Bangkok--2 Oct--Hill & Knowlton In a continuous effort to develop the Ratchaprasong district as a top regional shopping destination, Ratchaprasong Square Trade Association (RSTA) is to unveil special signage maps for Ratchaprasong district. A total of ten signage points will provide maximum convenience to both local and foreign visitors commuters throughout the Ratchaprasong area. The specially designed new location maps features an innovative three dimensional graphic display. Each of the ten different maps provide multiple displays with redrawn perspectives to align physical location and map directions. At 1.3 metres x 2.1 metres, the new , user-friendly maps allow visitors to locate venues with finger tip convenience. BTS (Bangkok Mass Transit) map and MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) maps are also included with connections to the BTS skywalk, sky bridge link and MRT route clearly accessible. The ten Ratchaprasong maps at strategic locations are in English and Thai and include all RSTA member venues such as the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel Bangkok, office buildings including President Tower, leading shopping centres including Gaysorn and Amarin Plaza, trendy and stylish restaurants within the district, and the district’s religious sites, including the Erawan Shrine, Pra-mae Lakshmi, Pra Tri Murati, Phra Pikanet (Ganesh), Pra Inn, and Pra Narai Song Suban.About Ratchaprasong Square Trade Association (RSTA) Ratchaprasong Square Trade Association or RSTA was officially formed in 2003 and so far has nine members which are Amarin Plaza, CentralWorld, Erawan Bangkok, Gaysorn, Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok, Holiday Inn Bangkok, Intercontinental Bangkok, Maneeya Center and President Tower Arcade. The association aims to improve and promote Ratchaprasong to be one of Asia and the world’s leading shopping districts. It covers a total area of one million square meters with 600,000 square meters of shopping area and more than 900 retail shops. Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok, Arnoma Hotel, Central Chitlom, Narai Phand and Big C Supercenter Rajdamri are RSTA’s alliance partners in developing the district. The founding of RSTA demonstrates good cooperation between private companies and government sector to promote Bangkok as a world-class shopping destination. RSTA has worked actively with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) on the district’s development and preservation plan including various physical developments and maintenance projects as well as promotional campaigns. Visitors can access more information at www.ratchaprasong.org. For more information please contact: Dutduan Russamee/ Shutchada Chantarangsu Hill & Knowlton Thailand Tel. 0-2627-3501 Ext. 114, 109 Mobile phone 0-8-1855-2524, 0-8-9897-2497 Email:[email protected] , [email protected]