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ACTIVE MEMBERS    
Hans Banzinger

Paradise Cafe & Grill

Owner Swiss Paradise Resort & Paradise Garden Restaurant
157/6 Soi 16/2 Pattaya-Naklua Road
Pattaya City, Chonburi 20150
Tel: 66-38-422871       Fax: 66-38-428078

Email:
banziger@hotmail.com

 
Neil Blenkharn

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General Manager
Garden Cliff Resort & Spa Pattaya
220/21 Moo 5, Soi 16, Naklua
Pattaya Naklua Road, Naklua
Banglamung, Chonburi 20150
Tel: 66-38-259333       Fax: 66-38-259332
Email: gm@gardencliffpattaya.com

Website: www.accorhotels.com/asia

Ben Brahim

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Director of Operations
Hard Rock Hotel
429 Moo 9, Pattaya Beach Road
Pattaya, Chonburi 20150
Tel: 66-38-428755-9    Fax: 66-38-421673
Email: dr_ops.pty@hardrockhotels.net
Website: www.hardrockhotels.net

Robert Brooks

President – Thailand
Navy League of the United States
65/2 Thepprasit Road, Moo 12, Banglamung
Pattaya City, Chonburi 20150
Tel: 66-38-301015       Fax: 66-38-301016
Email: info@navyleaguethailand.com
Website: www.navyleaguethailand.com

Deborah Diane Bundityanond

Rabbit Resort

Owner
Rabbit Resort
318/84 Moo 12, Soi Dongtan
Jomtien, Pattaya, Chonburi 20260
Tel: 66-38-303303       Fax: 66-38-251628
Email: sales@rabbitresort.com
Website: www.rabbitresort.com

She was elected President, SKAL International – Pattaya & East Thailand, 2007-2008

 
Paisan Bundityanond

Rabbit Resort

Managing Director
Rabbit Resort
318/84 Moo 12, Soi Dongtan
Jomtien, Pattaya, Chonburi 20260
Tel: 66-38-303303       Fax: 66-38-251628
Email: paisan_rabbit@yahoo.com

Website: www.rabbitresort.com

Antony Chapman

Blue Wave is a Bangkok/Pattaya based private company set up by Gary Baguley and Antony Chapman 5 years ago to provide products and services to Hotels & Resorts. Originally setup to source and supply a wide range of water sports products to hotel resorts in Thailand, Blue Wave now operates four closely linked subsidiaries focused on both the resort industry as well as the consumer market. The 4 subsidiaries cover: Hotel & Resort Bathroom Amenities Supply, Watersports Equipment Supply, Yacht Sailing School and Charter and Yacht Marine Supplies.

Niels Storm Martens Colov

 

 

 

Managing Director
Pattaya People
20/15-16 Moo 10, Soi Day-Night Hotel
South Pattaya Road, Pattaya
Chonburi 20150
Tel: 66-38-427585       Fax: 66-38-429773
Email: dragone@loxinfo.co.th
Website: www.pattayapeople.com

Publisher of “Pattaya People “Pattaya People Channel”  24 hours local news and information on the Sophon Cable TV, “Pattaya People Weekly” Weekly newspaper with local new and information, “Pattaya People Radio” Community radio station, www.pattayapeople.com

Daily news and information on the internet, “Pattaya Directory” Business directory for Pattaya, “Pattaya Pocket Guide” Tourist information for Pattaya. His company Dragon Enterprises Co. Ltd. Also are partners in various other companies including “Suthipong Law Center” and “Mobile Advertising” Display advertising on the local taxis. Sale and export of “Dragon Royal Jelly”. Real estate development and property sales. Import and whole sale of Danish design quality furniture.
Niels was born in 1948 in Denmark, is married and has 3 children. Formerly owner of “Filmselskabet Danmark” (The Film Company of Denmark, Ltd.): Distribution of Theatrical Feature Films in Denmark, sale of film distribution rights to all media in North Europe, ownership of the oldest Cinema House in Denmark, “Carlton”, Copenhagen.
 

