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- Destination News – Hotel Resort & Spa.
- beroi Udaivilas: World’s best hotel
- Tune Hotels making big waves
- Shangri-La Hotel Qaryat Al Beri receives three awards at Time ut…

Destination News – Hotel Resort & Spa.
Free with registration – Airguide nline – AccessMyLibrary.com – Dec 24, 2007
The system gives warnings (in Thai English Chinese Japanese German and Swedish) 30-40 minutes ahead of earthquakes larger than 7. 5 on the Richter scale. Dec 20 2007 Thailand Resort Destination Slashes Prices. The Bangkok Post reports that hotel and tour operators in Khao Lak a Thailand resort area north of Phuket will reduce room rates and tour package prices next year to improve occupancy rates during the low season (June to ctober). Visitors could see discounts of 30 percent to 50 percent at luxury hotels and resorts in Khao Lak which is still recovering from the tsunami disaster in late December 2004. About 4000 rooms are currently available in Khao Lak. This figure is expected to rise next year to 6000 the number of hotel rooms the resort had before the tsunami.

beroi Udaivilas: World’s best hotel
Rediff – Dec 24, 2007
Thai hotels account for more than one in four of the properties selected as Asia’s best. And while classics still reign — The riental Bangkok debuted at No 1 in 1996 and comes in at No 2 this year — the popularity of hotels such as Amanpuri Banyan Tree and Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai are proof that T+L readers now eagerly venture beyond Thailand’s capital to beach resorts on Phuket and jungle retreats in the north. Top 50 Hotels in Asia. tab { font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; padding: 2px 2px 2px 2px; background-color: #fff2ba; }. first { background-color: #d79900; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: 1px #d79900 solid; }.
You might see good action movie now.

Tune Hotels making big waves
Malaysia Star – Dec 24, 2007
The company now runs a flagship hotel at Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman in Kuala Lumpur while about 20 hotels are under refurbishment or development. Since the opening of its flagship hotel in Kuala Lumpur Tune Hotel had received positive feedback. The budget hotel follows closely AirAsia’s model by offering rooms for accommodation at attractive prices starting as low as RM9. “The potential in our business model is apparent from the hotel’s high occupancy rate since our launch in May this year with an average occupancy rate of 95% on weekdays and 100% on weekends” Lankester told StarBiz in an interview recently… Both hotels are expected to be operational by end 2008. Lankester said: “We intend to open two or three hotels in the same vicinity. ” Besides Bali Tune Hotels is likely to open its doors in other Indonesian cities such as Jakarta and Yogjakarta or in the capital and island resorts of Thailand. Lankester said there was a fair amount of activity in Indonesia given the popularity of AirAsia in Indonesia. “There are about 68 incoming flights to Bali on a daily basis and we are looking at possibly three or four hotels in Jakarta also in Yogjakarta and Bandung” he said. Moreover Lankester said the company was currently looking at several sites in Bangkok Phuket and Koh Samui. “Tune Hotels is expected to either purchase or lease existing hotels and remodel them or build new ones” he said.

Shangri-La Hotel Qaryat Al Beri receives three awards at Time ut…
AME – AME – Dec 24, 2007
‘ ‘ur food and beverage team is doing an excellent job and I congratulate Bord Eau’s Chef de Cuisine Gilles Perrin and Hoi An’s Chef de Cuisine Kevin Vu for this achievement. The chefs and staff in both outlets are consistently delivering exceptional cuisine and service to our guests’ Rudin added. Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts currently owns and manages 54 hotels under Shangri-La and Traders brands with a rooms inventory of over 27000. Shangri-La hotels are five-star deluxe properties featuring extensive luxury facilities and services. Shangri-La hotels are located in Australia mainland China Fiji Hong Kong India Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Singapore Sultanate of man Taiwan Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. The group has over 48 projects under development in Austria Canada mainland China France India Japan Macau Maldives Philippines Qatar Seychelles Thailand United Arab Emirates United Kingdom and the United States… Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts currently owns and manages 54 hotels under Shangri-La and Traders brands with a rooms inventory of over 27000. Shangri-La hotels are five-star deluxe properties featuring extensive luxury facilities and services. Shangri-La hotels are located in Australia mainland China Fiji Hong Kong India Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Singapore Sultanate of man Taiwan Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. The group has over 48 projects under development in Austria Canada mainland China France India Japan Macau Maldives Philippines Qatar Seychelles Thailand United Arab Emirates United Kingdom and the United States.

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