โดย Mr. Kang, Hee Min, CEO of RTS Group in Korea จากการสัมมนาการส่งเสริมตลาดนักท่องเที่ยวคุณภาพเกาหลีใต้ วันที่ 23-24 พฤษภาคม 2554 ณ ห้องบอลรูม 1 โรงแรมดิ เอมเมอรัลด์ กรุงเทพมหานคร

1. Korean FIT Market
23rd of May 2011 by H.M. Kang
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2. Agenda
Is Thailand, popular enough for Korean FIT market??
How could Korean travel Thailand with confidence without a guide?
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3. Figure
Number of bookings by region
Year 2011 11th Mar~27 Apr top 10 cities
Year 2010
(After Japan Tsunami)
Order Continent Total VS TTL Order Continent Total VS TTL
1 SEA 122,117 34.80% 1 SEA 14,008 43.52%
2 Europe 107,564 30.65% 2 Europe 13,292 41.29%
3 Japan 80,010 22.80% 3 Japan 710 2.21%
4 China 19,378 5.52% 4 China 1,750 5.44%
5 America 14,805 4.22% 5 America 1,800 5.59%
6 Oceania 5,860 1.67% 6 Oceania 486 1.51%
7 Middle East 1,016 0.29% 7 Middle East 132 0.41%
8 Africa 154 0.04% 8 Africa 10 0.03%
Grand Total 350,904 100.00% Grand Total 32,188 100.00%
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4. Figure
Number of bookings by top 10 destinations
Year 2011 11th Mar~30 Apr top 10 cities
Year 2010
(After Japan Tsunami)
Order Continent Total VS TTL Order Continent Total VS TTL
1 Tokyo 37,640 10.7% 1 Hong Kong 4,470 13.9%
2 Hong Kong 36,232 10.3% 2 Singapore 3,088 9.6%
3 Singapore 23,212 6.6% 3 Paris 2,054 6.4%
4 Seoul 20,267 5.8% 4 Seoul 1,974 6.1%
5 Osaka 19,766 5.6% 5 Bangkok 1,032 3.2%
6 Paris 15,102 4.3% 6 Rome 994 3.1%
7 London 10,056 2.9% 7 London 987 3.1%
8 Shanghai 9,984 2.8% 8 Macau 850 2.6%
9 Bangkok 8,096 2.3% 9 Venice 789 2.5%
10 Rome 7,900 2.3% 10 Shanghai 656 2.0%
Top 10 Cities total 188,255 53.6% Top 10 Cities total 16,894 52.5%
Grand Total 350,904 100% Grand Total 32,188 100%
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5. “Why Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore more popular for FIT
market?”
How can they travel other popular cities without guide?
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6. SWOT
Bangkok vs. Hong Kong, Singapore as a FIT destination
Friendliness, Rich Cultural Distance, Publicity, Language,
asset, Inexpensive travelling cost Lack of awareness as FIT
incl. Food, Taxi fair , destination, Public
Accommodations, variety of Transportation, expensive
night life, Health care, Golf branded goods (High Import tax),
S W
Event through media
O T
Political instability, Red and
Unusual Korean wave, Yellow shirt, Tsunami for costal
Alternative destination to Japan, area Airline FIT pricing policy
Main weakness of Bangkok as a FIT destination is “Confidence to Travel Alone”
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7. Suggestions
Utilize Korean Waive in Thailand
And
Create Mutual fondness through publicity
Light and small pocket guide book with
list of frequently used wordings
such as Tourist attraction, BTS station, Shopping
centre, as well as Landmarks in Korean-Thai
(pronunciation in Korean letters).
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8. What RTS do
Online market place for operators, travel agents and consumers
100% World first real-time Auto bidding hotel booking platform for
B2B, B2B2C and B2C
1400 website in Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan and Thailand
5,000 B2B users in Asia
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