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Anantara Hotels Announces Thailand’s first “Elephant Boat Race & River Festival”

Anantara Hotels Announces Thailand’s first “Elephant Boat Race & River Festival”

Top row (from left to right)

1. Paddler from Thailand national team
2. Tim Boda, Anantara’s Director of F&B Operational Excellence & Events
3. Chompan Kulnides, MINT’s VP of Investment, a representative of GTAEF
4. Visanu Laichapit, Director of Elite Sports Development Department of the Sports Authority of Thailand
5. Admiral Chainarong Charoenrak, President of Rowing and Canoeing Association of Thailand
6. Paddler from Thailand national team

Anantara Hotels, Resort & Spas, led by Tim Boda (2nd left), Director of F&B Operational Excellence & Events, recently announced Thailand’s first “Elephant Boat Race & River Festival”, which will be held on 29th-31st March 2019. The new three-day festival offers a wide range of activities, races and concerts aiming to raise funds to support domestic and wild elephants throughout Thailand.

Located next to Anantara Riverside Bangkok, the festival will be a fun-filled weekend of sporting and cultural events with something to suit everyone. On-land entertainment includes the digital dry dock rowing tournament, which is open to all on Friday and Saturday, the Old Siam themed Ladies Day on Saturday with a chance to win a luxury holiday to mini concerts from famous Thai artists, champagne tents, beer gardens and much more family fun to come.

For media enquiries, please contact:

Pattarin Wattanakasaem (Ploy)
Public Relations Manager – Anantara (Thailand)
T +66 (0)2 365 7679 | E pattarin_wa@minor.com