 
Dr. Iain Corness

Dr. Iain Corness

Travel Editor
Pattaya Mail Publishing Co., Ltd.
370/7-8 Moo 9, Pattaya 2nd Road
Nongprue, Banglamung
Chonburi 20260
Tel: 66-38-411240-1    Fax: 66-38-427596
Email: dr.iain@pattayamail.com
Website: www.pattayamail.com

Dr. Iain is a medical doctor who has had several concurrent careers in his lifetime. 
In addition to medicine, he was a professional racing car driver and designer assigned to a works team in Australia, ran a commercial photography studio (he is a member of the Australian Institute of Professional Photographers), a restaurateur who had his own Thai restaurant in Australia and a professional journalist and travel writer who had his own column in one of Rupert Murdoch’s daily papers, as well as writing for several glossy magazines.

Arie J.M. De Keijzer

 

General Manager
Nirvana Place
482/1-57, Moo 12, Thappraya Road
Nongprue, Banglamung
Chonburi 20260
Tel: 66-38-259700-4    Fax: 66-38-259705
Email: gm@nirvanaplace.com
Website: www.nirvanaplace.com

Arie (or AJ) J.M. De Keijzer was born in 1967 in The Netherlands where he also completed his Hotel Management College Degree.
He worked for an international hotel chain, Ramada & Renaissance Hotels, for 9 years in various positions in The Netherlands, Germany and Bahrain, where he was responsible for 4 hotel openings. He became one of the youngest general managers in this world wide company at the age of 29 only. In 1998, Arie moved to Asia and started working in Yangon, Myanmar, responsible for one of the largest 5 star hotels, Sedona, in the country. In 2001 Arie moved to Thailand and worked in Phuket and Chiangmai, where he also opened a brand new 4 star hotel with 204 rooms.
In 2006 after having done these hotel openings (6 in total) for international companies, Arie combined forces with Steve, his business partner, and started the Nirvana Place in Pattaya, which has 52 suites and operates on a mixture of serviced apartments and daily rental of hotel suites. Further future similar projects are in the pipeline.
 

Philippe Delaloye

 

 

 

General Manager
Novotel Coralia Rim Pae Resort
4/5 Moo 3, Pae Klaeng Kram Road
Chark Pong, Klaeng, Rayong 21190
Tel: 66-38-648008       Fax: 66-38-648002
Email: philippedelaloy@hotmail.com
Website: www.accorhotels-asia.com

Philippe Delaloye was born and raised in Switzerland, where he attended Lausanne Hotel School. After graduating in 1979, he worked in the UK and Switzerland, before settling permanently in Thailand in 1985, the country that has continued to fascinate him during and after extensive travels. His first call took him to Pattaya, where he progressed from Executive Assistant Manager at Siam Bayview Resort Hotel to General Manager of both Siam Bayview and Siam Bayshore Resort Hotels within just a few years. He spent almost twelve years in Pattaya and Rayong, where he lead the Rayong Resort, Spa & Convention Center as General Manager.
After three and a half years as General Manager of the Blue Lagoon and Beachcomber hotels on Chaweng beach in Ko Samui, he joined Accor in 1999 at Novotel Bangna Bangkok, and later returned to the Eastern coast, where he has been succesfully leading Novotel Rim Pae Resort Rayong as General Manager since 2001.

Since his move to Thailand over twenty years ago, Philippe has been an active member of the hospitality industry, representing the THA as 1st Vice President and Director of the THA Pattaya Chapter from 1988 - 1992 and 2nd Vice President and Director of the THA Southern Chapter 1996 -1998. Since 2004, Philippe is a boardmember of the Thai Hotels Association Eastern Chapter.

Mike Franklin

 

Marketing Advertising – Director
Pattaya Mail Media Group, Jester Care for Kids
146/5 Chiang Mai Villa, Moo 6, Nongprue
Banglamung, Chonburi 20260
Tel: 66-81-8618036     Fax: 66-38-731144
Email: fima@loxinfo.co.th

Marketing & Advertising Advisor
Golf Guru & Golf tournament organizer
(UNICEF, Diana Group, Pattaya Mail, Skal etc.)
Jesters ‘Care for Kids’ Charity Drives – Press, TV & PR
Pattaya Mail & PMTV - Special Correspondent & TV Presenter,
reporting golf, charity and local events.
Host ‘INSIGHT’ interview program on PMTV cable network.
 

