Positivity All-Round at TYS Pattaya, the first Yacht Show in Asia since 2020
The Pattaya show is over for this year but it’s just the beginning for the re-awakening of Verventia’s Yacht Shows in Asia
After 4 days, just shy of 5,000 smiling visitors made some big purchases, and TYS exhibitors and partners alike unanimously agreed that it was good to be back at a yacht show, networking with the industry again and that TYS Pattaya was exactly what the yacht industry needed.
With new models being showcased for many new entrants to the market, our partners and exhibitors now have a raft of new customers and new people are coming to buy boats – it’s an exciting time for the yacht industry in Thailand and many other markets in Asia.
“TYS Pattaya and all our yacht shows are really about building the industry in Asia and growing new consumers from all around this huge, wealthy region where hardly anyone knows about the pleasures of boating. We should be much further forwards in reaching the enormous potential here as a joined up global yachting destination, with thriving local superyacht hubs. The strategic role Verventia plays in helping to make this happen is only possible with support from governments, whose economies stand to benefit the most, as well as from our exhibitors, partners and sponsors. We thank them for helping us make this first post-pandemic yacht show in Asia the relative success it has been over the past 4 days, and we look forward to the next one being at least twice as big. TYS Phuket coming up at the end of the year, closely followed by Singapore Yacht Show in April 2023, are pivotal parts of growing the future of yachting and the superyacht industry in Thailand and Asia.Our exhibitors have been pretty well unanimous in saying they can’t wait to get back out there again and fully support all of Verventia’s projects and our unwavering efforts in supporting the industry.’’
– Andy Treadwell, CEO of Verventia
and Co-founder of the Thailand Yacht Show
It’s all about the sales – and new future sales
Everyone we spoke to during the show agreed that for the first yacht show in Asia after the pandemic – TYS Pattaya was relatively compact compared to pre-pandemic times, but it packed serious punch in terms of yacht and car sales onsite, lots of fun and a huge hit with exhibitors, sponsors and visitors alike, with some great results. No less than 6 yachts were sold with another awaiting confirmation shortly, and 5 BMW cars sold by local dealer German Auto. Just as importantly, most exhibitors reported making a raft of new contacts with positive signs of future sales.
What our sponsors and exhibitors have to say:
“We’re delighted with the prospect of supporting the global yachting industry and are confident that our new relationship with Verventia will provide an excellent springboard into the yacht transport business over the next few years. We’re very much looking forward to meeting all the TYS Phuket and SYS exhibitors in the coming months,” he said.
– Torbjörn Larisch, CEO, FLS Yachting Worldwide
“We are very happy, big crowds! The team already closed some sales and I am very happy for that. We will definitely be sponsoring the Thailand Yacht Show in Phuket in December, year after year. We expect it to be big and we want to support the yacht show and the impact it has on local communities.”
– Claude Seigne Axa Insurance
“TYS Pattaya is the first show we’ve done since Covid, so these are very exciting times for us. We have on display a Fairline Squadron 68, which is a premier in Thailand for Asia and the Aquila 28 Sports Fishing yacht, again another Thailand Premier for the show. On the first day we sold a Lagoon 51, another Asia Premier in Thailand, for delivery in December.”
– Howard Prime, Thailand Country Manager, Simpson Marine
“V Yachts Asia is the exclusive dealer for Ferretti, Riva and Pershing brands. We have on display the Riva 76, which is the very first model in Thailand, and the Ferretti 500, which is another yacht being shown for the first time in Thailand at the TYS. We have already sold 2 yachts so far and this is the first time we have been able to do this at any show.”
– Chanyo Manakulsawasd V Yachts Asia
“We don’t have a boat here at the show because the demand has been so high we’ve sold all our stock! Covid has made our sales triple. It’s very important to be part of TYS to promote our brands, including our new brand Chris Craft, and to get new prospects.”
"It was good to come back to a yacht show, and see everyone from the industry again, all in the same place together. It's exciting to come out of the pandemic sprinting - not just us but everybody else as well. We're looking forward to more shows and more activity in the future. I think everyone is dying to get back out there... we’ll be exhibiting at the next 2 Verventia shows for sure and we fully support their efforts."
“TYS is a terrific catalyst for new business.”
– Liza Mackenzie, Racer Marina in Hua Hin
“It’s good to be back at TYS! To network and see the changes in the industry.”
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