DEPARTURES Asia Web Direct/Wotif's Sii Eawsakul

Category: Tourism, Posted:04 Oct 2010 | 06:00 am

One of the island's true success stories Group Executive General Manager Jirapa 'Sii' Eawsakul of the Wotif hospitality entity in Asia is closing this chapter in her life and leaving the group.
She made transitions from the initial foray Phuket Computer Services in 1994 to Phuket Island Access next Phuket.Com then Asia Web Direct and finally to global hotel booking internet giant Wotif.
Coupled with her business association with entrepreneur Neil Cumming and family their 2008 sale to Wotif has become a Phuket legend.
We wish Sii well on her new adventure moving forward and she has always been a strong support of Brand Phuket.

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