SingaporeSights.com has been awarded
the Friends of Thailand Awards 2008
under International Media category
27 September 2008
The Bangkok Convention Centre, Centara Grand
Bangkok, Thailand

SingaporeSights.com has been awarded the Friends of Thailand Awards 2008 under International Media category

The Friends of Thailand Awards were first introduced in 1996, and were presented by then - Prime Minister, General Chaovalit Yongchaiyuth. The Awards were presented to international individuals/organizations, international tour operators and international airlines. Since then, TAT has presented the Friends of Thailand Awards every two years. From 1996 to 2004, a total of 356 awards were presented to recipients from 57 countries. This year, a total of 79 Awards was presented to recipients from 34 countries at the Centara Grande at Central World. The Awards were divided into 4 categories and a total of 24 Awards was presented under the International Media category.

TAT has invited distinguished individuals from the Thai tourism industry to participate as Committee Members of the Friends of Thailand Awards. Distinguished Committee Members include the Tourism Council of Thailand, the Association of Thai Travel Agents, the Thai Hotel Association, the Thai Ecotourism and Adventure Travel Association, the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited, Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited, and Thai Air Asia Public Company Limited. Tourism Authority of Thailand’s 21 overseas offices and 23 marketing representatives were responsible for the nomination of qualified individuals/organizations to the Committee of eligible persons to receive the Award. 

Mr. Santicha Euachongprasit, Deputy Governor for International Marketing, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), revealed that TAT has a role to promote Thailand’s tourism industry and to invite travellers from around the world to visit Thailand. However, TAT had not been alone in pursuing these objectives, but has been supported by many ‘friends’ from the international community whom share a love for Thailand and its people, and have played a significant direct and indirect role in the successful development of Thai tourism. TAT is proud to host the Friends of Thailand Awards Presentation Ceremony.