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Hua Hin feels backlash from unrest
Spectrum, Nina Suebsukcharoen, Published on 22/08/2010
» Hua Hin continues to have a special place in the hearts of Thai people, but the recent political turmoil has chipped away at the total number of visitors in the first half of this year, said Apisit Limlomwongse, managing director of Nexus Property Consultants.
Hotels take a major hit from the red siege
Spectrum, Nina Suebsukcharoen, Published on 09/05/2010
» Since the state of emergency was imposed in Bangkok in April foreign arrivals are down at least 20% from the same period a year ago. The impact on some hotels in the capital has been severe, and comes at a time when the industry was just beginning to see a substantial turn around, said Andrew Langdon, senior vice-president of Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels.
Samui stays afloat
Nina Suebsukcharoen, Published on 02/05/2010
» While images of deadly clashes in Bangkok have gone around the world, the fallout for tourism to the country's premier resort islands, Phuket and Samui, has not been as bad as feared so far, says Bill Barnett, managing director of C9 Hotelworks.