Krabi Recent News On Tourism, Indians, Muslims, & Cables

[NBT TV Phuket]

MiniVDO: Krabi tourist operator tackles worker shortage to maintain quality service for customers.

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Krabi’s occupancy rate is now standing at around 80%, according to the Krabi Tourist Association president Amarit Siripornjuthakul. He said major markets are from Germany and Scandinavia. He however states that research survey indicates that tourist satisfaction seems to decline mostly due to insufficient number of staff and lack of professional staff in tourism. Amarit said the Tourist Association is working with education institutes and the Skill Labour Development Office to enhance skills to ease the problem. The private sector also seeks cooperation from the Employment office in nearby provinces like Trang and Phattalung to advertise job vacancies to attract job seekers to the province.

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TAT plans seminar for business operators to attract Indian market.

To get tourist or business operators more acquainted with the Indian market, the Tourism Authority of Thailand or TAT is organizing a seminar at Holiday Inn hotel in Bangkok on March 21st on how to attract Indian quality tourists. This is due to the great potential of the Indian market, especially its size and spending power. Last year over 500,000 Indian holiday makers travelled to Thailand. During the seminar, tourism operators will learn about Indian travel behavior and ways to attract quality markets. The seminar session is open for hoteliers, travel agents and shop operators. More details can be obtained at TAT head office Tel. 02 2505500.

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MiniVDO: Krabi Tourism businesses target to attract more Indian travelers to the region while Indian journalists agree on attraction.

To see or download mini-video, go to http://news.prd.go.th/news_detail.php?newsid=216440

Seeing great potential in the high spending markets like Indian tourists, the Krabi Tourist Association President Ammarit Siripornjuthakul said Krabi tourism businesses are planning to attract the market. He said Indians usually check in 4-5 star hotel accommodation and travel in families which mean they spend more. Mr. Amarit states that they have a plan to go for marketing trips to Australia and New Zealand and are now looking at India as the next destination for marketing. Air India Express low cost airline has also just announced it is planning new direct flights to Phuket this year.

Meanwhile some Indian journalists who recently visited Phuket and were taken out on a yacht trip to Phang-Nga bay admitted that Phuket and the Andaman region has splendid natural resources, especially marine tourism and if the region is made well known to the Indian population, they would be interested in making their holidays here.

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The underwater cable route from Krabi mainland to Rai Ley is now being surveyed, and it is expected that in the middle of next year the area will have power supply.

The Italian Thai Development, which is contracted by the Provincial Electricity Authority, is now conducting a survey of the route to lay out underwater power cables from the main land of Krabi to Rai Ley beach off Ao Nang. The project costs 76 million baht. The plan will be similar to those operations at Phi Phi and Lanta islands where the cable will be laid under water with the centre stationed at Ao Nam Mao in Sai Thai and would come on land at Rayavadi Rai Ley beach. The length will be 3.8 kilometres while the contract is scheduled to be completed in the middle of next year. The local tourism operators are then expected to benefit from the new utilities even though the fee is expected to be higher than normal at 5 baht per unit.

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MiniVDO: The Krabi Governor said he is pleased with the Krabi Halal Expo held last month.

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Krabi managed to raise over 1 million baht fund from the Muslim fair and the Halal Expo held during February 22 – 24th. Krabi governor Siwa Sirisaowaluck said all proceeds of over one million baht go towards the construction of a provincial mosque. Krabi has around 42% Muslim population. Governor Siwa pointed out that over 50,000 Muslim followers from many provinces and Arabian countries visited the fair. The province is now promoting the fair as one of its cultural highlights in addition to its stunning natural beauty.

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from Andaman News TV11 (VHF dial) at 8.30am & local Cable TV channel 1 + maybe FM90.5 Radio Thailand 6pm, broadcast to Phang Nga, Krabi & Phuket provinces, & possibly FM108 Mazz Radio 7.30pm in Phuket, most weekdays & http://news.prd.go.th

[hartley]

Krabi International Hospital

Having land and a house in Krabi i am a frequent visitor, i am British but live and work in Dubai. If anyone asks where to go on holiday for a quiet relaxing time I of course mention Krabi.

I light of the down turn in tourism over recent years I know from experience that tourists travel with health insurance which is quite costly, I looke drecently at the krabi news where ten new hotels were being built and the Andaman area has many 5 star accomodations where the clients would require an International typehospital or they woill not go to Krabi.

Has the tourist board of Krabi or Andaman looked at this fact, If you don't have internation medical facilities this will DETRACT people who would ordinarily spend big bucks down in Krabi.

Build an internation hospital in Krabi area and you will see the high end traveller increase in this area.

Regards

Frank K. Hartley.

[huggybear]

I looke drecently at the krabi news where ten new hotels were being built and the Andaman area has many 5 star accomodations

Frank K. Hartley.

Hi Frank,

can you forward where you saw the info on these ten new hotels?

Good post, you are right they need a quality hospital there in Krabi. Had a friend go to the current one, they had a smooth surface going into the entrance, it was raining, he was going in for one problem, slipped on the slick surface and seperated his shoulder.........