Thai Outbound trips to Korea Soars
The KNTO notes a 63.8 percent leap in Thai arrivals, while airlines rush to add flights. The Korea National Tourism Organisation's office in Thailand expects 120,000 Thais will travel to the North Asian destination this year. It represents a substantial increase over 2005, prompting several airlines to add more direct flights. KNTO manager in Thailand , Panmeth na Ranong, said outbound traffic to Korea jumped 63.8 percent to 92,653 from January to October this year, over the 56,569 visitors recorded for the same period in 2005.
Demand for Korean holidays outweighed airline-seat supply, triggering many airlines to add non-stop flights to Korea , such as Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Thai Airways International and budget airline Orient Thai Airlines. Other airlines, such as Cathay Pacific Airways and Vietnam Airlines stop at their home bases but have connecting flights.
Mr Panmeth stated that some travel agents have been taking advantage of the shortage of direct flights to operate tour programmes to a third destination, such as Hong Kong or Vietnam, before continuing to Korea. Korean Air will begin operating three daily flights from Bangkok to Seoul starting 1 January 2007 , to meet the demand. They will depart at 22.40, 1.40 and 2.40 using Boeing 777-300s.
Asiana Airlines said next week it will announce a boost in its frequency from its current 11 weekly flights. Mr Panmeth said that KNTO will focus on incentive groups coming on excursions and for seminars, especially factory visits, with the slogan,Korea is your new destination. He noted that this segment of the Thai market has grown 40 percent.
KNTO will assist incentive and excursion groups by letting them use the conference room at the Tourism Information Centre at the head office in Seoul at no charge. The venue can accommodate 200 persons for orientation sessions. The KNTO will also provide Korea Travel Cards, valued at Bt4,000, for groups with more than 20 people during low season.
KNTO is supporting the financing of pre-sales to travel agents, which submit proposals to offer special packages promoting Korea. KNTO is supporting the financing of pre-sales to travel agents, which submit proposals to offer special packages promoting Korea.
Source from: www.ettrdaily.com
Demand for Korean holidays outweighed airline-seat supply, triggering many airlines to add non-stop flights to Korea , such as Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Thai Airways International and budget airline Orient Thai Airlines. Other airlines, such as Cathay Pacific Airways and Vietnam Airlines stop at their home bases but have connecting flights.
Mr Panmeth stated that some travel agents have been taking advantage of the shortage of direct flights to operate tour programmes to a third destination, such as Hong Kong or Vietnam, before continuing to Korea. Korean Air will begin operating three daily flights from Bangkok to Seoul starting 1 January 2007 , to meet the demand. They will depart at 22.40, 1.40 and 2.40 using Boeing 777-300s.
Asiana Airlines said next week it will announce a boost in its frequency from its current 11 weekly flights. Mr Panmeth said that KNTO will focus on incentive groups coming on excursions and for seminars, especially factory visits, with the slogan,Korea is your new destination. He noted that this segment of the Thai market has grown 40 percent.
KNTO will assist incentive and excursion groups by letting them use the conference room at the Tourism Information Centre at the head office in Seoul at no charge. The venue can accommodate 200 persons for orientation sessions. The KNTO will also provide Korea Travel Cards, valued at Bt4,000, for groups with more than 20 people during low season.
KNTO is supporting the financing of pre-sales to travel agents, which submit proposals to offer special packages promoting Korea. KNTO is supporting the financing of pre-sales to travel agents, which submit proposals to offer special packages promoting Korea.
Source from: www.ettrdaily.com
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