Project “Tourist Bike Phuket International MTB Jamboree 2012”
Sunday, 16th September 2012
Rationale
Phuket is the province with natural surroundings where tourists both Thai and foreigners pay attention to. At present tourists are interested in traveling for learning, conserving environment, and solving global warming. Tourism by biking is therefore a favorite choice to allow tourists to get close to nature and better admire and learn about the attractions as they want. The traveling can cover all members in the family at all ages as well as help reduce global warming.
Phuket Province therefore joins hands with Phuket Provincial Administration Organization, Wichit Municipality, Tourism Authority of Thailand,Phuket Office, Track Zone Tourist Bike Club and various bike clubs in Phuket join n hands to organize athletic activity of tourist cycling at the Park Sripuwanat to promote and encourage both Thai and foreign tourists to travel to Phuket by biking as well as to cultivate people in the area to recognize the benefits of exercise and sense of taking care of health which helps promote good health, prevent diseases and disseminate the knowledge of good health to the public and youngsters.
Objectives
1. To disseminate the exercise by biking and campaign biking to reduce global warming.
2. To promote athletic tourism.
3. For good health of the public by biking.
4. To encourage the youngsters to make the best of their free time, away from drugs.
Target Group
• Those who love biking.
• Family group.
• Youngsters.
• Retired group.
• Athletic tourists, both Thai and foreign, interested in tourist biking.
Target
Bikers, local and foreign, as well as followers, not less than 2,500.
Period of Operation
During 15th -16th September 2012 (2 days)
Types of Activities and Operation
1. Biking distance is 40-45 km.
2. Males: 16-50 years old and 50 years old or above.
3. Females: General.
4. Children: male/female.
5. Males: 16-50 years old, souvenirs for the first 100.
Males: 51 years old or above, souvenirs for the first 30.
Females: General, souvenirs for the first 20.
Children: Male/Female, souvenirs for the first 10.
6. All bikers will get Jersey.
7. All bikers will get T-shirt.
8. bikers will get backpacks.
9. All bikers will get certificates.
10. All bikers will get insurances.
11. There is a lucky draw.
Steps of Operation
1. Organize the meeting of involving organizations.
2. Survey the biking route.
3. Advertise via radio/newspaper/online media.
4. Make documents for disseminations
5. Press Release for the project.
6. Follow up.
Venue
The Park Sriphuwanat
Responsible Organization
Track Zone
Supporting Organizations
1. Phuket Province
2. Phuket Provincial Administration Organization
3. Wichit Municipality.
4. Tourism Organization of Thailand, Phuket Office.
5. Phuket Local Police Station.
6. Phuket Tourist Police.
7. Phuket Hospital.
8. LA (Thailand) Co.Ltd.
9. Bike Clubs in Phuket
10. PEPPERMINT Field
11. Cycling Malaysia Magazine
12. Levelo Bike Ipoh
13. Phuket Merlin Hotel
14. Katina Hotel.
15. Twin Hotel
16. Sam Energy Cycle, Malaysia
17. SH Cycling Zone
18. Singapore MTB Club.
19. Indonesia MTB Club.
20. Phillpines MTB Club.
21. LP Mtb Penang Malaysia.
22. Lim Cycle Penang
23. KT Cyclone, Penang
Date and Place of Application
a. Email now at http://www.thaitrackzone.com
b. Transfer application and accommodation fee at TRACK ZONE
Saving account number 9150174878, Krung Thai Bank,
Nipatutit 2 Branch.
Malaysia: transfer the fee to Bank Islam, Saving Account
Mr. Pakorn Pourpunsawat Number 02093027539057
c. After the transfer, send the receipt at pmetharin@yahoo.com or
me_tharin@hotmail.com.
d. Apply at
- Wichit Municipality
- You Can Phuket
- Mr. Jacky Ng Khungchia Malaysia. 016-443 3900
- Mr. Sim Nai Lee 012 478 1799
- Mr. Rohani Rahmani (Ronn) 019-445 6578
- Lim Cycle Penang 012-455 6626
- Sam Energy Cycle, Perlis
- SH Cycling Zone, Sungai Petani 013-440 1030
- KT Cyclone, Penang 012-523 3921
- Alice Chim, Kri Cycling Team 012-506 8369
- Levelo bike Ipoh 012 462 1798
- Bepro Cycle Ipoh 017 513 6368
Application Fee
• Now to 31th July 2012 800 Baht (RM 85)
• 1st – 31th August 2012 1,000 Baht (RM 110)
• At the event no have register.
Outcomes
1. Tourist bikers get to know more biking routes.
2. Tourist bikers acknowledge real tourism situations.
3. More foreign tourist competitors travel to Phuket.
4. More revenue for local Phuket.
5. Local people exercise by biking increasingly.
Schedule of Project “Tourist Bike Phuket MTB Jamboree 2012”
Saturday 15th September 2012
9.00 am -Tourist competitors arrive at the Phuket Merlin Hotel.
-Welcome tourist competitors and the accompanied with
jasmine garlands from Wichit Minicipality and Phuket Bike
Clubs. The tourist competitors register and get bike numbers
and souvenir shirts.
3.00 pm -Director of Phuket Tourism Authority welcomes tourist competitors
and signals the parade around town.
4.30 pm -Tourist competitors cycle to the Phuket Merlin Hotel and have a rest
freely.
Sunday 16th September 2012
6.00 am -Biking competitors get ready at The Park Sripuwanat
6.50 am - President of the Ceremony delivers Opening Speech.
7.00 am - Signal for the start.
11.00 pm - Sport tourists start to reach the finish line.
11.30 pm - Sports tourists and followers have lunch
12.30 pm -Performances by Phuket Provincial Administrative Organization.
-Giving trophies to the first 160.
13.30 pm -Lucky Draw and Entertainment.
14.00 pm -Closing Ceremony.
Note: The schedule is subject to change as appropriate.


