| Daily news, 14 Jan 2008 |
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BANGKOK – Top travel agents and tour operators from India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam are the dominant group of buyers scheduled to attend the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2008 (ATF 2008) to be held in Bangkok between 18-26 January 2008 — the fifth time for Thailand to be hosting this event.
Of the total of 650 hosted and non-hosted buyers confirmed as of 8 January 2008, a majority of 294 are from Asia, including 47 from Singapore, 38 from Malaysia, 34 from India, 31 from Indonesia, 21 from Vietnam, and 43 from Thailand itself.
Another 239 buyers are from Europe including the UK (48), Germany (46), The Netherlands (20), and France (15). Other key markets include the United States (39), and Australia (31).
Amongst the sellers, the largest contingent is from the host country, Thailand (184 of the 446 organisations), followed by Indonesia (61), Malaysia (56), Singapore (25), Philippines (17), Vietnam (17), Myanmar (9), Brunei and Cambodia (7 each), and Lao PDR. (5). The rest are multinational corporate organizations.
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