48% of all Phuket hotel projects delayed: report
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- 48% of all Phuket hotel projects delayed: report
- MediaWATCH: Probe on Samui Air Crash to Begin
- IFA Hotels & Resorts Increases Shareholding In Raimon Land In Thailand
- Phuket Protest Traps Thaksin’s Sister in Hotel
- Leaders of the pack: Travel + Leisure readers give the Leading …
- Accor commits to five new Pullman hotels in Asia
- BP Sharpens Duty-f-Care Focus
48% of all Phuket hotel projects delayed: report
The Nation
C9 managing director Bill Barnett said despite the delays new developments continued to enter the stream with 38 properties offering 6231 rooms at various stages of advancement in the construction cycle. "Non-traditional product such as hotel-managed villas and condos now represent 34 per cent of the upcoming inventory" Barnett said. 4 per cent produced an average room rate of US$141 (Bt4800).
MediaWATCH: Probe on Samui Air Crash to Begin
Phuketwan
The board said a contributing factor was the captain’s previously undiagnosed severe obstructive sleep apnoea. The aircraft later landed safely. Bernama Up to 48 percent of all new hotel developments in Phuket are experiencing major construction delays says the Phuket Hotel Market Update mid-year report by the hospitality consulting firm C9 Hotelworks. C9’s managing director Bill Barnett said that despite the delays new developments continued to enter the stream with 38 properties offering 6231 rooms at various stages of advancement in the construction cycle. ”Non-traditional products such as hotel managed villas and condos now represent 34 percent of the upcoming inventory” he added. The report also noted that branded hotels outperformed non-branded properties rate wise by 33.
IFA Hotels & Resorts Increases Shareholding In Raimon Land In Thailand
Zawya
Raimon Land recently handed over The Heights Phuket project to its customers. The company’s Northpoint Pattaya residential development is on track and scheduled for completion towards the end of this year followed by handing over to owners shortly after. Construction of The River a major condominium project in Bangkok continues to make good progress with the landmark project rising steadily on the banks of the Chao Phraya River and is scheduled for completion by 2011. Al-Bahar concluded: “ur strategy has always been to focus on emerging markets; Asia is a key region for us with excellent growth potential which we plan to capitalise on.
Phuket Protest Traps Thaksin’s Sister in Hotel
Phuketwan
The yellow shirt supporters carried placards saying that the Shinawatra family was not welcome on Phuket. They chanted and waved hand-clappers. Khun Yinglak told Phuketwan that she had come to Phuket to give students an opportunity. Her presence had nothing to do with her brother except that it was his charitable foundation.
Leaders of the pack: Travel + Leisure readers give the Leading …
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Australia New Zealand and South Pacific Among the Top 15 Resorts were Hayman Great Barrier Reef Australia at #4 and Huka Lodge Taupo New Zealand at #8. The Langham Melbourne in Melbourne Australia was named #1 among the Top 20 City Hotels in the region. And making the magazine’s It List: 45 Best New Hotels of 2009 were: The Dolder Grand Zurich Switzerland; Anantara Phuket Resort & Spa Phuket Thailand; Encantado An Auberge Resort Santa Fe New Mexico; and The Resort at Pelican Hill Newport Coast California. Methodology: A questionnaire developed by the editors of Travel + Leisure- in association with Harris Interactive an independent research firm was made available to Travel + Leisure readers at tlworldsbest. com from January 15 2009 to March 29 2009. In the February and March 2009 issues of Travel + Leisure readers were invited to participate. A select group of readers also received invitations via e-mail.
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Accor commits to five new Pullman hotels in Asia
Asia Property Report
The beachfront hotel with 353 guest rooms is located on Wongamart Beach, only 30 minutes from Pattaya´s U-Tapao International Airport. It will have extensive meeting and conference facilities that cater for up to 500 people and a poolside beach front area that can also be used for more informal events. Pullman Phuket Arcadia Naithon Beach will be a newly built beach front hotel situated on Naithon Beach, one of Phuket’s newest and most promising bays only 15 minutes from Phuket International Airport. With 260 guest rooms and 20 villas, the hotel´s facilities include three restaurants, a lobby bar, two pools with pool bars, a fitness centre, day spa and meeting facilities. The hotel will open in late 2011. Pullman Shanghai Pudong Zhangjiang will be a new 300 room hotel located in the high-tech development and trade zone in Pudong, Shanghai. With three restaurants and a bar, the hotel will also feature a swimming pool, health centre, business centre and extensive conference facilities, including a 650sqm ballroom and six additional venues.
BP Sharpens Duty-f-Care Focus
The Transnational
‘ and I am putting lines through it because I just won’t accept that someone can indemnify themselves from everything. You can’t indemnify yourself from your own negligent actions. As part of BP’s duty-of-care efforts the company uses “a laborious process where we check every single hotel that we use” against various criteria Reid said. “The bigger hotels we do more often; some we only do every two or three years. The assessment includes what BP calls the “one block rule” Reid explained “which is: how safe is it if you walk out of the property and go one block in any direction? They may be great properties but if you go one block it may not be a great place to be. All Puzzle PiecesBP also tracks the safety records of airlines and requires employees to use only approved suppliers including charter operators “the taxi operator the tour operator you name it” Reid said. “Every piece of the puzzle is assessed to make sure it meets our own standards.
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