The Thailand Grand Sale, Thailand's annual 2-month shopping extravaganza from 16 June until 15 August, 2006, offers world-class shopping, a diverse selection of quality products and services, special discounts of 10 - 50 per cent and promotional offers being extended by participating department stores, shopping complexes and retail outlets along designated � 'Shopping Streets' in Bangkok and the popular tourist destinations of Chiangmai, Pattaya, Phuket and Hat Yai, as well as Nakhon Ratchasima. The 'Shopping Streets' provide a convenient opportunity to spot great buys in an exotic range of unique crafts and cottage industry products, including exquisitely hand-crafted decorative items for home and living and fashion accessories, available in the traditional as well as contemporary design.

In addition to discount offers of up to 50 per cent from participating establishments, check out the special promotions offered by retail and service outlets displaying the � 'Thailand Grand Sale' decal. These include free gifts, vouchers and lucky draw prizes. To take advantage of these promotional offers, simply look out for the "Thailand Grand Sale" decal on display at participating outlets and charge your purchases on a Visa card.

Along Sukhumvit Road from the Siam Discovery Center intersection to The Emporium on Sukhumvit Road.

Bangkok's famous 'Shopping High Street' is home to several world-class department stores and shopping plazas namely � Siam Discovery Center, Siam Center, Central World Plaza, Erawan Bangkok, Amarin Plaza, Gaysorn, Central Chidlom, Home Pro Plus, Robinson Department Store, The Emporium and The Mall Department Store.

As a special promotion, international visitors to Thailand, as well as local residents, who charge their purchases at participating establishments around Thailand to a VISA card are entitled to a chance to win one of 15 Grand Prizes.

To participate in the lucky draw, write your full name and address legibly on the reverse side of the VISA sales slip and drop the sales slip into one of the in-store VISA Thailand Grand Sale lucky draw boxes at participating department stores and shopping complexes. The draw for the Grand Prize will be organized in-store.

The Thailand Grand Sale Fair 2006, the biggest annual exposition of the best products and services available in Thailand, is a hot favourite with ardent shoppers. The 3-day consumer fair provides convenient one-stop shopping for a varied selection of quality products from around Thailand at special discounts of 10-50 per cent and consistently attracts great interest from international visitors as well as local residents.

What better way to get to know where things are in Thailand?

So whether you are a shopping addict, or just enjoy window shopping through exhibitions of exotic products and crafts, then hurry! The Shopping Extravaganza finishes up on 15 August, 2006. Come on over!