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Jim informed <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> meeting that both he and Luzi serve <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Joint Foreign Chambers <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Commerce and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>y will have <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir first meeting <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> year next week. The meeting<br />
c<strong>on</strong>firmed that Luzi will be appointed as <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ficial representative <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Thailand Chapter.<br />
The meeting requested Jim to organise a Panel discussi<strong>on</strong> to discuss <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> recent circular sent<br />
by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> PAA ExCom with reference to reducti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> room rates by ROH following by<br />
comments made <strong>on</strong> this matter by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> travel media as well as <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> travel industry.<br />
Outbound Marketing <str<strong>on</strong>g>Committee</str<strong>on</strong>g> –<br />
Bert informed <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> meeting that we have checked with all <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> travel agent members and n<strong>on</strong>e<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>m can represent outbound travel agents. It is very important that we have outbound<br />
travel agent members in order that we can organise twinning with o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r Chapters. Khun<br />
Phornsiri suggested that we call this “Chapter Relati<strong>on</strong>s” instead <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>centrating <strong>on</strong><br />
outbound travel agents. However, Bert stated that we would like to have outbound travel<br />
agents as members <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Thailand Chapter. Danai <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fered to invite some outbound travel<br />
agents to be our members.<br />
Bert suggested that we should invite some <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> major travel industry associati<strong>on</strong>s to serve<br />
as Advisors <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Executive</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Committee</str<strong>on</strong>g>. He also proposed that we should not require <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se<br />
Advisors to be members <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Thailand Chapter.<br />
Public Relati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>Committee</str<strong>on</strong>g> –<br />
Ken informed <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> meeting that he will issue <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> members and product newsletters next week.<br />
Merritt Gurley, PATA Interactive Marketing who prepared a clip <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> cleanup <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Bangkok would like to do a clip <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Thailand Chapter. The meeting requested<br />
Ken to draft and outline and to coordinate this interview.<br />
PATA Finland Chapter – Bert circulated an introducti<strong>on</strong> to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Finland Chapter and<br />
suggested that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> P.R. <str<strong>on</strong>g>Committee</str<strong>on</strong>g> should review this to improve <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> introducti<strong>on</strong> to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Thailand Chapter in our website. Khun Phornsiri requested we prepare this improved<br />
introducti<strong>on</strong> as she has received many requests from potential members.<br />
Industry Relati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>Committee</str<strong>on</strong>g> –<br />
Danai reported <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> meeting <strong>on</strong> “Tourism Development for 2011-2015” he attended at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Ministry <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Tourism and Sports. Bert requested that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Industry Relati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>Committee</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
should submit a request from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Thailand Chapter that in order for foreign senior<br />
management to be able to attend <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se very important meetings that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se meetings should be<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>held</str<strong>on</strong>g> in English. Khun Phornsiri suggested that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se meetings are very important meetings<br />
so we should request that at least <strong>on</strong>e meeting a m<strong>on</strong>th should be <str<strong>on</strong>g>held</str<strong>on</strong>g> in English for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
foreign senior management.<br />
Danai will attend <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> “Focus <str<strong>on</strong>g>Meeting</str<strong>on</strong>g>” to be organized by TAT and chaired by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Governor<br />
<strong>on</strong> June 17 th . Bert will provide him with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> ideas ga<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>red from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> brainstorming sessi<strong>on</strong><br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>held</str<strong>on</strong>g> at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Dusit Thani Hotel <strong>on</strong> May 5 th , to be submitted to this meeting.<br />
Informati<strong>on</strong> Technology <str<strong>on</strong>g>Committee</str<strong>on</strong>g> –<br />
Luzi<br />
ACTION<br />
Jim<br />
Danai<br />
Danai/ Mom<br />
Ken<br />
Ken<br />
Ken / Danny /<br />
Duncan<br />
Danai / Bert<br />
Danai
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