2. EVENT OBJECTIVES Gather hotel staff for a sportive fun night out.
Gather hotel staff for a sportive fun night out.
Creation of the concept of the soapbox during the whole year.
Attract the tourists for a fun event and show them the good atmosphere Samui’s hotels
Promote the destination nationally & internationally
Create traffic through social medias to promote the destination

3. CONTENT OF THE EVENT Online pre-registration
Online pre-registration
On site registration & preparation of the soapboxes for the start
Race course briefing
Start of the 10 hours race on a 3 km circuit
Race along the streets of Bophut
Finish line
Gathering around the finish line
Price ceremony
Gathering for a few more drinks in the streets of Bophut

4. THE VENUE The Fisherman Village in Bophut Beach: Map of the Area:
The Fisherman Village in Bophut Beach:
Map of the Area:
4 registration tents
2 Medical tents
1 Podium
Start & Finish line
1 tent per participating team

5. TARGET AUDIENCE Helpers profile: Competitors profile: Hotels GMs
Helpers profile:
Hotels GMs
Hotel staff
HR club
Spa association
Sister on Samui
Tessaban & municipality
Competitors profile:
Hotels GMs
Hotel staff
Staff families
Locals
Tourists

6. Participation prices:
RACE INFORMATION
Participation prices:
Online Pre-Registration: 20,000 Baht per team
Importance of Pre-registration:
To forecast the amount of participants
To prepare the event in accordance to the amount of participants

7. RACE INFORMATION Categories: Prices for Winners
Categories: 
Only one kind of category will be created.
1 soapbox per hotel with as many staff as you wish to ride the soap box during 10 hours.
Prices for Winners
1. Race Winner team
2. Second place Winner team
3. Third place winner team
4. The 3 most Original soapboxes will be awarded
5. The 3 most beautiful soapboxes will be awarded
6. The Last team will be awarded with a on stage with a surprise award as well as the abandoning teams

8. EVENT SCHEDULE (Sat Dec 13th)
09:00 AM Opening of the registration & information tents
10:00 AM Press conference & lucky draw for positioning on start line
11:00 AM Double check of the soapboxes and teams
11:00AM Closing of the registration
11h30AM: Race briefing
11h45AM: closure of the roads by local Police
11h59AM: Count down
Midday: Start of the Race
22:00: The race finishes
22h015: Collect info of amount of tours
22h30: price ceremony
11h00: closure of the Ceremony & Party time!

9. MEDIA PARTNERS TV: Samui Channel, Invite Thai televisions
Newspapers: local press & Thai press
Magazines: local magazine & Thai national magazines

10. PRINTED MATERIALS
Flyers to promote the Event & pass on to your guests, staff and other stakeholders
Stand-up banner to place at your receptions
Backdrop at start & finish Podium
Official T-shirt with all Sponsors
Official race numbers

11. PRICE FOR HOTELS SPONSORSHIPS
One Main title Sponsor (Car Dealer or Beer company, …)
Reggae Pub
Participation of a maximum of Hotels from the THA & TAKS
PRICE FOR HOTELS SPONSORSHIPS
Price of sponsorship for the Hotels to participate: Baht (TBC) including:
Name & logo on all printed material.
20 (TBC) race participations

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18. ORGANIZERS
Thai Hotels Association - Southern Chapter East Coast