PATA seeks member feedback following tsunami

The Pacific Asia Travel Association sends condolences to Japan and offers help to Pacific area members March 14, 2011, Bangkok: Following the March 11,  2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami, the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has sent messages of concern and support to PATA members in Japan. PATA has been in contact with its members [...]

Thailand Too Reliant on Mass Tourism

Dateline: Bangkok, 10 March 2011     Thailand needs to move beyond its ‘Amazing’ brand, embrace quality tourism and build iconic mega-attractions instead of more hotel rooms that only end up being discounted, says David Keen, CEO of Keen, a global brand strategy and communications agency with its headquarters in Bangkok On March 2, the [...]

Thailand Needs to Get Its Brand Image Right

BANGKOK, 22 February 2011 – Does Thailand’s brand, “Amazing Thailand” still cut it in the international marketplace? David Keen, CEO of KEEN, a Bangkok based global branding agency, told travel industry leaders that “Amazing Thailand,” announced in 1997, needs to change. Addressing the PATA Thailand Chapter AGM on 16 February in Bangkok, he cited dynamic [...]

Khiri Asia Opens New Bangkok Office

BANGKOK, 14 February 2011 – Khiri Asia has opened an office in downtown Bangkok to service rising demand from Asian visitors to Bangkok and Thailand, especially the Indian market. Khiri Asia is the specialist division within the Khiri Travel Group dedicated to bringing Asian travellers to Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. The new office, which [...]

Outrigger Appoints Leon Pink as General Manager of the New Outrigger Koh Samui, Thailand

PHUKET, 28 January 2011 – Outrigger Senior Vice President Asia Pacific, Mr Darren Edmonstone, has appointed Mr Leon Pink as General Manager of the Outrigger Koh Samui Resort and Spa, effective immediately. Outrigger’s new property on Koh Samui, the company’s second in Thailand, opens on 1 February. Pink, an Australian national, has 15 years’ hotel [...]

New Outrigger Koh Samui Resort and Spa Announces Opening Rates

PHUKET, Thailand, 19 January 2011 – The Outrigger Koh Samui Resort and Spa which opens 1 February 2011 has announced special opening rates for the 81 luxury villa and suite property on Bhoput beach, Koh Samui, Thailand. Rates for the seven room types range from 3,240 baht (US$107) for a Beach Deco Room to 6,000 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok Opens Today in Thailand

BANGKOK, 22 July 2010 – The Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok in Thailand soft opens today, 22 July 2010. The 303 luxury room, cabana and suite property in the absolute centre of the Thai capital is Kempinski’s 64th iconic property worldwide. Kempinski, headquartered in Geneva, was established in 1897 in Berlin and is today Europe’s oldest [...]

Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok Launches Special Opening Rate

BANGKOK 16 July 2010 – The luxurious Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok, in Thailand, which opens 22 July, has launched a special opening rate of 7,900++ Baht (US$239++) per room per night for either single or double occupancy in its deluxe rooms. The special rate is inclusive of unlimited in-room wireless internet service, soft drinks and [...]

Outrigger in Phuket Launches Nanny Service for Kids

PHUKET, Thailand, 14 July 2010 — Outrigger Laguna Phuket Resort and Villas in Thailand has launched a unique baby and child-sitting service to let parents enjoy their Phuket vacation. Nannies With Heart teaches children about Thai culture for eight hours a day for four days. Professional nannies occupy the kids with one-on-one ‘edutainment’, soft learning [...]

Outrigger Becomes First Asian HQ Based in Phuket

PHUKET, Thailand, 30 June 2010 – Outrigger Hotels and Resorts, Asia, has officially established Phuket as its Regional Operating Headquarters (ROH) and been approved by the Thai Government’s Board of Investment, under the Ministry of Industry. On 30 June, Phuket Governor, Mr Wichai Praisa-ngob gave Outrigger the certification and congratulated them on being the first [...]

Khiri Travel Reaffirms Bangkok as the Best Hub for Indochina

BANGKOK, 29 June 2010 – Khiri Travel has announced twice-a-week guaranteed departures for four itineraries across Indochina: Bangkok to Saigon via Angkor Wat, Bangkok to Luang Prabang via either Luang Namtha or Vientiane, and Luang Prabang to Hanoi via the Plain of Jars. The trips require a minimum of two travellers. “The political situation in [...]

Thailand Needs Your Support. Not Price Cutting

BANGKOK, 2 June 2010 — The Thailand PATA Chapter regrets to observe that Royal Orchid Holidays (ROH), a division of THAI Airways International, has come up with a self-defeating tourism recovery strategy for Thailand – price reductions of 50%. In addition, ROH expects hotels to sweeten the pot further with free dinners, cash vouchers and [...]

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