Outrigger Announces New Resort in Koh Samui, Thailand

PHUKET, 16 December 2010 – Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Asia Pacific this week signed an agreement to open and manage the Outrigger Koh Samui Resort and Spa in Bhoput Beach, Koh Samui, Thailand on 1 February 2011. The 81-key luxury villa and suite resort is currently operating as the Destination Beach Resort & Spa. The [...]

Outrigger Hotels & Resorts is Ranked Number One

PHUKET, 13 December 2010 – In an independent survey, Outrigger Hotels & Resorts has been ranked number one in customer satisfaction across all travel and hospitality industry segments, including hotels, casinos, timeshare, websites, airlines, and car rental agencies. The result was published by Market Metrix Hospitality a leading provider of customer and employee feedback and [...]

New Tourism Institute in Laos Seeks Hotel Partner

VIENTIANE, 25 November, 2010 – The Lao National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality (LANITH) has launched a global search to identify a private sector investor to partner with it in the development and operation of a unique hotel in Vientiane, Laos. The institute has a 3,700 sqm riverfront plot in downtown Vientiane that is suitable [...]

The First ASEAN e-Travel Mart Announced

BANGKOK, 25 November 2010 – The inaugural ASEAN e-Travel Mart will take place in Bangkok 23-25 March 2011. The new event, announced today, is being organized by Bangkok-based Tourism Technology Association (TTA) and the ASEAN Tourism Association, which has its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. The e-Travel Mart is being created for ASEAN travel industry operators [...]

SAS Southeast Asia Prepares for Heightened Demand

– This winter likely to see highest ever leisure traffic demand on SAS between Scandinavia and Bangkok – Customer satisfaction levels are up. New “Core SAS” strategies intensify customer focus while continuing streamlining process BANGKOK, 18, November 2010 – Scandinavian Airlines in Southeast Asia has added an extra flight on its Copenhagen-Bangkok route for winter [...]

Ramada Hotel & Suites Bangkok Appoints Wirsching as GM

BANGKOK, 17 November 2010 – The Ramada Hotel & Suites Bangkok has appointed Mr Marcus Wirsching as General Manager, effective October 2010. Mr Wirsching will oversee operations at the brand new four-star property in Sukhumvit Soi 12 in downtown Bangkok. The hotel soft opened in July and is the first Ramada-managed property in Asia Pacific [...]

New Outrigger Holiday Apartments to Open in North Queensland

PHUKET, THAILAND, 16 November 2010 – Outrigger Hotels & Resorts has reaffirmed its intention to expand throughout Australia following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with property developer Meridien to manage two new waterfront resorts at the US$754M Port of Airlie at Airlie Beach in North Queensland. Located in Queensland’s famed Whitsundays region, Airlie [...]

O-CE-N Bali by Outrigger Offers Free Wi-Fi

BALI, 19 October 2010 – The O-CE-N Bali by Outrigger on Legian beachfront has introduced free Wi-Fi in all guest rooms, at the pool, lobby and public areas of the hotel. With a wide variety of activities for youngsters, couples, groups and families, O-CE-N Bali by Outrigger has everything for travelers who want an active [...]

Outrigger Consolidates Australia and Fiji Operations with its Asia Office in Phuket

HONOLULU, HAWAII, October 7, 2010 – Outrigger Enterprises Group announced today that it is consolidating its Australia and Fiji operations into its Asia office located in Phuket, Thailand, effective immediately. “We have grown quickly in the few years that we have been in Asia and are rapidly accelerating our expansion into other areas,” said David [...]

Ramada Opens First Managed Hotel in the Asia Pacific Region in Bangkok

HONG KONG (Sept. 29, 2010) – Wyndham Hotel Group (NYSE: WYN), the world’s largest hotel company with nearly 7,200 hotels and 12 brands, today announced the opening of the new Ramada Hotel & Suites Bangkok, the company’s first managed Ramada® hotel in the Asia Pacific region. Owned by Sookjai Condominium Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of [...]

Emerging Khmer Destination Unveils Its First Website

BANGKOK, 28 September 2010 – Khiri Reach and GTZ have launched a community tourism website to promote the little known 8th-10th century Khmer ruins of Sambor Prei Kuk in central Cambodia. The website, www.samborpreikuk.com, was jointly funded by Khiri Reach, the not-for-profit arm of Khiri Travel, and GTZ (German Development Cooperation), which is financed by [...]

Outrigger Laguna Phuket Resort and Villas Launches Meeting Package

PHUKET, 27 September 2010 – Outrigger Laguna Phuket Resort and Villas in Thailand has introduced a unique meeting offer using the property’s 604 square-meter pool villas. The new meeting package provides a refreshingly different environment in which to conduct small to medium-sized meetings. Instead of an artificially-lit room in the corridors of a major hotel, [...]

Southeast Asia Grand Award Winners Announced

BANGKOK, 16 August 2010 – The inaugural Southeast Asia Travel Photography and Writing Awards run by the ASEAN Tourism Association (ASEANTA) have concluded with the announcement of the Grand Prize winners. In the People’s Choice category for photography, Ms Tan Poh Wan from Butterworth, Malaysia, won the grand prize for her image Feeding Time, which [...]

Thailand Hotel Rate Debate Raises Awkward Issues

BANGKOK, 5 August 2010 – Dropping rates to fight Bangkok’s low hotel occupancies and airline load factors is a failed strategy. But Thailand seems doomed to repeat its history of pricing mistakes due to a myriad of issues. These were some of the insights revealed by travel industry leaders with long and bitter experience in [...]

Outrigger Laguna Phuket Resort and Villas Wins PATA Gold Award

PHUKET, Thailand, 30 July 2010 – Each year, the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) recognizes travel industry leaders who have contributed to the development and promotion of travel and tourism across the Asia Pacific region. Winners were recently named, and Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Asia is pleased to announce that Outrigger Laguna Phuket Resort and [...]

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