Belgrade chosen to host international event after four rounds of voting
An artist’s rendition shows the site Phuket had proposed for Specialised Expo 2028.
Phuket has lost its bid to host the Specialised Expo 2027-28, which has been awarded to Belgrade, Serbia.
The decision was announced on Wednesday after four rounds of voting by member countries of the Paris-based Bureau International des Expositions (BIE)
Phuket had been planning its bid for the event since 2020, seeing it as a big economic difference-maker that could attract 7 million visitors and generate income of 50 billion baht over a three-month period.
The Thailand bid team proposed Phuket as the site of events and exhibitions that would…
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