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Mind the Gap 2024 continues to emphasise women and diversity in the hospitality sector
The Phuket Hotels Association and C9 Hotelworks successfully held this year’s Mind the Gap: Women and Diversity in Hospitality forum at the SAii Laguna Phuket.
C9 Hotelworks founder: ‘Anything is possible’ amidst hospitality build-up in Asia
Considered one of the foremost experts in the hotel residences sector, Barnett is a globally recognised hospitality, tourism, and real estate advisor.
Phuket is now the largest leisure property market in the world with branded residences supply topping USD2.3 Billion
New report from C9 Hotelworks reflects a blurring of the lines between global hotel brands and real estate as destination development hits new heights.
Bali’s Dynamic Tourism Landscape: Latest Trends in Hotels and Branded Residences
In 2023, Bali's tourism sector experienced a notable rebound, surpassing the peak performances recorded in 2019, according to the newly released Bali Hotel and Branded Residences 2024 report…
Accor partners with Tytans Properties Development to unveil world’s largest Pullman in Cebu
Accor continues its rapid expansion in the Philippines with the signing of Pullman Mactan Cebu Hotel & Residences, which is set to become the world’s largest Pullman property.
AI set to drive Thailand’s leadership as the world’s premier “Lifestyle” Travel Destination: TTF 2024
Business leaders from tech, hospitality, data and dining gather at Thailand’s largest travel and tourism event with over 1,000 registered participants to debate the future of the sector
As Phuket tourism market recovers, a potential “carmageddon” infrastructure crisis looms
Phuket hotels experienced promising momentum for the first half of 2023, which has set an optimistic path for the remainder of the year.
Hotels need to leverage Sustainability and grasp “The Green Premium”: PHIST
Hotels and resorts around Southeast Asia are failing to understand the “green premium” and how to leverage it to attract quality guests, according to leading figures in the region’s…
Robust Phuket tourism numbers in Q4 2022 and high winter season to lead to recovery by year-end 2023
Thailand’s leading resort island of Phuket’s post-pandemic tourism recovery has been headlined by a surge in Russian travellers in the high season.
Accor signs Philippines’s first MGallery Resort
Accor has continued its rapid expansion in the Philippines with the signing of South Palms Resort Panglao Bohol - MGallery, a locally-inspired five-star resort on the idyllic island of…
Panglao Shores Bohol: New icon of sustainable development in SEA
Leading Philippine conglomerate Alturas Group has unveiled a bold new vision for development on the island of Bohol with the launch of Panglao Shores, a 50-hectare mixed-use project that…
‘The Thaiger Cage’ to debut at the Conrad Bangkok on 16 Jan
Thai digital media outlet The Thaiger is launching a new start-up technology pitch event ‘The Thaiger Cage’ on 16th January 2023 at the Conrad Bangkok.
Phuket’s tourism high-season hopes shattered in policy flip-flop
Thailand’s leading resort island Phuket has come face-to-face with the reality that its tourism high-season will not see a marked reopening to overseas travellers.
Phuket hospitality fast approaching “breaking point”
In spite of the Phuket Model, Thailand's top resort island's hospitality industry is in dire need of government support, if it is to survive the peak travel season, say local stakeholders…
Bill Barnett: “The post-COVID traveller is going to be like a baby”
Bill Barnett, the Phuket-based head honcho of C9 Hotelworks, is not someone who needs an introduction to anyone working in the Thai travel industry.
Barnett is a force of nature in…
Chinese overseas travel sentiment grows as first-mover
According to the China Philippines Travel Sentiment Survey, conducted in the first week of May by hospitality consulting group C9 Hotelworks and Delivering Asia Communications, the key…
45% of Chinese FITs plan to visit reopened Vietnam this year
Vietnam’s remarkable reopening of its domestic travel sector is expected to be replicated by focusing on short-haul Asian markets in a quest to restore their international tourism…
TTF 2020: Bill Bensely bangs the drum for sustainable, proftable travel in Thailand
Artist, architect and icon of design to a million hoteliers across the world, Bill Bensley was the big top speaker at last night’s Thailand Tourism Forum (TTF) 2020, event.
Hosted on the…
‘The perfect storm’: Phuket’s soaring hotel supply vs declining tourism demand
With a strong hotel pipeline and a declining tourism demand, one of Asia's leading resort destinations Phuket looks set to weather a perfect storm.
“TTF 2019 comes at a critical crossroads for Thailand’s tourism industry”, says Bill Barnett
The Thailand Tourism Forum (TTF 2019) will return for its eighth edition on 21 January 2019, with an agenda focusing on the ”mega-projects” happening in Bangkok and throughout Thailand.
Why the Phuket MICE market is about to boom
Phuket’s increasingly prolific MICE market nearly doubled in year-on-year growth in 2017. As revenue for the segment skyrocketed from THB5.9 billion to a record-high THB 10.9 billion (USD…
Komodo Islands: “Where once dragons roamed, tourism is the new giant”
Labuan Bajo is witnessing a rising tide of travellers who are pushing beyond the Eat Pray Love script of culture club Bali and embracing the more adventurous call of the wild.
PHIST: Phuket gets a helping hand cleaning up for the future
With some of Phuket’s biggest hospitality players in attendance, the very first Phuket Hotels for Islands Sustaining Tourism Forum 2018 (PHIST), one of Thailand’s most popular destinations,…
How Thailand’s rising infrastructure is reshaping tourism
Thailand’s infrastructure is reaping the rewards from the tourism industry.
MEGACITY BANGKOK: BKK’s most ambitious plans revealed at TTF 2018
The Thailand Tourism Forum (TTF) will return for its seventh annual edition on January 22nd, 2018, gathering approximately 650 hotel industry professionals at the InterContinental Hotel…
Why developers can’t resist the lure of hotel branding in Thailand
Property developers across Thailand are experiencing a magnetic attraction for hotel branded residences in order to spur price premium points and buyer demand. Currently there are 29 new…
Phuket under pressure as tourism growth exposes issue of unlicensed hotels
One of Asia’s most desirable tourist destinations, Phuket is attracting an ever-increasing number of international visitors to its golden beaches and turquoise seas.
But many of the…
Bagan ripe for international investment
International tourism in Bagan, Myanmar, is experiencing strong growth, but the ancient destination is still under-served by major hotel groups, a new report has found.
In its latest…
Bali hotel occupancy rises, but at what cost?
Bali's hotel occupancy rebounded last year, rising more than 4% following a challenging 2015. But at what cost?
According to the latest report from C9 Hotelworks and Horwath HTL, this…
Chinese demand “fills gaps” in seasonal Samui
A rising number of direct flights from mainland China is helping the Thai island of Koh Samui fill the gaps in its traditionally seasonal tourism sector, a new report has found.…
