ASEAN Food Trade Forum: Note on Logistics
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ASEAN Food Trade Forum: Food Security and the AEC TH Hotel and Convention Centre Alor Setar: 24-25 November 2015 INFORMATION NOTE As of 6 November 2015 AIR TRAVEL Unless arranged separately with ADB, the AFSRB Secretariat will book the flights and buy the air tickets for ADB-sponsored participants, including some speakers and facilitators, after receiving the accomplished registration form and copy of passport Self-paying participants will need to arrange their flight to Kedah. Most convenient route is via Kuala Lumpur with a connecting 1-hour flight to Alor Setar, Kedah. Flying via Langkawi is not recommended as it will require land transfer from Langkawi airport to the jetty (0.5 hours), ferry transfer (2 hours), and land transfer to the hotel (0.5 hours). HOTEL ACCOMMODATION The forum will be held at TH Hotel and Convention Centre Alor Setar in Kedah, Malaysia. Hotel bookings for ADB-sponsored participants will be done by the host country while the AFSRB Secretariat will provide them with the list of participants after receiving the accomplished registration forms. Any incidental charges (i.e., laundry, mini bar, international calls, room services, extended stay, etc.) will be on personal account and should be settled by the participant upon checkout. For self-paying participants, please contact the assigned hotel staff, indicating your name, room type, and number of nights (check-in & check-out date). Please mention that you are attending the 3rd ASEAN Food Trade Forum to be entitled to the offered rate. Ms. Nurulsyahida binti Hashim H/P : +6016-445 4591 Tel : +604-740 3672 Fax : +604-714 5666 / +604-714 5104 Email : [email protected] Below are the room rates. ROOM TYPE ROOM CATEGORY BREAKFAST PUBLISHED RATE OFFERED RATE Superior Queen 1 Queen Bed 2 RM400.00 nett RM190.00 nett Superior Twin Adjoining Twin Bed 2 RM400.00 nett RM190.00 nett Deluxe Quad Double Twin Bed 2 RM460.00 nett RM230.00 nett Deluxe Quad Triple Triple Bed 3 RM480.00 nett RM240.00 nett Deluxe Quad Quad Bed 4 RM500.00 nett RM250.00 nett Studio Suite 1 Queen Bed 2 RM570.00 nett RM285.00 nett Family Suite 2 Queen Bed 4 RM670.00 nett RM335.00 nett Executive Suite 1 Queen Bed + Living Room 2 RM770.00 nett RM385.00 nett AIRPORT TRANSFER The TH Hotel is only a 5-minute driving distance from the Alor Setar airport. Taxi service is readily available at the airport and should cost around RM10-RM15. ALLOWANCES FOR ADB SPONSORED DELEGATES ADB will provide prorated travel and subsistence allowance to sponsored delegates. Please submit a copy of your air ticket and original boarding pass to ADB staff (Joy) on Day 1 of the event. Payments will be made on Day 2, or earlier if possible. FOOD EXHIBIT Agri-food items from ASEAN countries will be displayed outside the meeting venue. Each country will be provided with a table. More information about the exhibit is provided in the attached note. CONTACT ON LOGISTICAL ARRANGEMENTS Host Country AFSRB Secretariat Asian Development Bank Yeoh Yuan Xiang (Mr.) Ms. Kuntharika Sepyatham Amelia Hernandez Esteban Assistant Secretary Trade Officer (Amy) Policy and Strategic Planning Ministry of Commerce Consultant (Project Division Ministry of Thailand Implementation Specialist) Agriculture and Agro-based E-mail: ADB Manila Industry [email protected] Tel.: +63 2 6324444 loc 7695 Malaysia Tel.: 662-5474820; 662- E-mail: Tel : +603-8870 1108 / 5474771-86 Ext. 4453 [email protected] +6017-450 7531 Fax : +603-8888 8548 Email: [email protected] Ms.Thansuda Ms. Ultach Enri Mekaroonvidhaya (Poppap) Consultant (Project Trade Officer Coordinator) Ministry of Commerce Jakarta, Indonesia Thailand Tel.:: +6281310013194, E-mail: +622197588294 [email protected] Email : [email protected] Tel.: 662-5474820; 662- 5474771-86 Ext. 4453 .