On 23-25 September 2018, Ms. Pornpimol Sugandhavanija, Deputy Consul-General, has led two reporters from Indian lifestyle magazines namely Ms. Pricilla Stephan, Reporter of Health and Beauty and Dr. Martha Grisilda Renga Swamy, Special Editor of Valar Thozhil Magazine, to visit Thailand. The visit to Thailand is part of the “Reporter Visit to Thailand Program" initiated by the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Chennai, with an aim to allow the reporters to know more about Thailand.

During the visit to Bangkok, the two reporters had the opportunity to participate in World Spa & Well being Convention (WSWC 2015), attend the opening ceremony of Beyond Beauty ASEAN 2015 and interview the Minister of Industry of Thailand. Moreover, they visited the tourist attractions  as well as Thai Traditional Medical School (Wat Pho) which is very famous both in Thailand and abroad on Thai traditional massage and the Opium Spa, the famous spa in Bangkok.

From the trip, the two reporters learnt more about Thailand and the country’s potential in the business of Spa and beauty and had chance to talk and discuss with the Thai entrepreneurs in the spa and beauty business which was beneficial for them to disseminate the information to Indian people and business circles. This will help enhance the economic cooperation with Thailand in the future.