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Boats big and small figure at the Phuket International Boat Show

Phuket Boat Show to Motor Back to January Date

Wednesday, May 8, 2013
PHUKET: The Phuket International Boat Show is being rescheduled from March back to January in 2014, possibly in response to talk that a rival boat show is being considered for Phuket, Phuketwan can reveal.

Organiser Andy Dowden confirmed tonight that January 9-12 will be the dates for the event next year at its regular venue, Phuket's Royal Phuket Marina.

''We tried March for two years at the request of exhibitors,'' Mr Dowden said. ''But we want people, and there are more people on Phuket in January than there are in March.''

Details of the move are expected to be announced formally via a media release shortly.

This year's event, the tenth anniversary special, was held from March 21-24 and the weather on Phuket was particularly hot, Mr Dowden said.

He was not prepared to comment about rumors that a rival boat show was being planned for January, hence the move.

''What I am prepared to say is that the boating industry is strong here in Phuket but I don't believe we are ready for two boat shows,'' he said.

Each year the now-traditional Phuket event broadens its appeal by offering a greater variety of boats to suit different budgets.

The January date is anticipated to increase interest from car manufacturers and makers of luxury goods who see Phuket as an increasingly prosperous market.

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