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 Thailand’s [...]

Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok to Open in June

BANGKOK, 18 March 2010 – Kempinski, Europe’s oldest luxury hotel brand, will open the Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok in June.
The luxury city resort with 303 rooms and suites is located adjacent to a royal palace in the centre of Bangkok. All rooms overlook tropical gardens interspersed with extensive water features. Twenty-two rooms have direct private [...]