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Phuket eager to host Specialised Expo 2028

Phuket’s bid for the Specialised Expo 2028 is forecast to attract 7 million visitors, generating more than 50 billion baht of economic value. Varuth Hirunyatheb

The 172nd general assembly of the Paris-based intergovernmental organisation Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) has scheduled an election for today that people in Phuket have been planning for since 2020.

More than 120 BIE member states are expected to cast votes for the host country of the Specialised Expo 2028 after Phuket and other four contenders — Minnesota in the US, Málaga of Spain, Belgrade of Serbia, and San Carlos de Bariloche of Argentina — finish their final presentation.

While the Specialised Expo does not have the reputation of the World Expo,…

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