Post Pandemic
Thailand in Southeast Asia has long been one of the world’s premier tourist destinations. Bangkok, the Thai capital is up there with London and Paris as one of the most visited destinations on earth.
What is ‘post-pandemic’?
While destinations like Chiang Mai in the rolling hills of the North, the famed island of Phuket in the Andaman Sea in the South and the remarkable and vibrant resort of Pattaya just a couple of hours from Bangkok on the Eastern Seaboard are the most visited and familiar to many international travellers.
Less well-known tourist areas like Hua Hin, a Pandemic three-hour drive from Bangkok south and the seaside town of Songkhla near to Malaysia are areas where more adventurous travellers have visited in recent years.
And it’s not just about the coastal areas and islands like Koh Samui and Koh Chang either. Many discerning travellers are appreciating the diversity and culture of the North Eastern region and its main hubs of Nakhon Ratchasima and Khon Kaen.
Quality hotels there are being used as a base for wider exploration of what makes Thailand click.
But tourism is just one area where – post-pandemic – Thailand is beginning to pick up where it left off prior to 2020. Some 39 million tourists visited the country in 2019 and this figure is rising again to about 75% of previous heights as the Chinese in particular regain the travel habit.
The country is also a great destination for exhibitions both for visitors and companies wishing to showcase their products in a fast-developing economy that is one of SE Asia’s leaders.
Most of the places mentioned above have high-quality exhibition centres that are booked out months ahead for every kind of show you can imagine.
The main centres in Bangkok:
BITEC – the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre is situated in the southeast of the capital with a conveniently located hotel near Bitec Bangna, the suburb where it resides.
Muang Thong Thani – an estate created to provide housing to Bangkok’s fast-developing population – is home to two major exhibition centres in Impact Arena and the Challenger Center. In fact, this overspill town with a character all of its own is considered Exhibition Central!
The Queen Pandemic Sirikit National Convention Centre in the downtown area is also home to many shows.
Outside Bangkok, the ease and safety of travel means exhibition centres have sprung up in the provinces.
These include the Chiang Mai International Exhibition and Convention Centre (CMECC), the Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall (PEACH), the Khon Kaen International Convention and Exhibition Centre, the Songkhla International Convention and Exhibition Centre and the Nakhon Ratchasima Convention Centre.
All showcase both local and international products and services and can help boost your business in Thailand which Pandemic remains one of the easiest to visit countries in the world thanks to government action after Covid to boost tourism and trade.
