Phuket’s Koh Siray Adds A New Hotel
Category:Hotels, Posted:22 Jan 2022 | 15:45 pm
Phuket’s east coast has a new hotel with the recent opening of the Sinae Hotel in Koh Siray. The resort offers a collection of 64 studio units, and lifestyle as well as private pool villas. A key feature of Sinae is its elevated hillside ocean views. Access to nearby Phuket Town is ten minutes from […]
The Aussies Are Coming
Category:Hotels|Tourism, Posted:22 Jan 2022 | 14:53 pm
For Phuket hotel sales and marketing teams, the go-to-market has been Russia during the height of the winter snowbird season. With March fast approaching and Thailand’s approval of a revised Test & Go program from the beginning of February, hoteliers are looking at the vast void of the second quarter of the year. Certainly, domestic […]
Patong Hotel Conversion For Banyan Tree’s New HOMM Brand
Category:Hotels, Posted:12 Jan 2022 | 08:00 am
The 71-room Bliss hotel in Patong, Phuket has been converted to Banyan Tree’s HOMM brand. Banyan Tree is looking to fast-track expansion with three new brands a key strategy of conversions of existing hotels. The HOMM Bliss Southbeach Patong is the debut for the lifestyle-focused HOMM. Expect more announcements shortly on new Banyan Tree brands […]
Three More Thailand Sandboxes Join Phuket On Tuesday
Category:Tourism, Posted:09 Jan 2022 | 20:33 pm
The Thai government has added three more Sandbox destinations along with Phuket for vaccinated international travelers. Effective on Tuesday 11th January 2022, Phang Nga (including Khao Lak), Krabi, and Surat Thai (Koh Samui, Koh Pha-ngan, and Ko Tao) will be open to Sandbox visitors. The current Sandbox restrictions mean a minimum of seven-night stays in […]
Choice Brand For New Phuket Hotel
Category:Hotels, Posted:30 Dec 2021 | 09:37 am
The new upscale Quality Resort and Spa Patong will open in early 2022. Quality is a brand under Choice Hotels International, and the property is operated under a master-franchise agreement with a third-party management group La Vie Hotels & Resorts. La Vie currently operates a number of hotels across Asia Pacific. With 88-rooms, the Quality […]
Is Furano Japan’s Next Niseko?
Category:Hotels|Real estate|Tourism, Posted:28 Dec 2021 | 15:12 pm
Japan’s alpine real estate land values have continued to rise for much of the pandemic, highlighted by the expansion of a growing Greater Niseko catchment area. We have seen developers now pushing out of the prime Hirafu area, taking a longer-term view of areas such as Hanazono and Annupuri. There remains one clear trend in […]
