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Phuket hotels go green in hunt for gold
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 21/07/2025
» Thai tourism is embracing sustainability as a core selling point for travellers, as the industry seeks to ensure its survival in a marketplace where such practices have become the "new normal".
Asia Hotel upgrades to meet market challenges
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 13/03/2025
» With five-star room rates in the city centre dramatically surging, the locally managed Asia Hotel Bangkok still relies on an affordable pricing strategy to maintain healthy occupancy amid intense competition.
How a key ingredient in Coca-Cola is smuggled out of Sudan
Business, Richa Naidu and Khalid Abdelaziz of Reuters, Published on 05/03/2025
» LONDON/DUBAI - Gum arabic, a vital ingredient used in everything from Coca-Cola to M&M's candy, is increasingly being trafficked from rebel-held areas of war-torn Sudan, traders and industry sources say, complicating Western companies' efforts to insulate their supply chains from the conflict.
Caution takes hold ahead of US jobs data
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee & Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 11/01/2025
» RECAP: Asian equities mostly fell on Friday as caution took hold in global markets ahead of the release of US jobs data that will help shape the outlook for Federal Reserve interest rates.
Pink Line expected to raise occupancy at Impact
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 12/07/2024
» SET-listed Bangkok Land estimates the Pink Line monorail will increase the traffic and occupancy rate of its exhibitions to 70% within five years.
Is greenwashing taking travellers to the cleaners?
Business, Vijay Verghese, Published on 13/03/2024
» Every hotel wants you to save the planet. The messianic messages are everywhere -- on little tent cards on the desk, proud notices on the bathroom door, and in dolorous the-end-is-nigh letters from the GM. Every hotel is saving the Yanomami Indians, Atlantic salmon and mountain gorillas.
AWC adds value in bid to woo tenants
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 19/12/2023
» Amid sluggish demand for commercial real estate, developers are having to invest greater sums in co-living programmes to provide an enhanced quality of life for office workers in a bid to attract new tenants, according to SET-listed Asset World Corp (AWC).
CPN unveils Go! Hotel expansion strategy
Business, Published on 19/09/2023
» SET-listed developer Central Pattana (CPN) has unveiled a strategy aimed at ensuring that Go! Hotel becomes No.1 in the "Premium Budget Hotel" segment, and is rolling out Go! Hotel in four main locations – Go! Hotel Bowin, Go! Hotel Banchang, Go! Hotel Chonburi and Go! Hotel Si Racha – penetrating both the Eastern Economic Corridor and major tourist destinations.
Are you on a blind date or going for an interview?
Business, Tom Sorensen, Published on 08/09/2023
» Blind dates are sometimes good, usually bad, and always weird at the beginning. So are many interviews between a candidate and a hiring company.
Fresh start for Centara Udon
Business, Published on 28/07/2023
» Central Pattana Plc and Centara Hotels & Resorts have announced the official relaunch of Centara Udon, after completing a series of renovations to elevate the property even further with remodelled facilities and a new selection of dining options.