Amazing Thailand Grand Sale returns for 2016

The Tourism Authority of Thailand’s (TAT) much-anticipated annual Amazing Thailand Grand Sale (ATGS) campaign is back for its 18th successful year and will be held from June 15 to August 15, 2016, in cities nationwide. This year, there will be a special focus on female customers to celebrate the TAT’s Women’s Journey Month being held in August. 

TAT Governor Yuthasak Supasorn said, “The Amazing Thailand Grand Sale is now a hugely popular event across the region and boosts tourist and visitor expenditure as well as enhances the image of Thailand as a major shopping destination. It also encourages more local spending and creates jobs. We always look forward to welcoming the world to our sale and hope they take home happy memories as well as some great bargains.”

The Amazing Thailand Grand Sale campaign differs from other events of its type in that as well as offering discounts on a variety of goods, it is also possible to make great savings on tourism products such as accommodation, spa treatments, travel, car rental and 
wellness products.

Taking part in Amazing Thailand Grand Sale 2016 will be 15,000 tourism business operators in more than 110 department stores and shopping centres in seven major tourist destinations of Bangkok, Pattaya, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Hat Yai, Hua Hin and Udon Thani. The outlets will offer discounts of up to 80 percent on goods and services as a way of boosting revenue and promoting Thai products internationally. Shoppers will also enjoy special discounts, trendy items from Thai world-class brands and chic street items from Thai young designers. There will also be fun events and a lucky draw to win a ‘Travel 365 Days in Thailand’, which includes flight tickets and accommodation.
Amazing Thailand Grand Sale 2016 will kick off on June 15, 2016, with the fourth Shopping Challenge activity, which will see 14 teams of representatives from across Asia and Australia race around Bangkok’s best loved malls and shops to bargain for items as they compete for a 100,000 Baht prize. Celebrities from across Asia are coming to take part and last year the first prize went to the Indian team.
Throughout the three-month Amazing Thailand Grande Sale 2016, department 
stores and shopping outlets in seven major cities across Thailand will offer discounts of up to 80 percent on goods and services as a way 
of boosting revenue and promoting Thai products internationally.
The Amazing Thailand Grand Sale campaign was started by TAT in 1999 and has grown considerably year-on-year. VISA International (Thailand) has been the campaign’s long-term partner and this year will be giving a wide range rewards to all VISA cardholders attending the sale, allowing them to make even more savings. Cardholders also get an extra chance to win the ‘Travel 365 Days in Thailand’ draw by being able to get two coupons for every 500 Baht spent, rather than the usual one. This year, to celebrate TAT’s new ‘Women’s Journey’ campaign, which is being held in August, there are special privileges on offer for women shoppers as part of the Amazing Thailand Grand Sale.