Steve Graham

Owner
Nirvana Place and European Safety Concepts
482/1-57, Moo 12, Thappraya Road
Nongprue, Banglamung
Chonburi 20260
Tel: 66-38-259700-4    Fax: 66-38-259705
Email: steve@esc.co.th
Website: www.nirvanaplace.com

 
Alexander Haeusler

General Manager
Royal Cliff Beach Resort
353 Pratamnak Road, Moo 12
Pattaya, Chonburi 20150
Tel: 66-38-250421       Fax: 66-38-250511
Email: alexander@royalcliff.com
Website: www.royalcliff.com

Alexander was elected Secretary & Treasurer, SKAL International – Pattaya & East Thailand

 

Andrew Khoo

 

 

 

 

General Manager
Hard Rock Hotel
429 Moo 9, Pattaya Beach Road
Pattaya, Chonburi 20150
Tel: 66-38-428755-9
Fax: 66-38-421673
Email: gm.pty@hardrockhotels.net

Website: www.hardrockhotels.net

Andrew was elected 2nd Vice-President, SKAL International – Pattaya & East Thailand for 2007-2008

Andrew Khoo, General Manager of Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya is an industry veteran of 35 years, hails from “squeaky” clean Singapore. A graduate of the Ealing Hotel School of Catering and Manage-ment, London, UK, and received his professional letters, Mhcima, from the Hotel, Catering and Institutional Managers Association, UK.
His career spanned the globe and served in various management capacities with stints in the UK with Trust House Forte Hotels and Rank Hotels, with Morosani Post Hotels in Davos, Switzerland, Yangon, Myanmar, Colombo, Sri Lanka and Singapore. Prior to joining Hotel Properties Limited in Singapore, Andrew was the original corporate team member of Raffles International as Vice President, Food and Beverage, responsible for the re-opening of Singapore’s landmark hotel, The Raffles Hotel, food and beverage outlets.
Andrew first arrived in Thailand with HPL’s acquisition of the Merlin Hotel Pattaya on February 2000 in the preparation of the total renovation and makeover to the new Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya. After 15 months of renovation a “Star” was born with 320 musically themed rooms with 2 executive club floors, Hard Rock Cafe on the Beach Road, Pattaya’s largest free form swimming pool (1,000 sq.metres) with its own inland Beach, Hard Rock Spa with steam, sauna and gym, Starry Diner exhibition restaurant, Hall of Fame Ballroom with 5 separate meeting rooms, “eBar” with internet and computer games and Foam Party held every Saturday night. Keep Rockin’!

Jurgen P. Kluding

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 KLUDING TRAVEL

 

 

Managing Director
Kluding Travel Co., Ltd.
88/5 Moo 4, Soi Ramintra 15
Ramintra Road, Anusawaree
Bangkok 10220
Tel: 66-38-232383       Fax: 66-38-232383
Email: kluding@chonburi.ksc.co.th
Website: www.kludingtravel-thailand.net

 
Guy Lindsay-Watson

 

 

Managing Director
Music Travel Thailand Co., Ltd.
266/19 Pattaya, Bazaar, North Pattaya Road
Pattaya, Chonburi 20150
Tel: 66-38-361868       Fax: 66-38-361868
Email: guy@musictravelthailand.com
Website: www.musictravelthailand.com

With 30 years of experience in the travel industry in the UK, starting as a graduate trainee for American Express, then moving to British Airways in regional sales and marketing, then 3 years with Crest Hotels as Travel Trade sales manager, Guy became GM for an incoming Australian tour operator to Europe, and then moved in to business travel, and after working with specialist music and media agencies he started Sounds Travel Ltd in 1989 in London, and then reformed as his own company Music Travel Ltd in 1992 which he sold in 2005 and to come and live and work in Thailand. His last 15 years of UK travel experience involved looking after the travel for music groups (Bands) such as Simply Red, Tears for Fears, Annie Lennox, M People, The Strokes, The Spice Girls and countless others. Most recently he completed the European Tour of Lionel Richie and worked with his friend the artiste Gabrielle on her Irish tour. Guy has also handled major product launches for the Microsoft Xbox and Canon's newest camera, each involving air and hotel travel for over 500 people.Guy has travelled the world extensively, but Thailand is now where he plans to stay.

