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TCEB dreams of a World Expo 
TCEB dreams of a World Expo
New TCEB president mulls over to bid
the World Expo 2020 to Thailand.
Thailand Convention and
Exhibition Bureau newly appointed president, Akapol Sorasuchart,
believes the country could bid to host World Expo 2020.
Mr Akapol
said he met with 22 representatives from the private sector in the
MICE related industry, including inbound tourism organisations, to
adjust the bureau's three-year operational plan and bidding for an expo
was on the agenda.
World-Expo-2020
World Expo 2010 mascot,
'Haibaos' created from a Chinese character meaning people.
According
to Mr Akapol, to work with the World Expo bidding process, TCEB will
need to brainstorm feasibility with those who manage public facilities
and transportation development, to create an operational plan. The
bidding process would need to take place 2011 to 2012 and would require
government support.
He declined to offer an estimate on the bid
cost, or the return on investment that would be generated by hosting the
World Expo, but noted the private sector would have to offer its
financial backing, too.
Calculations on cost and benefits would
need to be presented, later this month, to the Ministry of Social
Development and Human Security, which is involved in the Thailand
pavilion at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China.
The Shanghai
World Expo should attract around 70 million visitors over six months.
Mr
Akapol said: "It's a massive project and would require us to build a
city of exhibits and support centres. That would require us to decide on
a suitable site and build infrastructure to get visitors to the expo."
Recommendations
would need to be approved by the government first and then a budget
allocated to begin a study on the various aspects of building an expo
site and marketing it.Source: http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2009/11/tceb-dreams-of-a-world-expo/#...
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