Thailand gets Russian nod for Best Beach Destination

“Thailand is very honoured to have received such prestigious awards from one of the top travel magazines in Russia as well as to have been voted online by its readers. Both honours are testaments of Thailand as a top beach getaway destination among travellers from Russia, one of the top 10 tourist markets to Thailand,” said Eumporn Jiragalwisul, director of TAT’s Moscow office.

In 2014, Thailand welcomed about 1.6 million visitors from Russia. In 2015, from January to October, 649,188 visitors from Russia have visited Thailand.

Travellers from Russia are attracted to Thailand’s beach resorts including Phuket, Pattaya and Koh Samui. Apart from daily direct flights from Moscow to key gateways in Thailand, several charter flights are available during the winter season from various cities in Russia and the CIS, allowing travellers from this region to experience the nice and warm weather in Thailand. 

National Geographic Traveller Russia is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Published five times per year, the magazine has a circulation of 110,000 and a total readership of 746,800. It is also available in an iPad-version.

 

Thanachart forges partnership with Malaysian company 

Thailand’s Thanachart Securities and Malaysia’s No. 1 securities company, Affin Hwang Capital, have agreed to forge a business partnership. Under the partnership, Affin Hwang Capital wins the exclusive rights to distribute Thanachart’s stock analysis to clients in Malaysia. Meanwhile, it will also send clients’ orders for Thai shares to the Thai company. Joint marketing activities will follow.

Asvini Tailanga, managing director of Thanachart, said the deal would strengthen Affin Hwang Capital’s regional presence and this would expand Thanachart’s opportunities in offering securities to institutional investors in Malaysia.