HOT Magazine February 15, 2015 | Page 32

THAILAND TOURISM FORUM 2015 In the first half of 2014, turmoil threw Thailand’s tourism industry a curve ball. A game-changing new paradigm that started last May led to a series of remarkable transformations which rapidly took the hospitality sector into unknown territory. On Monday January 26th at the Inter Continental Hotel Grand Ballroom in Bangkok, the fourth annual Thailand Tourism Forum took place with a record turnout of over 500 industry insiders all of whom came to gleam insights from industry leaders on Thailand’s tourism sector and on where it is headed. First to be heard was Suchad 32 Feb 15 - Mar 15 , 2015 Chiaranussati, Founder and Chairman of SC Capital Partners. SCCP is an institutional real estate private equity investment firm with offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Ba