The Amazing Thailand Grand Sale Samui Fair proposes a special package that will offer free accommodation, in hopes of stimulating tourism during the low season.Head of the Thai Hotels Association in the Southeastern Seaboard in Surathani Province, Ruengnam Jaikwang, recently disclosed that the association has collaborated with the Tourism Authority of Thailand and Samui's tourism business board to organise the first 'Amazing Thailand Grand Sale Samui Fair', in order to stimulate tourism during the low season.
The project is also intended to alleviate problems stemming from the decline in the world economy and the spread of 2009 influenza which has caused the nation to face a loss of 80 percent of the regular tourism revenue.
This project will be held for three months, from June 1st to the end of September, 2009.
Participating merchants will offer discounts for accommodations and food, a 10 to 70 percent discount for plane tickets, and 10,000 free rooms, to attract tourists.
They believe this year's low season will be more bustling than last year because the discounted flights from Bangkok to Samui now cost only 2,250 baht. Further details will be available through the Tourism Authority of Thailand branch in Surathani and the Tourism Coordination Centre in Samui.
Amazing Thailand Grand Sale 2009Date : 1 June to 31 August 2009
Venue : Department stores, hotels, restaurants, and tourist attraction nationwide
Thailand’s annual “Amazing Thailand Grand Sale” got underway this month and continues to offer visitors great bargains right through to 31 August.
This year, as fuel prices escalate, both visitors and residents are looking for more value and bigger discounts when they are shopping. Thailand never disappoints.
Most mega stores and shopping malls are offering discounts of between 10 to 70%, so there are bargains galore for the shopper prepared to browse around the stores.
Fortunately, most of Bangkok’s major shopping malls and stores are located close to the city’s skytrain or metro transport systems, making it very convenient to hop from one store to the next.
Both the Skytrain and the Metro, offer day use stored-value cards for visitors to make it even more convenient to use the two systems.
Bangkok’s main shopping districts and streets are to be found along Ploenchit and Sukhumvit roads.
Many of the department stores have direct bridge linking them to Skytrain stations. Just a short walk from the Skytrain stations and visitors discover some pretty impressive department stores and shopping plazas namely Siam Discovery Centre, Siam Centre, Central World Plaza, Erawan Bangkok, Amarin Plaza, Gaysorn, Central Chidlom, Home Pro Plus, Robinson Department Store, The Emporium and The Mall Department Store.
Discounts are also available in King Power duty free shops, both at Suvarnabhumi Airport and downtown locations. There are even discount deals on luxury treatments at spas, a round of golf at a selection of courses at all major tourist destinations, travel packages and even medical check-ups at world-class hospitals.
The three-month campaign also embraces a variety of destinations beyond Bangkok such as Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Hua Hin, Cha-am, Pattaya, Nakhon Ratchasima, Udorn Thani, Phuket, Krabi, Hat Yai and Samui Island.
Grand Sale prizes are offered in conjunction with the campaign sponsor, Visa Card, and include bargain holiday packages to premier destinations such as Phuket and Samui.
Contact : Tourism Investment Department, Tourism Authority of Thailand
Tel : 66 (0) 2250 5500 ext. 2951
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