Category: Hotel-Tourism

July Arrivals Show Strong Growth
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July Arrivals Show Strong Growth

International passenger arrivals to Bangkok Airports increased by 13% in July and international arrivals to Phuket increased by 42% The Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT) has announced the air transport statistics for July 2010. Total international passenger disembarkations at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport were  1,328,131 in July 2010 compared to 1,171,857 in July 2009, [...]

Westin Debuts in Phuket
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Westin Debuts in Phuket

The 261- key Westin Siray Bay Resort and Spa opened on August 1 2010 and is the first Westin resort in Thailand. The property is located on the Siray Island which is connected by bridge to the east coast of Phuket and is only a short distance from Phuket Town. The reservation website showed a [...]

Laguna Resort and Hotels Sells Dusit Laguna Resort Phuket to Dusit Thani
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Laguna Resort and Hotels Sells Dusit Laguna Resort Phuket to Dusit Thani

The stock exchange of Thailand announced today that Laguna Resort and Hotels have agreed to sell the Dusit Laguna Resort Phuket to Dusit Thani Public Limited. The total consideration is 2,716,000,000 baht including transfer tax paid by the purchaser which equates to 12,017,700 baht per room for the 226 room hotel. Dusit Thani has managed [...]

June Arrivals On Track for Rebound
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June Arrivals On Track for Rebound

International passenger arrivals to Bangkok Airports increased by 2% in June and International arrivals to Phuket increased by 47%. The Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT) has announced the air transport statistics for June 2010. Total international passenger disembarkations at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport were 1,013,782 in June 2010 compared to 994,205 in June 2009, [...]

Impact of Civil Disturbance and Natural Disasters on Tourism in Thailand
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Impact of Civil Disturbance and Natural Disasters on Tourism in Thailand

 There has been a dramatic impact on tourist arrivals from the events in April and May 2010. We are still confident that arrival numbers will recover the question how long will this take. We have taken the Airports of Thailand International Public Company Limited (AOT) passenger disembarkation numbers for The whole of Thailand (All airports [...]

May Arrivals Not as Bad as Expected
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May Arrivals Not as Bad as Expected

International passenger arrivals to Bangkok Airports decreased by 8% in May and International arrivals to Phuket increased by 62% The Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited has announced the air transport statistics for May 2010. “The results are not as bad as many expected with Bangkok’s international disembarkations only down 8% on May 2009 while [...]

Thai Tourist Arrivals Showed Resilience Despite Political Turmoil and Global Recession in April
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Thai Tourist Arrivals Showed Resilience Despite Political Turmoil and Global Recession in April

International passenger arrivals to Bangkok airports decreased by 0.6% in April while international arrivals to Phuket increased by 41.4% According to statistics collected by CB Richard Ellis from Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT), the total number of disembarking international passengers at all AOT managed airports in April 2010 was 1,318,606 compared to 1,286,119 [...]

Another Challenge for the Thai Hotel & Tourism Industry
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Another Challenge for the Thai Hotel & Tourism Industry

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International Passenger Arrivals Increase in March
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International Passenger Arrivals Increase in March

International passenger arrivals to Bangkok Airport increase by 13% in March and International arrivals to Phuket increase by 39% The total number of disembarking international passengers at Suvarnabhumi Airport in March 2010 was 1,414,916 compared to 1,254,193 in March 2009 a 13% increase.  The number of total number of disembarking domestic passengers at Suvarnabhumi Airport [...]

Bangkok Luxury Hotel Market Improved Slightly in Q4 2009
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Bangkok Luxury Hotel Market Improved Slightly in Q4 2009

Bangkok Luxury Hotel MarketView Q4 2009 The hotel sector in Bangkok still faced reduced levels of tourism, down 3.8% Y-o-Y, in 2009. This figure is a marked improvement from the first half of the year with Q1 showing Y-o-Y decline of 13.4% and Q2 down 14.4%. The second half of the year showed a Y-o-Y [...]

International Passenger Arrivals Increase in Feb.
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International Passenger Arrivals Increase in Feb.

International passenger arrivals to Bangkok Airport increase by 25% in February and International arrivals to Phuket increase by 71% The total number of disembarking international passengers at Suvarnabhumi Airport in February 2010 was 1,397,638 compared to 1,120,310 in February 2009 a 25% increase. The number of total number of disembarking domestic passengers at Suvarnabhumi Airport [...]

International Passenger Arrivals Increase in Jan 2010 Compared to Jan 2009
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International Passenger Arrivals Increase in Jan 2010 Compared to Jan 2009

The number of disembarking international passengers at Suvarnabhumi Airport was 1,519,488 in January 2010 up 24% compared to January 2009 when we still feeling the effects of the December 2008 Airport closure. Domestic passenger disembarkations at Suvarnabhumi Airport were 551,954 compared to 386,637 in January 2009. Bangkok’ Don Muang airport has minimal international passengers. Domestic [...]

Phuket Looks Set For a Full House at Chinese New Year
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Phuket Looks Set For a Full House at Chinese New Year

Khun Bang-Orn Chinaprayoo the tourism authority director in Phuket announced on Wednesday February 10 that all hotel rooms in Phuket were fully booked for the Chinese New Year Weekend and that the average occupancy rate was 90%. A quick check on Booking.com seems to confirm the story with many hotels saying they have few available [...]

Thailand Needs to Attract More Chinese Tourists
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Thailand Needs to Attract More Chinese Tourists

China outbound tourists reached 47.66 million in 2009 up 4% on 2008 according to the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA). In the first 11 months of 2009 total Chinese visitors to Thailand were only 683,781 and 778,337 for the whole of 2008. The China Tourism Academy (CTA) forecasts that there will be 54 million outbound [...]

The Renaissance Ratchaprasong Has a Soft Opening
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The Renaissance Ratchaprasong Has a Soft Opening

The Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong Hotel has now opened.  Renaissance is in the Marriott stable of brands. The property, located on Ploenchit Road next to the Maneeya Centre office building, has 275 Rooms, 58 suites and 19,999 square metres of meeting space. A quick check on their reservation website showed a room rate of 5,999 baht [...]