Exotiq plans multiple offices on Koh Chang island

Having opened their first office in Klong Proa earlier this year, Exotiq will establish a main office on the pier at Bang Bao and open three additional "satellite" shops in the other main tourist areas, such as White Sand Beach.

Exotiq Koh Chang owner Marc Roderiguez explained how the brokerage company will focus on specific market segments by gearing its serv¬ice to key nationalities visiting the island.

Exotiq believes that a large number of visitors to the island are held back investigating the property scene because of lan¬guage difficulties.

"In more developed desti¬nations, such as Phuket and Samui, it is often taken for granted that every visitor can speak English," Exotiq's Sales Director for Thailand Chutima Incahroen said. "Our experi¬ence in less well known destinations, such as Koh Chang and Koh Lanta, is that speaking English is not too widespread among visitors."

Roderiguez is well positioned to understand the Koh Chang market. He married into a wellconnected local family and has spent the last seven years building a tourismservices company with interests in sailing, diving and catering, as well as real estate broking.

"Teaming up with Exotiq this year has allowed us to bring our local knowledge onto a national and international stage and at the same time it gives Koh Chang much need¬ed destination awareness," he said.

Exotiq Real Estate says it is southeast Asia's largest inde¬pendent resortfocused prop¬erty consultant, with 11 offices in nine "paradise" locations.