Erawann Mahe

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General Manager
Mercure Hotel Pattaya
484 Moo 10 Pattaya 2nd Road Soi 15
Nongprue Banglamung
Chonburi 20150
Tel: 66-38-425050       Fax: 66-38-425080
Email: gm@mercurepattaya.com
Website: www.mercurepattaya.com

 
Dharamjeet (Marlowe) Malhotra

Managing Director
Massic Travel Co., Ltd.
370/7-8 Pattaya 2nd Road
Pattaya, Chonburi 20260
Tel: 66-38-426240       Fax: 66-38-382265
Email: massic@loxinfo.co.th

 

Suwanthep (Tony) Malhotra

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Pattaya Mail

Sales & Marketing Director
Pattaya Mail
370/7-8 Moo 9
Pattaya 2nd Road
Pattaya, Chonburi 20260
Tel: 66-38-411240       Fax: 66-38-427596
Email: tony@pattayamail.com
Website: www.pattayamail.com

Vikrom Malhotra

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Manager
Massic Travel Co., Ltd.
370/7-8 Pattaya 2nd Road
Pattaya, Chonburi 20260
Tel: 66-38-426240       Fax: 66-38-382265
Email: massic@loxinfo.co.th

Amorn Malhotra

Thoss Company Limited   

Worldwide Holiday Solutions

 

Managing Director
Thross Co., Ltd.
3/139 Moo 6, Pattaya 3rd Road
Pattaya, Chonburi 20150
Tel: 66-38-370700-1    Fax: 66-38-370702
Email: info@thross.co.th

 

Kamolthep (Prince) Malhotra

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Pattaya Mail

Pattaya Mail
370/7-8 Moo 9
Pattaya 2nd Road
Pattaya, Chonburi 20260
Tel: 66-38-411240       Fax: 66-38-427596
Email: prince@pattayamail.com
Website: www.pattayamail.com

Pratheep S. Malhotra ‘Peter’

Pratheep (Peter) Malhotra

Pattaya Mail

Managing Director
Pattaya Mail
370/7-8 Moo 9
Pattaya 2nd Road
Pattaya, Chonburi 20260
Tel: 66-38-427697       Fax: 66-38-427596
Email: psmalhotra@loxinfo.co.th

Website: www.pattayamail.com

Peter was elected P.R. Director, SKAL International – Pattaya & East Thailand for 2007-2008

Louis Noll

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Managing Director
Mata Hari Restaurant
482/57 Moo 12, Thappraya Road, Soi 15
Chonburi 20150
Tel: 66-38-259799       Fax: 66-38-259798
Email: info@mataharirestaurant.com

Website: www.mataharirestaurant.com

 

Anmol Pathela

Owner / Executive Director
Sheraton Pattaya Resort
437 Moo 12 Phratamnak Road, Nongprue, Banglamung, Chonburi 20150
Tel 038 259 888 Fax 038 259 899
Email : anmol@amburaya.com
 

Ingo Raeuber

Director of Operations
Pinnacle Hotel Resort & Spas
37/2-11 Moo 2, Sukhumvit Road
Na-Jomtien, Satthahip
Chonburi 20250
Tel: 66-38-259100       Fax: 66-38-259123
Email: prjgm@pinnaclehotels.com

Website: www.pinnaclehotels.com

Pascal Schnyder

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Owner
Casa Pascal
485/4 M00 10, Pattaya 2nd Road
Chonburi 20150
Tel: 66-38-723660       Fax: 66-38-723659
Email: info@restaurant-pattaya.com

 

Paul Sinclair

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Sales & Marketing Director
Mobile Advertising Company
225/483 Duck Square 225, Moo 10
Chonburi 20260
Tel: 66-38-373102
Email: paul@baht-bus.com

 

Harinder Pal Singh

 

Owner
Benny Travel
157/56-59 Moo 5
Pattaya, Chonburi 20260
Tel: 66-38-370195       Fax: 66-38-370197
Email: benny_travel@hotmail.com

 

Jate Sopitpongstorn

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Managing Director
Horseshoe Point
100 Moo 9, Pong, Banglamung
Chonburi 20150
Tel: 66-38-253500       Fax: 66-38-253599
Email: jate@horseshoepoint.com

 

Chookiat Srivatjanapong

General Manager
Asia Pattaya Hotel
352 Moo 12, Pratumnak Road
Pattaya, Chonburi 20260
Tel: 66-38-250401-10  Fax: 66-38-250496
Email: chookiat@asiahotel.co.th

