Traveling back to Bangkok, Thailand, brought back many memories of temples, landscapes, beaches, and food. This time, work beckons. I have one night and two days to spare, and deciding what food to try has proven to be an ordeal.
What should we try this time? Much to my dismay, the weather is exactly like Manila—hot, humid, and feels like being oven-roasted. Be that as it may, this did not stop us from exploring one of the most popular cuisines worldwide—Thai cuisine. Thai cuisine is a simple yet clever blend of East meets West influences, harmoniously combined into that Sour, sweet, salty, bitter, and spicy flavors work together to make each dish come alive.
Thai food, of course, varies depending on the area or region of Thailand the dish originates from. THE reason we were in Bangkok was to attend Brand TD’s Inspiring Women in Travel (Asia) Awards 2024, or IWTA. Brand TD, formerly Travel Daily Media, of the Charlton Media Group has just concluded this year’s edition of IWTA, which highlighted and recognized women shining in the travel industry, which was held in the Intercontinental Bangkok.
Hotel101 Group’s Head of Sales, Jamaica Puti, was one of the nominees in the Management Champion Award for the Hotel/Hospitality category. Besides her, there were ten other Filipinas competing in various categories of the awards, now in its second year. Michelle Ho, the General Manager for the Philippines and Thailand at Klook, won the Positive Disruptor Award at the Inspiring.
