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    Koh Kut resort owner aims for $100m IPO

    Business, Published on 02/10/2014

    » Soneva Group, an owner of luxury hotels and resorts, plans an initial public offering to raise US$100 million to lift the standards of its Thai island resort as part of an expansion drive.

  • BUSINESS

    Steps to wellness

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 13/06/2022

    » It takes about 90 minutes for an eight-seater plane departing Suvarnabhumi International Airport to reach an airport on a small island in Trat province in eastern Thailand. Then all the guests of Soneva Kiri, a luxury resort operated by an award-winning sustainable resort operator, board a speedboat for the five-minute trip to their destination on the unspoiled island of Koh Kood.

  • BUSINESS

    Hyatt Plans to Buy Apple Leisure Group for $2.7 Billion

    Business, Published on 17/08/2021

    » Hyatt Hotels Corp. plans to buy resort company Apple Leisure Group from its private-equity owners for $2.7 billion.

  • BUSINESS

    Thriving on passion

    Asia focus, Published on 12/10/2020

    » Sometimes all it takes to find a career calling is a little spark of curiosity. Lothar Pehl is living proof that if one continues to nurture this spirit of inquiry, it could turn into the passion of a lifetime.

  • BUSINESS

    Grand reopening hopes fade

    News, Published on 07/06/2021

    » Businesses have responded cautiously to the plan to reopen Phuket to vaccinated foreign tourists next month, as operators aren't confident they will be able to draw tourists back to the resort island due to the tough requirements it imposes on incoming tourists.

  • BUSINESS

    Genting gets a makeover

    Asia focus, Published on 26/06/2017

    » The Genting Highlands in Malaysia usually bring to mind images of cards, rolling dice and the chiming sound of coins when bettors hit slot machine jackpots. The 53-year-old casino has long been a magnet for visitors from Southeast Asian nations. In the old days, punters needed to pile into coaches to climb the steep hills as high as 1,830 metres above sea level to place their bets at tables on the mountaintop.

  • BUSINESS

    Tougher PDPA enforcement

    Business, Published on 30/12/2022

    » The Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) came into effect on June 1, 2022, amid expectations the country will improve its standards for personal data protection, in line with the international community.

  • BUSINESS

    Pattaya maps out water safety plan

    News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 22/01/2019

    » CHON BURI: The Marine Department has unveiled a new plan for Pattaya to safeguard tourists who engage in water activities at this beach resort city.

  • BUSINESS

    Hotels panic as Chinese cause slump

    News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 16/11/2018

    » Hoteliers in Pattaya are urging the government to step in and help following a 60% slump in Chinese tourist arrivals in the resort city in recent months.

  • BUSINESS

    Island of The Future

    Asia focus, Published on 18/08/2014

    » The Vietnamese island of Phu Quoc is attracting major investments in luxury hotels and resorts as its tourism industry enters a new phase.

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