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50% drop in Chinese tour groups arriving in Phuket
Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 03/10/2018
» PHUKET: The number of Chinese tour groups arriving in Phuket is down by half over safety worries and serious efforts are needed to restore confidence and bring them back, the Phuket Tourism Association has warned.
Bangkok Airways pushing Koh Samui tourism
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 01/05/2018
» Bangkok Airways Plc has opened its third hotel on Koh Samui, which is worth 700 million baht and is aimed at cashing in on growing tourism and driving the airline's progress.
Bangkok's bargain offices offer firms room for growth
Spectrum, Suphin Mechuchep, Published on 24/12/2017
» It was the talk of the town when a leasing deal at Park Ventures Ecoplex, a premium office building on Wireless Road in Bangkok, closed at 1,000 baht per square metre per month in 2013. Today, rents at several Grade A office developments priced at above 1,000 per square metre are no longer a surprise. Even so, Thailand's capital remains one of the world's cheapest locations for Grade A office rents.
Serviced city apartments holding their own
Spectrum, Published on 10/12/2017
» Although 726 new serviced apartment units are scheduled to be completed this year in Bangkok, some project openings may be postponed until 2018 due to delays in construction. A slowdown in foreign investment in Thailand in recent years -- though signs of a pickup have been seen recently -- has also directly affected the serviced apartment business.
Hotel growth expected despite snags
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 01/12/2017
» Hotel business is expected to grow by 5-7% this year despite being sluggish in several regions in October, says Supawan Tanomkieatipum, president of the Thai Hotels Association (THA).
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.
Hua Hin hotels push airport redo
Business, Published on 23/05/2017
» Hotel operators in Hua Hin and Cha-am have urged the government to speed up a revamp of the existing airport to develop better links to Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, China and India.
Van to microbus switch plan tipped for B25bn loan boost
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 09/05/2017
» Almost 25 billion baht could be lent to passenger van operators to switch to microbuses, transport deputy permanent secretary Somsak Hommuang says.
Tapping into the Islamic tourist market
News, Published on 25/02/2017
» In the southern tourism provinces a new trend is emerging to cater to the growing number of Muslim visitors, and at the forefront are hotels which sense a need for halal services.
Should it stay or should it go?
News, Published on 22/02/2017
» A group of researchers sent by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) are circling the Sathon-Narathiwat intersection, knocking on car windows, to get the views of commuters on whether it's finally time to put the loss ridden Bus Rapid Transit service to bed.