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Robust Phuket tourism numbers in Q4 2022 and high winter season to lead to recovery by year-end 2023

Kanchan Nath Mar 24, 2023
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.
Hotels

Accor signs Philippines’s first MGallery Resort

Kanchan Nath Mar 14, 2023
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…
Travel Tech

‘The Thaiger Cage’ to debut at the Conrad Bangkok on 16 Jan

Kanchan Nath Dec 27, 2022
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.
Thailand

Thailand Tourism industry gathers to “unite, unify and usher in a bright future”

Alastair Newport Mar 26, 2021
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),…

Phuket’s tourism high-season hopes shattered in policy flip-flop

Megha Paul Nov 13, 2020
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.

Phuket hospitality fast approaching “breaking point”

Alastair Newport Sep 8, 2020
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 post-COVID traveller is going to be like a baby”

Alastair Newport May 14, 2020
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…

Chinese overseas travel sentiment grows as first-mover

Megha Paul May 13, 2020
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…

45% of Chinese FITs plan to visit reopened Vietnam this year

Alastair Newport May 6, 2020
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…

TTF 2020: Bill Bensely bangs the drum for sustainable, proftable travel in Thailand

Alastair Newport Jan 21, 2020
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…
Hospitality

TTF 2019: Why “entertainment is key” to the continued success of Thai tourism

Alastair Newport Jan 23, 2019
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…
Hospitality

“TTF 2019 comes at a critical crossroads for Thailand’s tourism industry”, says Bill Barnett

Alastair Newport Jan 10, 2019
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.
Hospitality

Why the Phuket MICE market is about to boom

Alastair Newport Dec 27, 2018
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…
Global

Komodo Islands: “Where once dragons roamed, tourism is the new giant”

MILI SEMLANI Semlani Nov 21, 2018
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.
Charity / Sustainability / CSR

PHIST: Phuket gets a helping hand cleaning up for the future

Alastair Newport Sep 27, 2018
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,…
Tourism

How Thailand’s rising infrastructure is reshaping tourism

Kristin Mariano Jun 1, 2018
Thailand’s infrastructure is reaping the rewards from the tourism industry.
Hotels

Phuket under pressure as tourism growth exposes issue of unlicensed hotels

Mark Elliott Jul 18, 2017
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…
Hotels

Bagan ripe for international investment

Mark Elliott Jun 12, 2017
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…
Hotels

“Flashpacking” drives new generation of hotel in Southeast Asia

Mark Elliott Nov 7, 2016
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…
Hotels

Thai hotel occupancy soars in 2015

Mark Elliott Jan 26, 2016
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…
Hotels

Hua Hin still depends on domestic demand – report

Mark Elliott Mar 28, 2015
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…
Hotels

Thailand resort hotels suffer from downturn

Mark Elliott Sep 11, 2014
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…
Hotels

Pattaya hotel sector booms

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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'…

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