...Bangkok Dangerous Zone Bangkok is a capital city of Thailand and very famous city for tourists all around the world. More than ten million tourists from many places around the world spend a lot of their time and money in Bangkok each year. However, there are many negative articles from tourists who used to visit Bangkok. They were complained about the security in their life, pollution in Bangkok, and protest. As a Thai citizen, I agree with them because I am the one who faced with those problems before. There are three main parts that I think it is correct to say that Bangkok is a dangerous zone, which are security in their life, pollution, and protest. When we want to travel somewhere, we always look at the previous information from Internet or another source as a guide. We need to be sure about many things before we are going to be there. In addition, a security in traveling or stay there is one of the most important to be decided whether to go or not. As many tourists were mentioned about this, so I would like to amplify in more details about this kind of thing also. In Bangkok, we will face with a low quality of transportation services. Once the tourists reach to airport, they do not have enough information to go to their destination in a blink of an eye. They will face with a fake taxi that will charge them with an unreasonable price or rob and rape them if possible.—this situation is real. Moreover, in Bangkok has many type of transportation that will give them a cause...
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...Fritidsresor Under Pressure Savannah M. Russell Clemson University Abstract On December 26, 2004, Southeast Asia suffered from a tsunami that took a major toll on the management team of a Swedish tour company. This unforeseen devastation affected the lives and safety of thousands of the company’s customers as well as employees in Thailand. With all the hesitation and vagueness the management team dealt with, within those first 10 hours it became very clear that the team would have to make extremely demanding decisions. These conclusions would coordinate the responses to the media as well as concerned customers. As administration faces struggles of their own within the company they must now come to together as one to face situations that reality has hit them hard with. Keywords: Disaster, Evacuation, Thailand, Tsunami Defining the Issue(s) When a nature disaster hit Southeast Asia in 2004 it did not just impact the land; it also traumatized thousands of people in and out of the Fritidsresor Company. A Swedish tourism company was enormously effected by the tsunami; to make matters worse the tsunami hit over the holidays so several employees were away from the office and unable to help. Not only were the company’s tourists at risk but their employees were as well. While the company is battling this difficult situation externally, they are also battling internal issues as well. The CEO has only been with the company for a little over a year and is having a...
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...THE GALLUP ORGANIZATION Evaluation Study in Selected Overseas Markets Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India Report on Evaluation Study in Selected Overseas Markets For Market Research Division Ministry of Tourism Government of India March 2007 Evaluation Study in Selected Overseas Markets Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India Table of Contents Chapter No. 1. 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.3 1.1.4 1.1.5 2. 2.1 2.2 3. 3.1 3.2 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 3.3 3.4 3.4.1 3.4.2 4. 4.1 4.2 4.2.1 4.3 4.3.1 4.3.2 4.3.3 4.3.4 4.3.5 5. 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.3.1 5.3.2 5.3.3 5.3.4 5.3.5 5.4 5.4.1 5.4.2 1 2 2 4 6 7 11 STUDY OBJECTIVES Primary Objective Secondary Objectives 1.1 Contents BACKGROUND Tourism Outlook Tourism Outlook – Global Tourism Outlook – Asia Tourism Outlook – Forecast Indian Economy Tourism Outlook – India 14 15 16 RESEARCH DESIGN Segments identified Segment definition Travelers Segment Trade Partners Directors of Tourism Office Methodology Sample Travelers Segment – Sample Split Trade Partners Segment – Sample Split 17 18 20 20 22 22 23 24 25 26 FINDINGS – TOURISM OFFICE EFFECTIVENESS Executive Summary Detailed Findings – Tourism Office Effectiveness – Travelers Awareness of India Tourism Offices Detailed Findings – Tourism Office Effectiveness – Trade Partners Key marketing Challenges Trade Partners Not dealing with India Disposition to deal with India in Future Efforts required...
