TOURISM IN PATTAYA

Foreign Visitors in 2009 Reaches 14 Million as Targeted

21.12.2009

Thailand's tourism industry, which provides thousands of jobs both directly and indirectly and has been much affected by domestic political conflicts and the global economic slowdown, has now recovered with about 14 million foreign tourists visiting the Kingdom in 2009 as earlier targeted, according to Minister of Tourism and Sports Chumphon Silpa-archa.

Foreign Visitors in 2009 Set to Reach 14 Million as Targeted Staff Reporter 06.11.2009	A PATTAYA THAI VACATION SPICE! Magazine 23.10.2009
Thailand's tourism industry,which provides thousands of jobs both directly and indirectly and has been much affected by domestic political conflicts and the global economic slowdown, has now recovered with about 14 million foreign tourists expected to visit the kingdom in 2009 as earlier targeted, according to Minister of Tourism and Sports Chumphon Silpa-archa.	Where is the “Giant Magnet” that draws people to Southeast Asia? Is it under the palaces of Cambodia’s Angkor War? Could it be found in the huge stone jaws in The Plain Of Jars of Laos? Maybe it is hidden deep in the underground tunnels of Vietnam’s DMZ (demilitarized zone) or could it be found under the giant reclining Buddha in Thailand? Where ever it is; it is powerful, for it draws millions each year to the shores of Southeast Asia.
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TAT Welcomes Tourist Agents from Hong Kong Visith Pinpawong 23.10.2009	Ten Ideas to Make Pattaya a Premier Tourist Destination Woraphan Akaboot 23.10.2009
One hundred and two representatives from tourist agencies in Hong Kong were warmly welcomed to our fair city by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Pattaya Office, in association with the Pattaya Business and Tourism Association and the International Association of Exhibitions and Events.	Mr. Wirasak Kowsurat, Ex-minister of Tourism and Sports joined together with the previous director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand to point out 10 ways to turn Pattaya into a designated tourist destination.
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New Tourism Plan Launched Staff Reporter 20.10.2009	Naklua Old Town Project Opening Soon Visith Pinpawong 20.10.2009
The Eastern Hotel Association led by Mr. Chatchawan Supachayanon and the association’s members recently conducted their seventh annual meeting at the Sunbeam Hotel, Pattaya. Pattaya TAT Office Director Mr. Niti Kongkrut also attended the event.	The Naklua Old Town Project is being planned and developed by Pattaya Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome as another tourism attraction for tourists to enjoy when completed
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Celebrate Halloween at Horseshoe Point Resort Staff Reporter 20.10.2009	Hot Air Balloons to Fill Pattaya’s Skies at International Balloon Fiesta 2009 Staff Reporter 20.10.2009
Pattaya Players (home of Pattaya's Professional Amateurs) is proud to announce its second annual Halloween Haunted Ghost Tour entitled, "Spooks, Spirits and Specters!" on Saturday, October 31, 2009. This chillingly haunting script was written by local Pattaya residents, Christopher Parsons and Ray Light brown. Parsons will also be directing the haunted tour. "Spooks, Spirits and Specters!" takes unsuspecting spectators on a 30 minute guided walking tour of Horseshoe Point's breathtaking Three Kingdoms Park, highlighting ghost stories from all around the world. At each stop, the macabre Tour Guides will retell the legends of ghostly visitations and other scary tales of infamous poltergeists and hunted happening, while the Pattaya Players troupe members portray the sinister specters!	Pattaya City, in conjunction with the Provincial Administration Office, Sport Flying Association (Thailand) and the Mongkol Chanel will present the third International Balloon Fiesta 2009 at the Learning Resort, Tahmmasat University Pattaya, from December 10th to 13th.
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