Bill Barnett

Thailand’s leading resort island of Phuket’s post-pandemic tourism recovery has been headlined by a surge in Russian travellers in the high season.

Accor has continued its rapid expansion in the Philippines with the signing of South Palms Resort Panglao Bohol - MGallery, a locally-inspired five-star resort on the idyllic island of…

Thai digital media outlet The Thaiger is launching a new start-up technology pitch event ‘The Thaiger Cage’ on 16th January 2023 at the Conrad Bangkok.

More than 400 tourism leaders and industry gurus gathered in Bangkok – in a safe and socially-distanced format – for the 10th annual edition of the Thailand Tourism Forum 2021 (TTF),…

Thailand’s leading resort island Phuket has come face-to-face with the reality that its tourism high-season will not see a marked reopening to overseas travellers.

In spite of the Phuket Model, Thailand's top resort island's hospitality industry is in dire need of government support, if it is to survive the peak travel season, say local stakeholders…

Bill Barnett, the Phuket-based head honcho of C9 Hotelworks, is not someone who needs an introduction to anyone working in the Thai travel industry. Barnett is a force of nature in…

According to the China Philippines Travel Sentiment Survey, conducted in the first week of May by hospitality consulting group C9 Hotelworks and Delivering Asia Communications, the key…

Vietnam’s remarkable reopening of its domestic travel sector is expected to be replicated by focusing on short-haul Asian markets in a quest to restore their international tourism…

Artist, architect and icon of design to a million hoteliers across the world, Bill Bensley was the big top speaker at last night’s Thailand Tourism Forum (TTF) 2020, event. Hosted on the…

Last night, Supaluck Umpujh, chairwoman of The Mall Group Co, speaking at the Thailand Tourism Forum (TTF), urged the industry and the Thai government to do more to help take advantage of…

The Thailand Tourism Forum (TTF 2019) will return for its eighth edition on 21 January 2019, with an agenda focusing on the ”mega-projects” happening in Bangkok and throughout Thailand.

Phuket’s increasingly prolific MICE market nearly doubled in year-on-year growth in 2017. As revenue for the segment skyrocketed from THB5.9 billion to a record-high THB 10.9 billion (USD…

Labuan Bajo is witnessing a rising tide of travellers who are pushing beyond the Eat Pray Love script of culture club Bali and embracing the more adventurous call of the wild.

With some of Phuket’s biggest hospitality players in attendance, the very first Phuket Hotels for Islands Sustaining Tourism Forum 2018 (PHIST), one of Thailand’s most popular destinations,…

Thailand’s infrastructure is reaping the rewards from the tourism industry.

One of Asia’s most desirable tourist destinations, Phuket is attracting an ever-increasing number of international visitors to its golden beaches and turquoise seas. But many of the…

International tourism in Bagan, Myanmar, is experiencing strong growth, but the ancient destination is still under-served by major hotel groups, a new report has found. In its latest…

Southeast Asia's booming tourism industry is leading to the rise of a new breed of hostel catering for the so-called "flashpacking" market, a new report has found. In its latest…

Thailand's hotel occupancy experience double-digit growth in 2015, as the country’s hospitality sector benefited from increasing visitor numbers. According to data released by STR…

The Thai resort town of Hua Hin is still very reliant on domestic tourism, a new report has revealed. C9 Hotelworks' study revealed that 72% of travellers who stayed at Hua Hin's…

A mid-year dip in arrivals to Thailand's main resort markets of Phuket and Koh Samui has jolted the destinations’ hotels and resorts, according to the half-year report released today by…

Pattaya, the resort town on Thailand's eastern seaboard, is on track to reach more than eight million hotel guests in 2012 - a new record for the destination. According to C9 Hotelworks'…