ASSOCIATION OF FORMER INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVANTS –

NEWSLETTER NO. 8/2017-2019

5 January 2018

Dear Members,

The Committee on Recreation and Tour is organizing an excursion trip to Prachuap Khiri Khan- -, Thailand, for 5 days and 4 nights. The trip will start from Friday 2 to Tuesday 6 February 2018, as per attached details. The cost of this trip is as following:

Participants Cost per person for Cost per person for twin/double bedroom, for 30 twin/double room, for 40 participants (Baht) participants (Baht) Subscribing members of 8,500.00 8,000.00 AFICS-T Non-subscribing members 9,000.00 8,500.00 of AFICS-T Note: An additional cost of 2,400.00 Baht will be charged for a single bedroom accommodation.

The above cost includes air-conditioned bus, hotel accommodation, delicious food, speed boat.

Members who are interested in joining the trip can make reservation with Khun Vena Visaruitawongse (Mobile: 081-4954348), or Khun Yupa Wongsuchat (Mobile: 089-7877443). Reservation can be made from now on, and will be on a “first come first served” basis. The first down-payment of Baht 4,000.00 (Four Thousand Baht) is kindly requested to be made at the time of reservation, by depositing it into the account name “AFICS-T Excursion”, a/c No. 004-2-20381-8, Siam Commercial Bank, United Nations Building Branch. The remaining amount should be deposited into the same bank account, before 22 January 2018. Kindly fax the pay-in slips with name of the depositor (in printed letter format) to AFICS-T office, at fax no. 02-2881088 .

Please note that the number of seat is limited. Therefore, kindly make your reservation as soon as possible.

Please be informed that, due to temporary closure of the ESCAP Document Reproduction Unit, this Newsletter can only be distributed to the AFICS-T members by the three available channels, that is, Email, AFICS-T Website, and Line.

Please also noted that AFICS-T, as a co-coordinator of the programme, will not assume any responsibilities for any damages, financial or otherwise, that may occur during the trip. Customers are encouraged to acquire additional insurance over what the Tour Company is providing.

With best regards,

Yossuwan Anandhwanlert President AFICS-Thailand (2017-2019)

Office: Ground Floor, United Nations Conference Centre, United Nations Building, Rajadamnern-Nok Avenue, 10200, Thailand.Telephone 02-288-1890; Fax 02 288 1088; e-mail: [email protected]; website: www.aficthailand.in.th

Day 1 : Feb 2,2018 : (Bangkok – Prachuap Khiri Khan)

08.00 AM. Depart from UN Building 09.00 AM. Proceed to Prachuap Khiri Khan NOON Lunch (1) at the restaurant 13.00 PM. Proceed to Rajabhakti Park is a historically themed park honouring past Thai kings from the Sukhothai period to the current royal house of Chakri. 15.00 PM. Check in the resort. 18.00 PM. Dinner at the restaurant (2) Overnight in Kuiburi Hotel and Resort (Twin share) Day 2 : Feb 3,2018 : Prachuap Khiri Khan-Ranong(Ban Ngao Tample-Pornrang Hot Spring-Grass Mountain) 07.00 AM. Breakfast (3) inside Hotel 08.00 AM. Proceed to Ranong NOON Lunch (4) at the restaurant 13.00 PM. Check in at Tinidee Hotel 14.00 PM. Proceed to Ban Ngao Tample , Pornrang Hot Spring, Grass Mountain and Rattana Rangsarn Chrone Hall 18.00 PM. Dinner at the restaurant (5) Overnight in Tinidee Hotel (Twin share) Day 3 : Feb 4,2018 : Leamson National Marine Park 07.00 AM. Breakfast (6) inside Hotel 08.30 AM. Proceed to Pier go to Leamson National Marine Park (Koh Khum,Koh Kang-Kao) NOON Lunch (7) on the island 14.00 PM. Proceed to Koh Kang-Kao 15.00 PM. Back to the Pier 16.30 PM. Pick up to the Tinidee Hotel 18.00 PM. Dinner at the restaurant (8) Overnight in Tinidee Hotel (Twin share) Day 4 : Feb 5,2018 : Raksavarin Hot Spring-Shopping-Chumphon city tour 06.30 AM. Breakfast (9)inside Tinidee Hotel 07.30 AM. Proceed to Raksavarin Hot Spring and shopping 10.00 AM. Proceed to Chumphon NOON Lunch (10) at the restaurant in chumphon town 13.30 PM. Chumphon countryside tour 16.30 PM. Check in the hotel 18.00 PM. Dinner at the restaurant (11) with karaoke Overnight in Novotel Chumphon Beach Resort and Golf (Twin share) Day 5 : Feb 6,2018 : Chumphon – Bann Krut-Bangkok 07.00 AM. Breakfast (12)inside the hotel 08.00 AM. Proceed to Bann Krut 10.00 AM. Arrival to Phra Mahathat Chedi Phakdee Prakat NOON Lunch (13) at the restaurant 13.30 PM. Proceed to bangkok 18.00 PM. Dinner at the restaurant (14) 20.00 PM. Arrival Bangkok. (End of tour)

Price per Pax. : 30 Paxs = 9,000.-Thb. 40 Paxs = 8,500.-Thb. Package Include : - Bus - Accommodation 4 Nights - Meals : 14 - Speed boat - Tour Guide - Insurance 1,000,000 / 500,000 THB. - Package Exclude : - fee National Marine Park 400 THB. - Remark : - Single occupancy plus 2,400 Thb. - The itinerary can be changed according to the weather conditions.

Reservation / cancellation

1. Deposit amount 4,000.00 Bht. (The remaining amount should be paid before Jan 22,2018)

2. Cancellation a. Cancelling the trip 30 days prior to departure, Refund all deposits b. Cancelling the trip 15-20 days prior to departure, clients will have to bear the actual expenses incurred c. Cancelling the trip 7-14 days prior to departure, clients will have to bear 75% of tour cost. d. Cancelling the trip 1-6 days prior to departure, clients will have to bear the full tour cost or no refunded