Pattaya (Thailand) – April 18, 2017 (travelindex) – ADFEST 2017 marks a significant milestone as Asia's most prestigious and well-known regional creative festival, celebrating its 20th anniversary at the award-winning Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall. Featuring over 1,000 creative campaigns, the highly anticipated advertising event brought together talented and innovative minds to network, exchange ideas, and forge new connections.

Under the motto “20 Years of Diversity”, which reflects ADFEST’s passion and appreciation for the region’s richness and cultural diversity, participants had the opportunity to experience live broadcasts, innovative workshops and collaborative sessions, as well as networking events that offered numerous opportunities to make new acquaintances in the region.

Founded in 1988, ADFEST is an annual advertising festival that celebrates creativity and sets new standards to promote and recognize excellence. There was great excitement at PEACH as over 1,200 delegates from 37 countries once again gathered in the vast halls and took advantage of the unique opportunity to see creative works of art, exchange ideas, and listen to inspiring speakers from renowned companies such as Google & YouTube, D&AD, Cheil Worldwide, BBDO, AKQA, Chang & Iris, and many others.

During the four-day event, Adfest 2017 brought together a diverse group of talented individuals – from industry leaders to young, talented newcomers eager to showcase their creativity through their exceptional works and innovative designs.

Mr. Prem Calais, General Manager of the Royal Cliff Hotels Group, presented Mr. Vinit Suraphongchai, founder of the Asia Pacific Advertising Festival (ADFEST), with the tree planting certificate. Royal Cliff is thus reaffirming its commitment to outstanding environmental protection and is implementing a remarkable tree planting program, under which flame trees are planted at various key locations in the city for the companies that choose PEACH as their event venue.

The PEACH is a world-renowned, award-winning convention center belonging to the Royal Cliff Hotels Group. With its ideal location, modern facilities, and professional service, it is the perfect venue for events of all kinds and can accommodate up to 10,062 people in theater-style seating.

Interested in hosting your next event at PEACH? Request a quote by contacting our sales managers at (+66) 38 250 421 ext. 2845 or by emailing [email protected]. Alternatively, you can visit www.royalcliff.com.

For further information, please contact: Maria Gequillana, PR & Marketing Manager Royal Cliff Hotels Group and PEACH Tel.: (+66) 38 250421; Fax: (+66) 38 250141; [email protected] Marketing Communications Department Tel.: (+66) 38 250421; Fax: (+66) 38 250141; E-mail: [email protected]