Chookiat was elected as Director, SKAL International – Pattaya & East Thailand

 

Johanna Stetten

Executive Assistant Manager
European Safety Concepts (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
159/113, 3rd Floor, Moo 5
North Pattaya Road, Naklua
Banglamung, Chonburi 20150
Tel: 66-38-259700-4    Fax: 66-38-259705
Email: johanna@esc.co.th

Website: www.esc.co.th

 

Panga Vathanakul

Royal Cliff Beach Resort

 

 

 

 

 

 

Managing Director
Royal Cliff Beach Resort
353 Phra Tamnuk Road
Pattaya, Chonburi 20150
Tel: 66-38-250421       Fax: 66-38-250141
Email: panga@royalcliff.com

Khun Panga was appointed Honorary Advisor, Executive Board, SKAL International – Pattaya & East Thailand 2007-2008

Khun Panga is married to Mr. Chan Vathanakul and has two sons. Further to her M.D. position she works as:
Honorary Consul of the Russian Federation for the Provinces of Chonburi and Rayong.
Present Community Works - Associate Judge of Chonburi Juvenile and Family Court.
- Volunteer of Chitralada/ SUPPORT Foundation of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit of Thailand.

A native of Pattaya, Somsak graduated with a Diploma in Hotel Administration from the University of Hawaii. In addition to Pattaya, he also worked and trained in Switzerland and Germany, including 1 year at the Holiday Inn & Movenpick in Zurich and 4 years at the Bristol Hotel Kempinski Berlin. His diverse hotel experience encompasses frontline servicing, Sales, F&B Management, and Room Division management.
In 1985, he joined the Royal Garden Resort Pattaya as Food & Beverage Manager. After 2 years, he was assigned to be in charge of Food & Beverage of the Royal Garden Resort Hua Hin, and later the Royal Garden Village Hua Hin. He moved back to Pattaya in 1989 to become Executive Assistant Manager of the Royal Garden Resort Pattaya, where he was later promoted as Resident Manager and General Manager respectively.
Somsak has been instrumental in leading the Royal Garden Resort & Plaza Pattaya to the forefront of Eastern Seaboard business today. In 1998, he won the Royal Garden Resorts Chairman Award for “Outstanding Performance” in recognition of the hotel’s achievements under his leadership during the time of the economic crisis.
Because of the wealth of experience Somsak has had in Pattaya and Hua Hin he was promoted in the fourth quarter of 1999 to the position of Cluster General Manager. Therefore he has now the responsibility for the group’s two properties in Hua Hin and the one in Pattaya.

Vathanai Vathanakul 

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Royal Cliff Beach Resort

Executive Director
Royal Cliff Beach Resort
353 Phra Tamnuk Road
Pattaya, Chonburi 20150
Tel: 66-38-250421       Fax: 66-38-250141
Email: vathanai@royalcliff.com

 

Associate Members    
Roger Soland

Sales Manager
German Sports and Lifestyle
157/145-6 Moo 5, Naklua Road
Pattaya, Chonburi 20150
Tel: 66-38-370731       Fax: 66-38-370734
Email:  roger@gsfsportfashion.com

Social Members    
Jan Olav Aamlid

Owner
House of the Golden Coin
Tel: 66-38-420090     Fax: 66-38-420090
Email: coin@loxinfo.co.th

Christina Boden

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Charity Club of Pattaya
The Queen Victoria Inn,
437/137-8 Soi Yodsak (Soi 6)
Pattaya, Chonburi 20260
Tel: 66-38-734032
Email: charityclubofpattaya@yahoo.com

Christina Boden born in Derby in the U.K. and has lived in Thailand for 7 years with husband Malcolm, after 3 month of living in Thailand Christina was asked by the U.K. Club to be their Charity Officer which she carried out until the club folded in 2004.
In the July of 2004 Christina and her husband formed the successful Charity Club of Pattaya, which is now in its fourth year. This gives her the chance to meet with many people and many organisations throughout Thailand.
Christina is an Advisor to the Executive Board SKAL Pattaya and meets and greets new members as the Community Liaison officer for SKAL Pattaya.

Ken Whitty

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Paulaner Distributor
Tel: 66-2-5580104
Email:  gaultier@loxinfo.co.th

     

  List of events undertaken from April 2000 to present.

 

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