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...European Journal of Social Sciences – Volume 13, Number 4 (2010) Central Thailand Wat Tourism: Strategy for Tourism Promotion of Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) Sakon Phu-ngamdee The Thesis under the supervision of Assistant Professor Dr. Songkoon Chantachon and Dr. Ying Keerathiburana, Research Institute of Northeast Thailand Arts and Culture Mahasarakham University, Tarad Subdistrict, Muang District Mahasarakham Province, Thailand, 44000 E-mail: sakon60@yahoo.com Tel: (66) 43-72-1686; Fax: (66) 43-72-1686 Abstract This study was conducted under the supervision of Assistant Professor Dr. Songkoon Chantachon and Dr. Ying Keerathiburana. The study was proceeded with three aims: to provide a complete history of the project of Wai Pra Kao Wat (nine temples) Tour performed by Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA); to identify the problems and their causes which arose during the project’s implementation; and to develop a strategy for promoting Wai Pra Kao Wat (nine temples) Tour as a tourist destination. Data were collected from official document, participatory observation, and key informant interview with eighty four persons under purposive sampling method, as well as two workshops with BMTA officials. The results were analyzed with SWOT analysis to identify the project’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. The strength of the project were ticket price, tourism activities, service quality, attractive entities and tourist’s belief responsiveness. The weakness...
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...widespread of insuring cargo while being ship throughout the maritime nations of Europe. It started at Lloyd’s Coffee House where merchants, ship-owners, and underwriters met to transact their business. And then Lloyd’s become one of the first modern insurance companies, Lloyd’s of London. Insurance in Thailand start around Ayudhya period when there is trade between Thai and foreigners. Foreign merchants brought marine insurance into Thailand which is first non-life insurance in Thailand. During King Rama the fourth era, there are many France department stores which some of them are representative of insurance company such as Netherlands Indea Sea and Fire Insurance Company, Ocean Marine Insurance Company, and Colonial Sea and Fire Insurance Company. And then in 1908, there is the first Act of Parliament about insurance in Thailand. For the life insurance, in Thailand, it was started in the era of King Rama the fifth by some foreign insurance companies. At first, nobody was interested in it so the business turned out to be an unsuccessful. After that, in WWI period, life insurance had growth rapidly in both Europe and America. Those companies want to expand their branches to Thailand. However, at that time, Thai government was not ready for the insurance’s registration. The government needed more time to study about it. Later, in 1982, the Act of Parliament was issued under the King Rama the seventh’s order. It was about the act of controlling business relating...
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...essay for another revision. In your comments, focus on 1) the argument structure, 2) the claims and their support, especially the integration of quotations, and 3) the overall organization of the paper. Does travel influence what's good to eat and bad to eat? Every culture has food taboos. Some, of course, have more than others. Asian countries such as China, Japan, and Thailand, for example, tend to have a more diverse cultural diet than do European countries. I conducted a survey to see how a country's food taboos correlate with the personal eating habits of those who have traveled there. I found that people who have traveled to Asian countries tend to have less food taboos than do those who have traveled to Europe. In fact, people who have traveled to Asia often could not cite one food that they refuse to eat. Everyone who has been to Europe on the other hand, could name at least one food that they personally consider to be inedible. I believe that the reason for this disparity can be found in the economic differences between the East and the West, and also, in the personal reasons people have for traveling to either Europe or Asia. Southeast Asians lack specific food types they refuse to eat. Besides the more conventional meats, i.e., beef, pork, poultry, they also eat dogs, cats, dingoes, and insects. An explanation for this can be traced to historical, ecological, and economical aspects of Southeast Asia. Marvin Harris, anthropologist and author of Good to Eat explores this...
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...Thai Women Thailand is a small country located near Vietnam and adjacent to Cambodia Malaysia and Laos, its population is sixty seven million. The region of Bangkok is a hotspot for tourism known for its amazing beaches, wild parties and incredibly luxurious hotels. But what these tourist never see is the heavily industrialized export minded back bone of Bangkok and the workers who fuel it. From throughout Thailand rural workers migrate to Bangkok, known as the “City of Angels” to work in its factories, on products to almost exclusively be exported out of the country. The products that these people, largely women work to make are too expensive for they themselves to buy, instead these products go zooming back across the globe to the country that offshored its work, to factory where it only had to pay the workers a fraction of what the global corporations would be forced to pay if the work was to be done in the same country to which its products were intended to be bought and sold. But these factories aren’t sweat shops, they don’t utilize forced labor or child workers, the hours these women work aren’t wholly unreasonable. “The reason that global corporations choose to manufacture in Thailand is no secret. A Third World standard of living leads to ultra-cheap labor costs. The best paid workers in this Bangkok factory make all of $25 per week. I can picture the rotund British businessman in Hong Kong explaining to us the reason the labor force in places like Thailand and China...
