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.
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