Raini Hamdi, Skift
Deepak Ohri positioned a brand on a global scale with just one hotel. The CEO of Lebua Hotels & Resorts thinks the time has come to grow the network. But each Lebua will be different. No doubt a common trait is that each will be audacious.
2 months ago
Claire Ballentine, Bloomberg
Well over a hundred years since it began, the Orient Express is still synonymous with mystique and luxury. As a branding exercise, it makes perfect sense for Accor to capitalize on that in a stationary hotel setting.
5 months ago
Natnicha Chuwiruch, Bloomberg
The ongoing political instability in Hong Kong was bound to have ripple effects across the region. So far, Bangkok is emerging as one clear beneficiary.
6 months ago
Raini Hamdi, Skift
Bangkok needs more than rainmakers to be treated seriously as the world’s top city destination, and to be a strong contender for medical tourists. Here’s what's choking the city and why it’s unhealthy for tourism.
1 year ago
Randy Thanthong-Knight, Bloomberg
Art typically has to be highly interactive and publicly displayed to become the main driver in why people book a trip. Bangkok is starting to use that playbook as it seeks to build a reputation as an artsy city.
1 year ago
Natnicha Chuwiruch, Bloomberg
Thailand's military government plans to connect the country's three major airports by rail. The links would be a boon to travelers in a country that expects a record 40 million visitors this year.
1 year ago
Supunnabul Suwannakij and Natnicha Chuwiruch, Bloomberg
Some tourists these days may care less about the health risk posed by intense air pollution than a trip's Instagram photo worthiness that might get ruined by smog.
2 years ago
Anuchit Nguyen, Bloomberg
Thailand's tourism officials have had a love-hate relationship with Chinese travelers in recent years and they mainly have their sights set on marketing the country to the wealthiest segment of that market.
2 years ago
Sunil Jagtiani, Bloomberg
Thailand's airport expansion plans are designed to ensure that infrastructure keeps pace with capacity. Its controversial military government will help determine how much demand travelers have for Thai destinations and how this new capacity will factor in.
3 years ago
Dan Peltier, Skift
China's neighbors stand to benefit most from hundreds of millions of Chinese tourists. But as the past few months have shown, Chinese demand can shift rapidly and drastically impact local tourism economies in the process.
3 years ago
Kaweewit Kaewjinda, Associated Press
The military junta wants to take the soul out of Bangkok by ridding the city of street-food vendors. Do they know they are shooting themselves in the foot tourism-wise?
3 years ago
Dan Peltier, Skift
The power of the outbound Chinese traveler should not be underestimated.
4 years ago
