The News Review:

- Some think Recession – Wired Destinations Thinks pportunity!
- A slice of Thai paradise all to yourself
- Wholesaler reviews Thailandï¼s boutique hotels
- The smiles (and tourists) returning to Thailand
- PKF monthly hotel performance update – Industry data

Some think Recession – Wired Destinations Thinks pportunity!
PR Web (press release) WA 
But rather than hoping for better days the company has opted to provide the ultimate deal for travelers. With a one time offer to sell hotel rooms for selected properties at a 0% mark-up Wired Destinations surely is committed to providing the best hotel deals possible. Though the campaign includes hundreds of Discount Hotels in the Wired Destinations database focus is on Thailand Hotels in particular Bangkok Hotels Phuket Hotels Pattaya Hotels and selected Singapore Hotels. Hotel properties with dramatically reduced room rates are marked with a 100% Super Sale icon on the Wired Destinations website. The offer will expire January 31 2009. About Wired Destinations:wned and operated by WD Travel Co.

A slice of Thai paradise all to yourself
guardian.co.uk UK 
And you can get three nights free in the Grand Millennium Sukhumvit hotel in Bangkok in May in a deal which costs £632. While UK travel agents and tour operators might be trying to sound upbeat it’s clear that Thailand’s best hotels are being hit. “Business levels have reduced by around 30-40% throughout all major hotels in Phuket” says Frank Grassmann general manager of the. “The demonstrations and airport closure in Bangkok came at a critical time.

Wholesaler reviews Thailandï¼s boutique hotels
eTravelBlackboard – Asia Edition Australia 
A local wholesaler Thailand in Style looks at some of the 2008 award winners and picks some of its favourite boutique properties which have newly opened as well as some old favourites. ¡°Thailand’s hotel industry continues to push the boundaries innovating adapting and changing to satisfy latest market trends and consumer needs¡± says Miguel Cunat Thailand In Style CE. ¡°Four out of the top five hotels featured in the Cond¨ Nast (UK) Readers Traveler Awards 2008 (verseas Leisure Hotels Asian and Indian Subcontinent) are in Thailand for example and the very admirable list goes on. ¡± Newcomers include the brand new six-room Seven Hotel tucked away in Bangkok City and the opening of Six Sense Hideaway Yao Noi which made some noise when it launched on its own island. ? Both properties made the Cond¨ Nast 2008 Hotlist. ld favourites include the Mandarin riental Bangkok which appeared to take away a new award each month Four Seasons still reigns supreme in Chiang Mai and Chian rai while Phuket¡¯s Indigo Pearl and Sarojin continue to excel.

The smiles (and tourists) returning to Thailand
Manila Times Philippines 
But weeding out Thaksin elements apart Kasit’s immediate mission order from his boss Abhisit is to get Thailand’s diplomats abroad to spread the message that the country was back in business and that it was rolling out the red carpet to tourists. For their part the tourists appear to be making up their own minds considering that the raucous and world famed Pat Pong night market in Bangkok’s tourist district of Silom (always a good indicator of the tourism factor) was bustling over the Christmas and New Year period. We popped over to one of Thailand’s globally renowned hospitality landmarks the grand and elegant Mandarin riental Hotel and saw the place packed with foreign guests. In fact one of the hotel’s management team told us that they were running virtually at full capacity over the Holiday Season. It would have been a sight to fill Abhisit with seasonal joy since we gathered that he was having a private dinner with his wife at the riental’s China House (recently designated as one of the best restaurants in the world to indulge in Chinese cuisine) the same day we visited the hotel. But in terms of giving the country’s tourism industry a massive vote of confidence Abhisit should proffer his thanks to one of Thailand’s wealthiest businessmen beer and property magnate Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi who picked the month of December to open what is sure to become another of Bangkok’s hospitality landmarksthe impossibly chic 24-storey 282-room Le Meridien Bangkok along Suriwong Road just a few meters away from the feisty delights of Pat Pong. Everything about this uber-cool establishment is stylish cultured tasteful and a delightful journey of discovery (starting with the bathrooms in both the public areas and the rooms).

PKF monthly hotel performance update – Industry data
CatererSearch UK 
Revpar slumped by 11. 1% in the capital thanks to a dearth of business travellers and to some degree the anti-government demonstrations in Thailand while provincial properties reported an 8% drop in rooms yield. ccupancy declined by 5. 1 and 4 percentage points respectively in London and regional hotels while average room rates fell by 5. 6% in London and by 2% elsewhere. Even cities that have bucked the downward trend in recent months suffered felt the squeeze during November.
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1. ashok says:

   February 24, 2009 at 5:30 am

   i m trying to see the rates fore wired_destnation site but it is not showing