding dress which was on display in the London attraction the day after the wedding and was made in tandem with the original dress by the designers – and with her approval. No one else has this relationship with the famous – who regard inclusion in Madame Tussauds as a huge honour and recognition of their status and achievement.
Most importantly each of the Madame Tussauds’ attractions is quite different from one another, reflecting not only the culture, people, history and colour of the City in which they are located; but also featuring global figures from politics, entertainment, music and sport which have helped to shape the world. Madame Tussauds Bangkok will be no exception, the company is already working with a number of top Thai celebrities and has lots of very exciting plans for the City which will be revealed at a special preview event next Spring
Merlin Entertainments Midway Managing Director Glenn Earlam said: “We are delighted to be opening a Madame Tussauds in Bangkok which is such an exciting and vibrant city, and which gives us so much scope to create what I believe will be one of our best attractions ever. It will be a unique attraction, in a unique City.’
‘We are particularly delighted to be working with the team at Siam Piwat, the owners of Siam Discovery, who have done so much to make this project a reality. Their plans for the redevelopment of the Siam Discovery are very exciting and we are proud to be a part of it. This is a super prime location in one of the leading shopping centres and busiest and most important malls in Bangkok. I have no doubt the attraction will be hugely successful. ’
Mrs. Chadatip Chutrakul, President and CEO of Siam Piwat Company Limited, commenting on the Siam Discovery redevelopment plan said, “We are preparing a major renovation of both the interior and exterior of Siam Discovery, introducing an exciting element to the heart of Bangkok’s most prominent shopping area. It is also our great pleasure to welcome the world renowned visitor attraction operator, Merlin Entertainments which will be bringing its most iconic and popular attraction --Madame Tussauds Bangkok, to Thailand. Being entrusted by such a respectable multi-national company is a reflection of Siam Discovery’s great potential, and we take pride in drawing large foreign investments to Thailand and contributing to the growth of the country’s economy and tourism.”
The Bangkok project is one of three new attractions – on three continents - which Merlin has scheduled to open in 2010 – the others are a LEGOLAND Discovery Centre in Manchester, UK; and a SEA LIFE aquarium in Phoenix Arizona, USA. This is in line with the company’s strategy to roll out its primary ‘midway’ brands (short stay, indoor attractions) around the world. Madame Tussauds Bangkok will be the Group’s 61st attraction globally, and underlines the importance of Asia and the Far East as a key development market for Merlin.
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