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...procedures in Thailand have been enticing Canadian visitors not just because of the tropical paradise but also because of the low cost involved in surgery. Procedure fees are slashed in half and in many cases as much as 1/10th compared to most North American facilities. (Experience Thailand and Beautiful Kingdom) Heart bypass surgery performed in the United States would cost upwards of $144,000 US, but the same surgery would cost around $26,000 US in Thailand. Hip replacements surgery is fast becoming a common surgery in Canada. With Canadian baby boomers reaching the age of retirement, elderly patients have longer wait times for hip replacement surgery due to the high demand of this type of surgery. Although Canadians are covered under the federal health care system, many patients have chosen to seek out private hospitals to expedite their wait times. Private clinics can charge up to $24,000 USD to have the procedure performed in Canada or the USA but, many patients are traveling to Thailand to take advantage of a real savings. Hip replacement surgery is performed for a modest $10,000 USD. (Runckel, Business In Asia) More and more Canadians are having their cosmetic procedures performed in Thailand due to the low costs involved. For example: a facelift performed in Canada will cost anywhere between $12,000 - $35,000 CDN, whereas, the same procedure in Thailand would cost around $6900 US. (Face Lift Cost/Pricing) (M.D.) Patients are not just coming to Thailand to have just...
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...Before arriving in Asia, Susanne and I put together a basic itinerary for travel in and around Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Our plans had us spending time in both Thailand and Laos, plus a brief four or five day visit to either Cambodia or Vietnam. Our first choice was Cambodia, for we both wanted to visit the ruins of Angkor and Phnom Penh. Because of safety concerns, though, we agreed to plan an alternate trip to northern Vietnam, visiting Hanoi and Halong Bay. We wouldn't make the final decision as to which side trip we would take until right before our arrival in Bangkok, which meant we wouldn't buy our airline tickets within Southeast Asia until we got there. It's usually pretty easy to get on one of the many flights scheduled across Southeast Asia, but just in case, I made contact with a Bangkok travel agency, MK Ways, in order to get the latest flight schedules. MK Ways reserved us on multiple flight options, which allowed us to make our final decision in Bangkok. Some people might prefer to have an exact itinerary far in advance, but our method worked out very well for us. I think it's also wise to keep your options open when traveling in Asia - flights are often canceled or changed, which could throw off your entire schedule. Plan enough time between stops to allow for such problems, and when these problems do occur, remember: go with the flow. It's no big deal, and there's no use getting worked up over being stranded for six hours in some strange place. It's...
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...in finalizing my decision to move to Thailand. Born in the United States, Teddy G attended school in Denmark and Australia, graduating from the highly ranked Australian National University in Canberra before working at the US embassy. He also graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, then gave up a promising future and the stability of working for the United States government to pursue...
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...potential market and profit opportunity for PSBR located in the Australian wedding industry. * * The overall objective of this marketing plan is to establish a sustainable and profitable presence in the Australian wedding market within the 2012/2013 fiscal year. This will be achieved by increasing the awareness of this service offered by PSBR through a targeted promotion plan to ultimately result in a higher annual profit margin for PSBR by entering this market. * * The report findings indicate that there is a current trend towards Australian weddings no longer having a religious aspect or simply not incorporating it into their wedding ceremony. This information, combined with an increase in the number of Australians traveling to Thailand per year indicates the potential attraction that the Pavilion Boutique Resort wedding packages could hold for Australians. * * The targets of this report are attainable through improved pricing and a broad differentiation strategy, appealing to the Australian market through product adaptation of more customizable options for wedding packages as opposed to competitors. * Market entry strategies will be followed to ensure minimal risk of this new venture to the company such as a strategic alliance with an established wedding planning company and the use...
