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- … to add two more courtyard hotels in Thailand with destinatio…
- Thailand Real Estate & Property Guide
- Local couple dies in Thai plane disaster
- Thai ICT minister to announce resignation
- More chaos than calm in eye of the Tigers

… to add two more courtyard hotels in Thailand with destinatio…
etravelblackboard.com – Sep 21, 2007
The hotels are: 243-room Tipviman Hotel in Cha-Am which will be rebranded the Courtyard by Marriott Hua Hin at Cha-Am Beach 180-room Kamala Bay Garden Resort in Phuket which will be reflagged the Courtyard by Marriott Phuket at Kamala Beach Both hotels are will undergo extensive refurbishment prior to being reflagged as Courtyard by Marriott hotels. Earlier this year Marriott announced management agreements with Destination Properties for the Grand Tropicana Hotel Phuket and the Surin Beach Resort in Phuket both of which will also reflag to Marriott’s Courtyard brand in early 2008. “Courtyard is the ideal hotel choice for those travellers who want a relaxed welcoming environment and great value.

Thailand Real Estate & Property Guide
Thailand Real Estate & Property… – Sep 21, 2007
CB Richard Ellis has been appointed as sales agent for the project. The largest penthouse The Sukhothai Sky Villa with total space of 1200 square metres will be auctioned at the same time. Cha called Thailand a major destination for his group’s investment after China and Singapore. “When we invested in The Sukhothai Hotel we studied how to expand our investment for residential units until we acquired land close to the hotel three years ago. After research on use of the land we decided to launch an ultra-luxury-condominium project” he said. He said anytime the company expanded an investment it expected an investment return rate (IRR) of up to 20 per cent. In other projects in Thailand the company expects the same IRR by focusing on the luxury market.

Local couple dies in Thai plane disaster
Market Rasen Today – Sep 21, 2007
Some 123 passengers mostly foreigners and seven crew were on board the flight which claimed the lives of eight British nationals. Mr Slater 43 who was known as Harry was a former landlord of the Dog & Rat in Broughton and a well known publican in the area. The couple have most recently been co-owners and managers of the Yarborough Hotel in Gainsborough. Their parents Heather Spindley and Edna and Noel Slater said: “They have been together for nine years and got married in Thailand in August 2003. They are totally devoted to each other. They work together 24 hours a day and are a great team they do everything together. The full article contains 212 words and appears in Market Rasen Mail newspaper.

Thai ICT minister to announce resignation
mathaba.net – Sep 21, 2007
Sittichai also believed that Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont would assign one of the deputy prime ministers to act in his stead as ICT minister he said. The ICT minister’s shareholdings include 16. 17 per cent ownership of Mahanakorn University of Technology the university he founded as well as a 31. 33 per cent stake in Thai Space Industry Co. 36 per cent stake in the Technology Research and Development Co… While he disclosed his personal shareholdings to the NCCC he failed to transfer ownership of the shares to a legal entity as required by law. Deputy Commerce Minister ranuj meanwhile admitted that she holds shares in private companies which are part of her family business and that there is as no conflict of interest in her portfolio. She owned 66 per cent of a guest house business and a 12. 5 per cent share of a small hotel. However the minister said she had decided not to step down at the moment as she believed she could help the interim government. She said she will consult with Commerce Minister Krirkkrai Jirapaet and the other two scandal hit ministers before making the final decision.

More chaos than calm in eye of the Tigers
Sydney Morning Herald – Sep 21, 2007
The Kafka-isms continued into Sunday breakfast on the hotelterrace where huge crows like to snack on the buffet. Bearers inironic counterpoint to the previous night’s fireworks shotslingshots at the sky-borne invaders. Colombo’s hotel managers weretold not to tell guests what had happened and why lest they leaveand choose coup-ridden Thailand for their next holiday instead. I penned an eyewitness piece causing a minor ruffle amongColombo’s chattering classes (and prompting a death threat or two). Colombo’s Daily Mirror noted how “unfortunate” it was that acorrespondent from the famous Fortune happened to be in townduring the Tiger raid. “The adverse publicity globally has spread like wild fire” itsaid with my article dealing “a severe blow to Colombo’s effortsto position itself as an attractive air hub in South Asia”. All of which was flattering and doubtless a relief to Dubai andSingapore aviation officials though it did overstate the media’sauthority.

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