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Samui hotel bookings spike on TV fame
Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 03/03/2025
» Room rates at luxury hotels on Koh Samui have surged by 40-50% after season 3 of The White Lotus aired two weeks ago, but they still have not reached the peak levels recorded in Phuket and Bangkok, according to property consultant JLL.
Explainer: Exploring the land scheme for foreigners
Business, Janine Phakdeetham, Published on 20/07/2022
» The government's latest bid to attract affluent foreigners involves offering the ability to purchase land for residential use in the country. While this proposal is intended to reinvigorate the economy, many analysts are urging caution.
Office landlords face flood of new supply in ailing market
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 15/02/2022
» As the office market faces its worst net take-up rate, Bangkok landlords should modernise their properties and offer more flexible contracts to attract tenants before a huge amount of new supply floods in, according to property consultancy CBRE Thailand.
CBRE says Covid still stymies market
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 28/01/2022
» The ongoing pandemic will continue to hamstring the property market this year, keeping it reliant on local demand as foreign travel remains sluggish, according to property consultant CBRE Thailand.
Bangkok property market to improve in 2022
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 16/09/2021
» Bangkok's residential market will improve next year as supply and demand will be more balanced, while foreign buyers, particularly Chinese, are still interested in Thai property, according to property experts.
Hotels urged to take proactive role
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 12/02/2021
» Hoteliers should be more proactive, work harder, spot new markets and keep monitoring the situation to respond with timely strategies as recovery of the hospitality sector will take longer than expected.
Restarting the uneven recovery
Business, Published on 05/02/2021
» A potentially bumpy recovery across all sectors of the property market is foreseen as Thailand's economy weathers another challenging year, according to the international property consultancy CBRE.
Chinese gaining on Japanese expats
Business, Published on 06/10/2020
» Japanese expatriates living in Thailand, comprising the largest expat population at 18% of the total, declined this year while Chinese and Filipino expats are on the rise, according to real estate consultancy CBRE.
Outlook as hazy as the sky
Business, Published on 15/01/2020
» It is that time of year again, where Bangkok residents have to endure PM2.5 pollution, which also limits visibility and obscures the skyline. The same can be said for the Bangkok property market outlook -- hazy and uncertain.
Car debt puts brakes on condo market
Business, Published on 13/11/2019
» The condominium market in Bangkok has been directly affected by lower purchasing power as Thai consumers take on more debt to buy new cars despite slow economic growth, while foreign sales of condos have dropped due to the strong baht.