Travel
industry loses a champion
Roberto
Jotikasthira
Roberto Jotikasthira, 71, lost his six-month
battle with cancer and passed away in a Bangkok hospital on
Saturday, January 10. Jotikasthira, managing director of Turismo
Thai, was a champion of travel agents and gave his time to the
industry by serving a string of associations, including the PATA
Thailand Chapter, the United Federation of Travel Agents
Associations and the ASEAN Tourism Association. He was always
advancing the cause of travel agents and promoting Thailand to
the world. He is survived by his wife Awn and their son Nino
