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Thailand World Expo 2020

Energy Saving EXPO Theme
An early suggestion for a Thailand 2020 theme came from Akapol Sorasuchart, Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau President. He suggested an Energy Saving theme.

Pattaya and Phuket as EXPO Destinations
Whilst a bid based in Bangkok or a nearby city has been mentioned, the Interior Ministry is seeking expressions of interest from all Thailand. Proposals are expected to cover feasibility, budget, location and event theme. Phuket and Pattaya have eagerly put themselves forward.

Pattaya
Pattaya's Mayor, Itthiphol Kunplome, bases the City's case from its established position as a tourism destination. Particularly, Pattaya is well connected with the media to market the event.

Transport, especially international transport, is well-covered. The City has good transport connections with Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Greater Bangkok and has its own U-Tapao International Airport.

Laem Chabang deep water port in the Chaophraya delta is nearby. The port offers a container terminal for simple transport of relevant goods. The port also has a major cruise ship terminal, from where easy transfers could be made to the EXPO site for shore excursions.

The Laem Chabang port area also has an available landstock that could actually accommodate the EXPO site. Other suggestions are the Mabprachan Lake area, the Chaknok Reservoir area and Yao beach in Sattahip.

Perhaps the overwhelming case that Pattaya can make is on the basis of bedstock, currently at 70,000 rooms, projected to rise to 100,000 by 2020. Pattaya also has large air-conditioned rooms to host meetings, conventions and exhibitions of over 100,000 square meters in total.

Phuket
Phuket is very eager to bid for EXPO 2020. The island easily fulfils most of the criteria for a successful bid.

Specifically, Phuket has a huge bedstock of high quality accommodation, notably at four and five star levels. It also has a major international airport in the process of expansion to handle 12 million arrivals and departures per year.

Phuket, though, does have difficulties around available land. The availability on Phuket is insufficient. The thought is to combine use of land on Phuket with land on Phang Nga on the mainland, hopefully upgrading the link currently provided by the Sarasin Bridge.

Another difficulty is internal transport on this island bedevilled by traffic jams and problems. Unhelpful is that the proposal for a monorail system of three light railway lines has recently been abandoned, in favour of enhancing the bus transport system. The future of the Patong Road Tunnel project, is unclear.

EXPO 2020's Wealth of Potential Bidders
Thailand's bid for EXPO 2020 has little guarantee of success, given political uncertainty and the extensive list of locations across the world that have expressed an interest,That includes other destinations in South East Asia.

Manila and Cebu in the Philippines have expressed interest. In Europe Lille in France and Copenhagen in Denmark have expressed interest.

Two Brazilian cities, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo have expressed interest. Dubai in the Gulf and Izmir in Turkey have expressed their interest.

Brisbane in Australia is likely to make a particularly strong bid, having successfully hosted the 1982 Commonwealth Games, the World EXPO 1988 and the 2001 Goodwill Games. 2020 will also be Australia's 250th anniversary.

There is massive interest from North America, including Montreal in Canada. From the USA, interest has been expressed by New York City, Houston, Los Angeles and San Franciso. A Californian event could also celebrate the 170th anniversary of that State. Additionally, a Los Angeles success would celebrate the City's 240th anniversary.

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[setgabell]

@Stevemaizuru why we not ready ?? we will host Olympic games 2020 and World Expo 2020 in Bangkok and host Asian games 2018 in Chiang Mai

[bananatrace]

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[puinoon2935]

ฉันรักประเทศไทย

[99celestial]

ขอให้ได้นะ THAILAND สู้ๆๆๆๆๆๆ

[MatoomBu]

@Chetah01 ดีครับ แล้วก็มา bid ต่อ น้ำท่วมก็ต้องแก้ก่อนสิครับ จะให้แก้หลังปี 2020 หรือไง

[Paravthy]

ขอให้ได้ละกันนะ จะใส่ชุดไทยไปเดินรอบงานเลย

[Chetah01]

@yosashi1234 อายวะ โทษทีไม่ได้มีสัญชาติไทย มีสัญชาติอเมริกัน

[yosashi1234]

@Chetah01 เอาปีบคุมหัวแล้วนั่งรถไฟไปโรงเ­กลือนะค่ะ แล้วออกไปทางด้านประเทศนั้น ไปอยู่เลยนะ อย่ากลับมา!

[iamdekwaw821]

@Chetah01 อายก็เปลี่ยนสัญชาติเถอะครับ

[Chetah01]

อายชาวโลกเขาอ่ะ น้ำท่วมอยุธยาแก้ปัญหาก่อนดีไหม­?

[Chetah01]

แก้น้ำท่วมอยุธยาก่อนดีไหม? อายชาวโลกเขา