Countdown Celebration to 2020 at ‘Central World’, the Times Square of Asia

The government and prominent private sector companies led by Central Pattana Plc (CPN), Thailand’s top retail property developer, the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Advanced Info Service Plc. (AIS) and other partners joined forces to organize ‘Thailand & AIS Bangkok Countdown 2020’ highlighting itself as the creator of ‘Global & Thailand’s Best Entertainment Countdown’. As the ‘Times Square of Asia’, Central World was mentioned as one of the top New Year celebration destinations in the world by CNN. Enjoy with the largest concert stage in Southeast Asia with 220-meter long together with 4 story-high hydraulic synchronizing with ‘the PanOramix@centralwOrld’; the world’s largest digital interactive screen. Enjoy shows from over 100 international DJs, artists and dancers together with spectacular fireworks to catch best view of Bangkok’s skyline and skyscrapers. CPN also organized the countdown landmark in 11 branches nationwide at CentralPlaza, CentralFestival and Central Phuket.

Dr. Nattakit Tangpoonsinthana, Executive Vice President of Marketing of CPN, said: “CPN has been holding countdown events nationwide continually for over 20 years and has become the national and international countdown event dominator. Every year, we have highlighted the ‘Go Global – Love Local’ concept in order to emphasize ourselves as the leader in countdown events. On a global scale, we have Central World and Central Phuket as spearheads in becoming the world’s most popular countdown landmarks by bringing more famous international DJs. The keys that always support CPN in accomplishing our successful events are our event management experience and creativity in crafting new moments based on the needs of customers.

This year, Central World was highlighted as the ‘World of Best Entertainment Countdown’ venue, guaranteed by the fact that it has been named the ‘Times Square of Asia’. Everyone can fully enjoy concerts and the countdown event and witness spectacular fireworks that continuously lit one after the other to catch best view of Bangkok’s skyscrapers.

Central World is a must-visit destination for local and foreign shoppers, located in the middle of Bangkok at Ratchaprasong intersection with convenient travel on the BTS sky train. These countdown events helped to boost the country’s economy and emphasized CPN’s vision in becoming the ‘Center of Life’ of every province, as well as to promote Thailand as a memorable destination for tourists from all over the world.