PH Participates in 22^nd Thai International Travel Fair

Mr. Suparerk Soorangura, President of the Thai Travel Agents Association (TTAA) (4^th from the right), Dato Melissa Ong, PDOT Marketing Director for Malaysia and Thailand (3^rd from the right), Philippine Ambassador to Thailand Mary Jo A. Bernardo-Aragon (5^th from the right), members of the diplomatic corps and other officials from the TTAA.

05 March 2018 BANGKOK — Philippine Ambassador to Thailand Mary Jo A. Bernardo-Aragon and other Embassy officials attended the opening ceremony of the 22^nd Thai International Travel Fair held on 07 February 2018 at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center. The event was graced by Mr. Pongpanu Svetarundra, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports.

Dato Melissa Ong, Director for Marketing for Malaysia and Thailand of the Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT), set up a Philippine exhibition booth at the Travel Fair. Aside from offering Philippine tour packages, DOT provided samples of Filipino food such as halo-halo, maja blanca and lechon kawali. Visitors at the Philippine exhibition area were also entertained by Philippine dancers/participants from Bacolod. END

For more information, visit www.bangkokpe.dfa.gov.ph  or https://www.facebook.com/PHinThailand.

Ambassador Mary Jo A. Bernardo-Aragon promotes the Philippines as a tourism destination during the interview by the local news channel TNN.