Fredi Bussel, new marketing director of the Royal Cliff Beach Hotel in Pattaya, sees his job as selling a “resort within a resort.”

“Royal Cliff has to be a ‘total’ resort,” he says. “It must have everything for everyone.

“What I want to see develop is more activities: theatre and concert programs in the 1,000 seat auditorium we have under construction, barbeques and evening parties around by the swimming pool with fireworks, fashion shows and music festivals.”

Reports from Pattaya had it that the Royal Cliff Hotel was invaded by a corps of top men from the Finance Ministry together with their team of overseas visitors – the delegates attending the SGARTAR meeting representing Indonesia, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Malaysia, Heading the delegates for a plesant trip which combined the conference and a good time on the beach resort were the well-known trio, Dr Amnuay Virawan, Undersecretary of State for the Finance Ministry, Charnchai Leethavorn, Director General of Customs Department and Mr. Nukul Prachuabmoh, Director General of the revenue Department – the three of them, for your information, are recognised as the young blood and young executives to co-command and give the Finance Ministry a real younger image.