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Phuket encouraged to seek special administrative status
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 03/09/2025
» With the new Phuket governor scheduled to take over next month, the current governor is pushing for his successor to continue to support the proposal to make the island a special administrative zone with an annual budget of more than 10 billion baht.
Call for action to boost weak travel industry
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 28/08/2025
» Tourism operators and airlines are urging the government to restore border stability and improve confidence, as recent incidents have the potential to reduce the average occupancy rate in Thai hotels by more than 10% year-on-year.
Hotel tycoon calls for urgent end to border spat
Published on 27/08/2025
» Thailand and Cambodia should urgently resolve their border conflict to minimise the hit to business and tourism, says Bill Heinecke, chairman of SET-listed Minor International Plc, one of Asia’s largest hospitality groups.
White Lotus lifts Songkran bookings on Samui by 65%
Published on 26/03/2025
» Koh Samui tops the list of Thai destinations for the Songkran holiday next month, thanks to the continuing influence of the hit TV series “The White Lotus”, a government spokesman said on Wednesday.
Thai hotelier Minor plans US expansion to tap White Lotus craze
Published on 13/03/2025
» Minor International Plc, whose hotels in Thailand feature in the hit TV series The White Lotus, plans to expand in the United States to cash in on newfound global fame that has sent its room bookings skyrocketing since the show began airing last month.
Regional tourism executives offer crisis insights
Published on 21/11/2024
» Hospitality and tourism entrepreneurs must adapt quickly to any crisis because their industry can be seriously affected by uncertainty and disruption, say senior regional tourism executives
Hotel group Minor to launch investment trust
Published on 19/11/2024
» Minor International Plc, one of Asia’s largest hospitality groups, plans to halve its more than $7 billion in liabilities by floating a real-estate investment trust (REIT) next year, while betting on a strong recovery in tourism to drive double-digit growth in profit.
Minor planning to add 250 hotels
Published on 23/01/2024
» Minor International Plc, one of Asia’s largest hospitality groups, aims to add 250 properties to its global hotel portfolio over the next three years, as the revival of outbound Chinese travellers underpins the strong recovery of global tourism.
Hotel giant Minor forecasts ‘record year’
Published on 24/05/2023
» Minor International Plc (MINT), one of Asia’s largest hotel operators, expects a record year for its hospitality business on pent-up travel demand and a recovery in Chinese tourists holidaying abroad.
Hotel tycoon Bill Heinecke wants to charge tourists more to fund recovery
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/11/2022
» Bill Heinecke, the Thai-American chairman of Minor International Pcl that runs more than 500 hotels worldwide, wants Thailand to allow hotels to charge international tourists a surcharge of 300 baht (US$8) per room night to fund the industry’s post-Covid-19 pandemic recovery.