About Us

Registered and approved by Tourism Authority of Thailand.

We represent www.Expedia.com , the world’s number one online hotel and tour company in the world, for all regions in Thailand.

We also operate www.ThaiTravelCard.com , a membership privilege program whereby members have access to great discounts for over 400 tours and activities throughout Thailand.

As well, if visitors to Phuket wish to indulge in beach relaxation with unique activities at the exclusive www.CoralIslandClub.com our day trip is perfect for discerning guests wanting to experience a day away from the “mass” destinations. The beach club is only 15 minutes by speed boat from Chalong Pier, Phuket.

The reef is by far the best in the region. Activities include snorkeling, powersnorkeling, seascooters and clear see through canoes. The fish eat from your hand! Private beach salas, beach lounges, water front restaurant, western toilets, house reef, it’s all there.

We also specialize in corporate event days.

Our company is privileged to be associated with www.TOT.co.th (Telephone Organization of Thailand) in providing the exciting “1-800 Call Free” phone system. Known in other countries as “Toll Free 1-800”, “Free Call 1-800”, Free Phone 1-800, the 1-800 branding is definitely the answer for attaining the edge in every businesses’ marketing.

Back in the late 1990’s I was involved in a surfing school on famous Cavill Mall, Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast Australia. Directly across the road, right on the beach was an opposition surfing school run by an Ex World Surfing Champion, and current biggest wave ever ridden hero. Due to status and association with the local surf life saving club, with prominent signage exalting “World Champion Surfing School”.

OK here I am battling huge signage….

Learn to Surf with
" World Surfing Champion"

Now this signage across the road was only about 25 meters from my shop. Banners on the footpath and hanging off buildings and on the beach, branded surfboards leaning on the public seating, branded sun shirts and wetsuits hanging all over the public seating area and on the footpath.

Fantastic advertising, right on the most famous tourist beach in Australia!

Now, here I am, just across the road at my surfing school. In a registered and leased small shop. Nothing allowed on the public areas due to enforced council rules. I was totally outgunned in visual and position aspect. I have to think what to do and then “BAM”..
This operator across the road sticks up a discount sign, undercuts my price by $10, runs all over town and cuts the price at the backpackers hostels and tour desks.

My buddy Cheyne across the road sticks up a discount sign, undercuts my price by $10, runs all over town and cuts the price at the backpackers hostels and tour desks.

Wow, I am thinking, this guy wants it all! I’m in trouble. How can I compete????

Now, here’s what happened to make my surfing school the premier, most expensive, most students, most referred, most remembered, most profitable, surfing center on the entire East Coast of Australia.

I brought in a partner. He had surfing instructor qualifications but totally unknown in surfing circles. He did own the phone number.

Free Call 1-800 SURFER (1-800-787337)

Within only 3 months, future surfers were walking to our shop by seeing 1-800SURFER, happy to pay $10 more than the sign across the road.

Our phone was ringing from calls from recreation departments of local and interstate universities and colleges and high schools. Church and youth recreation clubs were calling and booking.

I had previously visited and sent my surfing school details to these establishments. The material was duly placed in the file with all of the other eager surfing schools and with a polite smile and “We’ll call you …”

Then we contacted all to announce that we now had the Toll Free Word number 1800-SURFER. That’s all we did and …..BOOMING SUCCESS.

No one needed to look up the surfing school file. No one needed to look up on the internet. After only one message or contact, most remembered our number. Those who did need to open a file generally chose us due to the strong branding of 1-800 and the novelty of the word number SURFER.

The wait was long but finally the new edition of the Gold Coast and Brisbane Yellow Pages were released with our new advert featuring Learn to Surf Call Free 1-800 SURFER (1-800 787337) and we rocketed to the top, employed more instructors, tripled our equipment. Our rental business doubled. Travel and tour agents contacted us.

What was our business name????? It doesn’t matter as everyone that called or walked up asked for 1-800 SURFER. Memorable number, success story.

PS. I can’t wait for some smart scuba dive company here in Thailand to contact me for my 1-800 DIVERS or my 1-800DIVING call free numbers.

Toll Free 1800 numbers definitely raise business profile and prestige.