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Hotels expand despite low room prices
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 22/12/2018
» Foreign and local investors continue to expand their hotels in Thailand to cope with tourism growth, but the sector is being challenged as the average room rate here has remained the lowest among big cities in Southeast Asia.
A fatal wake-up call
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 16/07/2018
» Thailand is known for its high death toll from road accidents, ranking second in the world for road deaths after Libya in 2016, according to the World Health Organization. But fatalities at sea have been rising, with human errors and irresponsible behaviour resulting in more accidents over the past several years.
Minor adds upscale hotel brand
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 27/02/2018
» Minor Hotels is extending its upscale Avani brand under a new concept called Avani+, aimed at young and middle class travellers.
Wary hoteliers crunch the numbers
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 03/01/2018
» The hotel business in Thailand is constantly evolving, and hoteliers have mapped out strategies to cash in on the growing tourism industry.
Hotel chains are following the swarm of tourists
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 21/11/2017
» Strong tourism growth is boosting foreign and local hotel chains as they expand their portfolios to capitalise on greater numbers of international visitors, giving Thailand some of the highest hotel investment in Asia-Pacific during the first nine months of 2017.
Travelodge plans Thai expansion
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 15/11/2017
» US-based hotel chain Travelodge wants to expand its portfolio in Thailand with a goal of operating 50 hotels by 2020 to cash in on booming tourism.
Sector urges Phangnga airport
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 14/08/2017
» Hotel and tourism operators are calling for a new full-scale commercial airport in Phangnga province to accommodate a surge of tourism on the Andaman coast.