Date Added:
22/9/2009
KOH Samui has been chosen to host the Skal Asian Area Congress in 2008, from May 23 to 26.
The Skal Asian Area Congress 2008 will be the first international event to be held on the island of Koh Samui, which will bring international tourism professionals to the island. Between 250 and 300 international participants from all regions of the world are expected to attend the 2008 Congress.
Skal is a professional organization of tourism leaders around the world, promoting global tourism and friendship. Its members—the industry’s managers and executives—meet at local, national, regional and international levels to discuss and pursue topics of common interest.
Skal International has aaround 22,000 members in 500 clubs throughout 90 countries.
“The most important goal of this Congress is to enhance and increase the popularity and reputation of Koh Samui as a first-class holiday destination in Southeast Asia,” Horst Hornung, president of Skal International Koh Samui explained.
“As international Skal members are all representatives of various tourism businesses, such as travel agencies, hotels and airlines, feedback from the Congress will generate important and long-term follow-up businesses for the Samui travel scene,” Mr. Hornung added.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is extending support to the club in the organization of the Skal Asian Area Congress 2008.
Skal International Koh Samui was established in April 2004. With more than 50 members, it is the second biggest Skal club in Thailand. There are other clubs in Phuket, Pattaya and Chiangmai.
Pattaya hosted the 2006 Congress after it bested London in an election held in 2002. |
