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AWC calls for action on tourism
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 12/05/2025
» SET-listed Asset World Corp (AWC) has urged the government to swiftly restore tourism confidence and promote new attractions to lure high-spending visitors.
'White Lotus' boon yet to materialise
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 10/05/2025
» Hotels in the South have yet to feel any impact from the White Lotus HBO series filmed in Thailand, as the volatile global economy and safety concerns regarding the country have affected prospective tourists' decision-making.
China raises tariffs on US goods to 84%
Published on 09/04/2025
» China has retaliated against new tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump by announcing it would raise duties on US goods, further rattling markets and deepening a trade war between the world’s largest economies.
Upheaval leads to slower bookings, cancellation queries
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 01/04/2025
» Friday's earthquake has struck the Thai tourism industry, leading to slow bookings for the upcoming Songkran holiday, while airlines have started receiving inquiries for refunds and cancellations.
Top Thai mall builder Central plans B120bn 5-year expansion
Published on 20/03/2025
» Central Pattana Plc, Thailand’s largest shopping mall developer, plans to invest more than 120 billion baht in the next five years to build new retail plazas, office buildings and other properties amid rising urbanisation and booming tourism.
Trump tariff storm batters Asian shares
Business, Published on 01/03/2025
» RECAP: Emerging Asian markets got swept up in the global equities storm yesterday, with Thai and Indonesian stocks teetering on the brink of a bear market as President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats sent risk assets reeling.
AWC to sink B22bn into sector this year
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 28/02/2025
» SET-listed Asset World Corp (AWC) is ramping up new investment to 22 billion baht in the hospitality sector this year to capture the rising tourism wave, starting with 8.7 billion baht to acquire the Le Concorde office and hotel on Ratchadaphisek Road.
Asset World plans to double holdings to $9 billion
Published on 27/02/2025
» The SET-listed hotel and mall developer Asset World Corp, controlled by the family of Thailand’s second-richest man, plans to double the value of its portfolio over the next five years on expectations that tourism growth and economic recovery will drive demand for accommodation and office space.
Tourism push to go prehistoric with new Jurassic park
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 11/02/2025
» The government has approved the building of Southeast Asia's first Jurassic World theme park in Bangkok, which will have a budget of over a billion baht.
Jurassic World approved in Bangkok
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/02/2025
» The Board of Investment (BoI) has approved a project to build Jurassic World, a new Bangkok-based attraction featuring animatronic dinosaurs, to promote tourism.