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...Medical Tourism Medical Tourism Introduction Medical tourism is the act of traveling to other countries to obtain medical, dental or cosmetic care. Medical tourism is a new term but thousands of years old act. People have been traveling across the continents in search of cures for any imaginable illnesses and making therapeutic trips for health wellness. In ancient Greece, pilgrims and patients came from all over the Mediterranean to the sanctuary of the healing god, Asklepios at Epidaurus, and from the 18th century wealthy Europeans have been traveling to spas from Germany to the Nile. In recent years, medical tourism is becoming more popular with patients seeking treatment for health and well-being purposes abroad. Medical Tourism is also known as Medical Travel, Health Tourism, Surgical Tourism, Health Travel, Treatment Abroad, Surgeries Abroad, and Medical Outsourcing. Medical Tourism Concerns Though many are eager to be the right pieces in the puzzle, many are still struggling to get the right fit. There are a number of concerns and risk factors for patients getting treatment much less seeking them abroad. Some concerns for patients include a consistent quality of care, lack of extensive dialog between the patient and the doctor, lack of post-op follow up, cultural differences and difficulty in obtaining sufficient insurance coverage. In order to mitigate the risk, it’s essential that the patient works with well reputed facilitators. Medical Tourism Accreditation ...
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...model. Politics Rules and legal compliance differs from country to country. In the budget airline segment, the delegalisation internationally is to their advantage for them, as they have now a wider geographical market opportunities. On the other hand, budget flights being able to provide international services is a real threat to the commercial flights, in which airlines which are tied to their countries comes as a hurdle in to all flight traveling to or from the country in efforts to protect their national carriers eg Singapore Airlines is ties to Singapore and Britirsh airways are tied to Great Britain. Economy Cost of the raw materials required for the business are high and an extant of good relationship with the supplier plays an active part in negotiations to drive down prices. (bargaining power of suppliers). Most continental flights generate a higher percentage of profits from loyal first class and business travelers. Social the growth in wealth globally has increased the spending power of the consumers and the demand for traveling is higher. With more savvy and increased expectations of consumers, they need to be constantly updated and firms reactive to their need also process strong negotiating price driver (bargaining power of customers). Technology The use of the internet is a strong advertising tool to reach a wider range of audience. And in recent years the use of social media. Environment The...
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...shrine at Bath, a practice that continued for 2,000 years. From the 18th century wealthy Europeans travelled to spas from Germany to the Nile. Since the early nineteenth century, when there were no restrictions on travel in Europe, people visited neighboring countries in order to improve their health. At first, mere traveling was considered to be a good therapy for mental and physical well-being. In the 21st century, relatively low-cost jet travel has taken the industry beyond the wealthy and desperate. Later, mostly wealthy people began traveling to tourist destinations like the Swiss lakes, the Alps and special tuberculosis sanatoriums, where professional and often specialized medical care was offered. In this century, however, medical tourism expanded to a much larger scale. Thailand, followed by India, Puerto-Rico, Argentina, Cuba and others quickly became the most popular destinations for medical tourists. Complicated surgeries and dental works, kidney dialysis, organ transplantation and sex changes, topped the list of the most popular procedures. It was estimated that in 2002, six hundred thousand medical tourists came to Bangkok and Phuket medical centers in Thailand, while approximately one hundred and fifty thousand foreign patients visited India during that time. From Neolithic and Bronze age wherein people used to visit neighboring countries for Minerals and Hot Springs , Today we have reached the era where Hospitals are more like Spas and Spas more like hospitals. Introduction...
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...Sex Tourism in Thailand “Sex tourism is both an economic and political phenomenon. It cannot exist without sources of demand, where these types of transactions are considered to be socially and politically legitimate” (Leheny, D. 1995, p.367-384). Sex tourism is evident through many different forms, but the most popular ways it is evident is through pornography, prostitution, and human trafficing. This trend is one of the main sources of revenue in Thailand. It holds 6 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) which is just over $31 billion. Sex tourism started when the “American military on rest and recreation leave during the Vietnam War from 1962” (End Child Prostitution, Pornography and Trafficking UK). The US States Department’s Trafficking in Persons Report (2005) stated that the “widespread sex tourism in Thailand encourages trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation.” This describes sex tourism as being a business related area, trying to convince people that it is an ethical way of making profits and revenues to boost Thailand’s economy. Sex tourism is not an ethical method for bringing revenue into the country because of the severe exploitation of children, and women, and it promotes the intentions of molestation. Thailand is known as the second biggest country for child sex tourism. Child prostitution “deprives children of their childhood, human rights, and dignity” (Lau, C. 2008, p. 144-155). Studies have shown that there is a range of 60,000 to 200,000...
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