David Barrett

Phuket’s dining scene is expanding rapidly, as new restaurants, chefs and culinary events intensify competition while encouraging collaboration and supporting year-round demand beyond the island’s peak tourism season each year. For decades, Phuket’s appeal rested on a compellingly simple proposition: glorious sunshine, broad beaches and the warm waters of the Andaman Sea.

TOURISM IN 2 challenges more than 120 Bangkok University International students to create two-minute travel documentaries focused on original storytelling, technical quality and meaningful connections with global tourism audiences worldwide. Almost anybody can shoot high-definition video on a phone. The harder part is finding a story worth telling.

Imtiaz Muqbil revisits Visit Thailand Year 1987 in a 75-second pitch, presenting two books that examine the campaign’s achievements, global influence and enduring lessons for tourism leaders and policymakers today. Seventy-five seconds. Two remarkable books. Forty years of tourism history. Could Imtiaz Muqbil bring them together before the clock ran out?