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Sun sets on Num Sao boss
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 17/09/2012
» Suparerk Soorangura feels it is time for him to end the long road at NS Travel & Tours and pass the 2-billion-baht business on to his sons.
Phuket tourism outlook bright, infrastructure lags
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 22/08/2012
» C9 Hotelworks, a consulting firm specialising in hotels, tourism and property development in Asia Pacific, still sees bright prospects for tourism in Phuket despite the fire that ravaged Tiger Pub and killed four people last week.
Best Western bucks trend, bets on growth in Thailand
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 19/07/2012
» Fierce competition in Thailand's hotel industry is not stopping the US chain Best Western International (BWI), which sees room for growth and plans to manage 25 hotels here by 2015.
Malls take up park-and-ride campaign
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 23/05/2012
» The Thai Shopping Center Association (TSCA) is seeking support from the government to build park-and-ride facilities in Greater Bangkok.
Whither the boutique hotel?
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 30/04/2012
» Chances for small hoteliers to expand their business is limited, even if they're located at world-class tourism destinations such as Koh Phangan, home to the infamous Full Moon parties, and diving hotspot Koh Tao.
TAT's web going mobile as trend suggests sites over apps
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 23/04/2012
» Mobile websites will soon be more popular than mobile applications, and the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) plans to adapt to the trend.
Where's the love?
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 17/04/2012
» Hormone-charged teenagers exchanging tokens of physical love. Naughty husbands purchasing temporary gratification. Or just drunken lovebirds not finding their way home. There was once a place where nobody needed to know your name as long as you had money, open 24/7 _ that place was the Peep Inn short-time motel.
TAT plans to woo Olympic refugees
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 09/04/2012
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand is actively wooing London residents who plan to be away from their homes when the city stages the Summer Olympics from July 27 to Aug 12.
Budget, mid-range hotels to boom as new markets emerge
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 02/04/2012
» With luxury hotels in Bangkok oversupplied and room rates falling, more owners have shifted their focus to mid-range offerings that better match the emerging tourism trend from fast-growing markets such as India and China.
Hotel price war erupts on Samui
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 27/03/2012
» An imbalance between the supply of hotel rooms and the number of tourists visiting Koh Samui has triggered a price war on the island, particularly in the small and medium-sized hotel market.