Chantira Jimreivat Vivatrat, deputy director-general of the Commerce Ministry’s International Trade Promotion Department, said yesterday |that from June 20-22, World Service would send a team to Thailand for business matching and trade negotiations to select Thai products to supply 800 hotels under its service supply chain.

The visit is set for Bangkok and Chiang Mai.

Potential Thai products are furniture, kitchenware, household textiles, candles, shampoo, soap and spa products.

The visit is a result of the department’s business-matching strategy for Thai enterprises to penetrate Japan.

World Service has shown strong interest in many Thai products as they show good quality and design, Chantira said.

Many local manufacturers, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, should get a chance to start shipping products overseas. This will be a great opportunity for them to sell to five- to six-star hotels in Japan, she said.

The company is also an organiser of semi-annual wedding fairs. Thai souvenirs should also have a better chance to become premiums for weddings in the future.