Spring has sprung in Phuket
The News Review:
- Spring has sprung in Phuket
- Reflecting n Asia
- Sofitel Krabi offering special deals
- Agoda Gets Soaked for Songkran Thailand’s New Year’s Celebration
Spring has sprung in Phuket
Asia Property Report
Generally luxury resorts are running positively, at around 50% occupancy with pockets of demand (The Meriden is at 80% occupancy and Patong is jammed every night). Flights are also running at high loading and are responding to lower fuel prices with USD300-400 flights to Phuket. There is limited new supply planned of luxury resorts and limited land so expect solid equilibrium in the Phuket Hotel sector and no major bankruptcies or Hotel defaults. As I drove around the beaches this morning I saw about 100 staff from the AMANPURI and TRISARA resorts out on "clean up day" , picking up litter, tidying street edges and promoting responsible citizenship. Similarly the local schools and beach communities are taking responsibility for their own area which has helped Phuket to become a cleaner Island and to take its own responsibilities as a global citizen more seriously. This is a huge positive and part of the reason that the Residential sector, at the high end particularly is showing strong signs of life. Quality of life today is paramount.
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Reflecting n Asia
Hotels Magazine
"Even amidst the current gloom there are pockets of welcome news from Smith Travel Research in January which reports positive rate growth in Bali Jakarta Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo. perators such as Indochina Hotels & Resorts Ho Chi Minh City report that while ADR and occupancy are slipping at its hotels and resorts cost-saving initiatives and strong domestic growth may actually lead to an improved bottom line in 2009. Minor Hotel Group C Dillip Rajakarier says he is planning to achieve the same results as last year which was a net profit of 1. 9 billion baht (US$53000). Dusit International Bangkok while suffering a double-digit decline in the first quarter of 2009 versus 2008 reports some of its properties are performing much better than expected such as Dusit Thani Phuket according to Senior Vice President ctavio Gamarra. Even Dusit Thani Bangkok improved its RevPAR position for the first two months of 2009 says Gamarra who believes intra-regional traffic will help sustain Asia Pacific until the more mature markets return to pre-2009 levels. In Australia Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels’ Craig Collins says meetings are still occurring but on a much smaller scale with increased interest in properties located within a few hours’ drive of city centers.
Sofitel Krabi offering special deals
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"I think the hotel industry can be a boon to the whole province. nce there are many five-star places here Krabi will spring to the minds of tourists when they're planning their holiday" he explained. "You should look at how hotels in Phuket have thrived. "Supachai believes if Krabi can preserve its environment ecotourism can distinguish it from Phuket. "Then if we can attract more international flights into Krabi Airport we can expect much brighter future" he said. Pornprapha Lorsuwan head of the Tourism Authority of Thailand's Krabi office said foreigners now accounted for 70 per cent of tourists in the southern province. "So we've launched a campaign to attract Thai tourists" she said.
Agoda Gets Soaked for Songkran Thailand’s New Year’s Celebration
PR Web (press release)
com a popular online travel company specializing in discount hotel bookings in Asia is planning for Songkran the Thai New Year celebration by securing availability and offering a wide range of hot hotel deals in famous Songkran destinations in Thailand. The festival is most heavily celebrated in Bangkok Pattaya Hua Hin Chaing Mai Samui and Phuket. Bangkok Thailand (. com a popular online travel company specializing in.
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