The Thailand International Boat Show and Thailand Boat Festival will team up to deliver a single standout show in Phuket next year.

Next year’s Thailand International Boat Show will take place at Phuket Yacht Haven in January

Organisers of two boat shows, the Thailand International Boat Show and the Thailand Boat Festival, have formed a strategic alliance to deliver what aims to be the biggest and brightest Thai-based boat show yet.

Held in Phuket, at the Phuket Yacht Haven from January 9-12, 2025, the new iteration of the show will retain one familiar name: Thailand International Boat Show (TIBS).

David Hayes, CEO of JAND Events, which organises the Thailand International Boat Show, says the new partnership will leverage skills and experience from both sides that will elevate the event and help it to scale.

The move also comes in response to industry requests for one single, concentrated event, he said.

M Vision, who are the organisers behind the Thailand Boat Festival, and have significant experience hosting consumer events in the local market, proved natural partners as a new vision for growth for the show has evolved.

Thailand International Boat Show event remains as partners leverage complimentary experience

The show will be focusing efforts on growing international visitors and local attendees, Hayes said.

“M Vision’s experience organising large-scale Thai consumer events complements our boat show and luxury events experience, and while we look to further grow international visitors we will also build on our Thai visitor success this year and supercharge our efforts for 2025,” Hayes said.

Phuket Yacht Haven is a draw for local and international visitors

Opas Cherdpunt, CEO of M Vision Public Company Limited, said the show’s location, at the Phuket Yacht Haven, is ideal, giving “more space in the water and opportunities to add more lifestyle displays and activities on land.”

Another plus is the close access to the sea. Phuket Yacht Haven comes with direct access to Phang Nga Bay giving boat exhibitors opportunities to take potential buyers on sea trials during the show.

Activities include some pre-show excitement courtesy of the second annual Thailand Yachting Conference on January 8, as well as a yachting awards and gala dinner event that evening.

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