Bill Barnett
Koh Samui rises as one of Asia’s most dynamic wellness and sports tourism hubs
Asia is now seeing the rise of Koh Samui as one of region’s most dynamic integrated wellness and sports tourism destinations.
PHIST 2025 breaks records with more than 1,300 delegates
The eighth run of Phuket Hotels for Islands Sustaining Tourism (PHIST), Asia’s biggest sustainability event for tourism broke records with over 1,300 delegates from across the region.
C9 Hotelworks: Koh Samui tourism and hospitality grew steadily in early 2025
Hospitality and travel consultancy C9 Hotelworks reports that the Koh Samui hotel and tourism market is demonstrating solid growth through the first four months of 2025.
Speakers announced for the Branded Residences Forum Asia 2025
40 of the hospitality and real estate sectors’ best and brightest are slated to speak at this year’s Branded Residences Forum Asia.
C9 report shows surge in residential-driven hospitality investments in Phuket
C9 Hotelworks’ latest report shows that Thailand’s tourism boom has led to greater investments into the hospitality real estate sector, particularly for residential developments.
Asia’s branded residences market is on an upswing
C9 Hotelworks released its Asia Branded Residences Market Update which noted how Asia’s branded residences market is soaring thanks to overseas buyers seeking second homes in playground cities and tropical resort destinations.
Asian rental markets are booming thanks to an influx of digital nomads
With governments scrambling to welcome the surging number of digital nomads into Asia, it shouldn’t be a surprise that the rental real estate sector is experiencing significant growth of late.
Branded residences could drive growth in Philippine tourism and hospitality sectors
C9 Hotelworks and Delivering Asia recently held a special tourism and hospitality event in Manila wherein the possibility of branded residences boosting both tourism and hospitality was discussed.
Experts at Thailand Tourism Forum 2025 define the country’s new earmarks for luxury
Experts at this year’s Thailand Tourism Forum (TTF) opined that Thailand can unlock the full potential of its luxury tourism sector by delving into high-equity branded residences, regenerative wellness and culinary tourism.
C9 Hotelworks releases 2024 Asia Branded Residences Report
C9 Hotelworks recently released its Asia Branded Residences Report for this year, showing how high-end consumer brands from the fashion and automotive sectors have stepped into the fray of Asian residential real estate.
C9 Hotelworks holds immersive event featuring wellness trends for the hospitality sector
Phuket-based tourism, hospitality, and real estate consultancy C9 Hotelworks held a talk regarding Phuket’s New Wellness Trends for Hotels, Tourism & Real Estate.
Phuket Hotels Association reports success for PHIST 2024
The Phuket Hotels Association reports that the Phuket Hotels for Island Sustaining Tourism (PHIST) 2024 held last 2nd September was a great success.
Mind the Gap 2024 continues to emphasise women and diversity in the hospitality sector
The Phuket Hotels Association and C9 Hotelworks successfully held this year’s Mind the Gap: Women and Diversity in Hospitality forum at the SAii Laguna Phuket.
C9 Hotelworks founder: ‘Anything is possible’ amidst hospitality build-up in Asia
Considered one of the foremost experts in the hotel residences sector, Barnett is a globally recognised hospitality, tourism, and real estate advisor.
Phuket is now the largest leisure property market in the world with branded residences supply topping USD2.3 Billion
New report from C9 Hotelworks reflects a blurring of the lines between global hotel brands and real estate as destination development hits new heights.
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