PEAK SEASON
Bangkok Airways offering Bt20,000 round-trip fares to Hiroshima
Prior to October's peak travel season, Bangkok Airways has announced a new promotional round-trip fare to Hiroshima, Japan.
The flights out of Bangkok are available only on Sundays from August 13 to September 24. Returning from Japan, passengers are allowed to fly back on any Monday, Wednesday, Friday or Sunday. Flights depart from Don Muang Airport at 12.40am, arriving in Hiroshima at 8am. Return flights depart from Hiroshima at 9.40am and arrive in Bangkok at 1.10pm.
Fares are Bt19,500 in August and Bt18,500 in September, exclusive of tax, insurance and fuel surcharges. - The Nation.
logistics fair
Visitor numbers up 50% on last year
Thailand Logistics Fair 2006 welcomed 9,410 visitors during the three-day event that ended on July 15. With visitor numbers up almost by half on last year, logistics operators are more convinced than ever of the country's potential as an Asian business leader.
The fair featured 133 exhibitors, including Thai Airways International's Cargo and Mail Division and Schenker Deutschland.
The visitors comprised 8,996 Thais and 414 foreigners from the US, Japan, Singapore, China, Italy and Germany. - The Nation.
ice-cream sales
Wall's signs deal with Jiffy stores
Wall's Ice Cream announced yesterday that it had reached an agreement with Jiffy Convenience Stores for the outlets at its 147 Jet Petrol Stations nationwide to only sell the ice-cream and no competing brands.
Jiffy said the agreement was a result of its appreciation for Wall's strong market performance, commitment to service, innovative product range and activation programmes.
Chanin Archjananun, a vice president at Unilever Thai Trading Ltd, said Wall's sought sales growth of 40 per cent this year at Jiffy locations, markedly higher than the 21-per-cent growth through all convenience-store and petrol-stations. - The Nation.
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