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Phuket's Naka resort receives awards

PHUKET: The Naka Island resort just off Phuket has won two accolades in the International Hotel Awards 2013-14, for Best Resort Hotel in Thailand and Best Spa Hotel in Thailand.

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Thailand sees record income from movies

Thailand earned a record B671.43 million from on-location film shoots in January to April this year, according to a Ministry of Tourism and Sports’ Thailand Film Office Department.

Phuket Business: Structured investment hazards

PHUKET: The past few years have seen an explosion in the number of structured investment products launched by banks worldwide and aimed at expatriates and other international investors in the region.

Big drive for more medical tourists

BANGKOK: Travel agents are calling for Thailand to improve its medical tourism by adding new services and maintaining its high treatment standards.

Calbee recalls 5 million bags of crisps in Japan

Phuket News / Business

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 04:30PM

ASIA: Snack food maker Calbee Inc. said Wednesday it was recalling 5.3 million bags of potato crisps in Japan after fragments of glass were found.

China agrees to buy from Thai rice mountain

Phuket News / Business

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 04:30PM

THAILAND: China pledged Wednesday to buy rice from Thailand's growing mountain of unsold stocks, during a visit by Premier Wen Jiabao, officials said.

Paresa Phuket go for new experience

Phuket News / Business

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 10:51AM

PHUKET: Emma Davison has been appointed Guest Experience Manager at the Paresa Resort in Kamala.

New GM for Phuket's Cape Panwa Hotel

Phuket News / Business

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 10:47AM

PHUKET: Kasemkij Hotels have officially confirmed the appointment of Philipp Sebastian Flickhinger as General Manager of the Cape Panwa Hotel.

Rice farming ‘needs radical makeover’

Phuket News / Business

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 10:43AM

THAILAND: The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has urged small rice farmers to band together to form what it calls “agricommunity enterprises” – small companies owned by farmers.

Pattaya overtakes Phuket property in online searches

Phuket News / Business

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 10:41AM

PHUKET: Pattaya has overtaken Phuket as the most-searched destination in Thailand for potential property buyers and investors on a leading overseas property website.

Phuket resorts ‘still face difficulties’

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 20 November 2012, 03:47PM

PHUKET: Bangkok-based property company Seacon has warned that although the influx of large Chinese and Russian tourists has compensated for the fall in European visitors, Phuket resorts and hotels are not out of the woods yet.

Holiday Inn takes over Ao Nang hotel

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 20 November 2012, 03:46PM

PHUKET: Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts is now operating its first resort in Krabi, after taking over management of the Sala Talay Resort and Spa at Ao Nang Beach. The conversion took place on November 1.

Thailand-S.Korea agree to double trade to $30 billion

Phuket News / Business

Monday 12 November 2012, 10:35AM

ASIA: Thailand and South Korea agreed to more than double their annual trade to $30 billion over the next five years, the kingdom's prime minister said Saturday.

Amcham Phuket to stage law seminar

Phuket News / Business

Monday 12 November 2012, 09:01AM

PHUKET: The American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham) is to hold a forum on November 29, titled “Doing Business in Thailand – 3 Things You Should Know”, at Royal Phuket Marina.

Phuket-based HotelTravel.com sold to MakeMyTrip for US$25m

Phuket News / Business

Sunday 11 November 2012, 10:53AM

PHUKET: Blair Speers, founder of Phuket-based website HotelTravel.com, has sold his company to Indian OTA MakeMyTrip for US$25m – US$15m cash and US$10m in shares.

Govt dusts off Kra landbridge project

Phuket News / Business

Friday 9 November 2012, 02:04PM

THAILAND: New Energy Minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisal has vowed to move ahead with plans to construct the southern landbridge or oil pipeline linking the Andaman Sea with the Gulf of Thailand, creating a shortcut that would avoid the journey through the Straits of Malacca and round Singapore.

‘Upgrades’ for Phuket tourism sites

Phuket News / Business

Friday 9 November 2012, 02:03PM

PHUKET: Patong Beach, Phuket Town and Promthep Cape have all been earmarked for “upgrades” as part of a B1 billion government project to improve tourism sites.

Phuket's Dusit, Indigo, win travel ‘Oscars’

Phuket News / Business

Friday 9 November 2012, 02:01PM

PHUKET: Phuket picked up three major gongs at the World Travel Awards 2012, held at the InterContinental Singapore.

New Kalima Resort opens in Phuket

Phuket News / Business

Friday 9 November 2012, 02:00PM

PHUKET: The new five-star Kalima Resort & Spa has officially opened with a 220-degree view over Patong Bay.

Outrigger takes over property on Phi Phi

Phuket News / Business

Friday 9 November 2012, 01:58PM

PHUKET: The Outrigger Phi Phi Island Resort and Spa officially opened at the weekend.

Sunseeker dealers heading for Phuket

Phuket News / Business

Friday 9 November 2012, 01:57PM

PHUKET: Sunseeker, British manufacturer of sleek motor yachts, has chosen Phuket as the venue for this year’s annual International Distributor Conference, which will be held from November 14 to 18, at the JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa.

Myanmar flight links to expand

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 6 November 2012, 05:01PM

ASIA: More airlines have announced plans to start regional services to Yangon during this winter schedule.

Phuket: LCCs and why they act the way they do

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 6 November 2012, 04:58PM

PHUKET: AirAsia’s public relations disaster in September scrapping the Phuket-Bali route without warning underlines the precarious nature of the low cost carrier business and its negative impact on customers.

Thailand and Indonesia tie Mice knot

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 6 November 2012, 04:52PM

THAILAND: Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau says a recently signed Memorandum of Understanding with Indonesia will help to boost events hosted in Thailand.

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