The News Review:

- Bangkok Post : Thanks for your hospitality
- Myanmar to debut in int’l women billiards and snooker tournaments …
- Wake-up call: Lessons learned from Mumbai
- Dusit Thani projects flat revenue growth for 2009
- Phuket Thailand air/hotel from $1399
- Preventing weight gain during vacation

Bangkok Post : Thanks for your hospitality
Bangkok Post
ver the years those wicker chairs have all but disappeared and guests go to what is now widely regarded as one of Asia’s finest dining rooms to taste the exquisite menu created by some of the world’s great three star Michelin chefs who have taken turns to supervise the kitchen there. Though Wachtveitl has toyed in the past with the idea of retiring it seemed to be just that – a vague remark that people never really took seriously. He was such an integral part of the hotel having kept the hotel at the forefront of the luxury hospitality industry garnering awards left right and centre. Wachtveitl himself has also received recognition as one of the world’s best general managers including a Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Hotel Investment Conference (Hicap) in 2006 and more recently the 2008 Independent Hotelier of the World award from Hotels magazine US. The first question that is on everybody’s mind is what he plans to do with himself in his retirement. No doubt he has some ideas though he is keeping them close to his chest. ver the next few months until his actual retirement at the end of May he will be doing his rounds of the European market centering around the ITB in Berlin.

Myanmar to debut in int’l women billiards and snooker tournaments …
Xinhua
The Myanmar Billiards and Snooker Federation (MBSF) will make as its first step for the establishment of Myanmar Women Billiards and Snooker Federation (MWBSF) and the issue is still implementing chairman of the MBSF U Soe Myint was quoted by the Voice weekly assaying. There are many female billiards and snooker players in Myanmar who could reach to the competitive standard from the amateur ones it said. Myanmar hosted the 7th Asian Billiards and 9th U-21 Asian Snooker Championships at Kandawgyi Palace Hotel here from April 5 to 12 2008 participated 55 players 25 billiards and 30 snooker players including defending and four other former world billiards champions from 14 countries — China India Iraq Iran Malaysia host Myanmar Pakistan Qatar Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Thailand United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. Myanmar hosted such event for the first time at Asia Plaza Hotel here in March 2003 participated by seven Asian countries. Billiards and snooker is quite a popular sport in Myanmar. Many people including some women enjoy playing the billiards and snooker sport in their free time. There are a large number of billiards and snooker centers in the whole country with the number of tables ranging from one to more than a dozen.

Wake-up call: Lessons learned from Mumbai
MSNBC
A spokesperson for the Taj wouldn’t comment on the company’s security procedures but in a televised interview Ratan Tata the chairman of the Taj hotel group blamed poor intelligence and ill-equipped law enforcement for the fatalities. Many large chains hire security consultants such as Hospitality Risk Controls Kroll and the Annapolis-based global security firm iJet Intelligent Risk Systems to audit their hotels to detect security lapses. iJet also provides clients typically Fortune 500 companies and high-net-worth individuals with detailed country profiles and daily travel alerts reported by staff around the world many of whom are retired intelligence and military officers. The company audits about 500 hotels annually and those that pass its rigorous safety checks and covert inspections land in a database available to subscribers (subscriptions start at $5000 a year).
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Dusit Thani projects flat revenue growth for 2009
Trading Markets (press release)
He said that the government should review its policies on Thai Airways International and Airports of Thailand Plc. The airline has announced a huge loss due to fuel prices and the airport closures and reduced its flights. But if Thai Airways focuses only on profit the hotel industry will be in deep trouble Mr Chanin said. Dusit and the US-based Preferred Hotel Group (PHG) yesterday announced a deal that will help Dusit and PHG establish sales networks global marketing programmes and distribution systems. Mr Chanin said the partnership paves the way for his business to have an increased global presence especially in the travel market from the United States and Europe. Shares of Dusit Thani closed yesterday on the Stock Exchange of Thailand at 19. 8 baht down 30 satang.

Phuket Thailand air/hotel from $1399
MSNBC
When: April 15?May 15 2009; add $50 for May 16?June 14; $150 for now through April 14; $500 for June 15?25. ; add $50 for San Francisco New York City; $125 for Boston D.

Preventing weight gain during vacation
Inquirer.net
This can be controlled with discipline and right thinking. Before you proceed to your planned vacation research about the most popular local foods and learn about calories from books the Internet or your dietician. My client who had a one-week vacation in Thailand last month did not gain weight since she was able to apply some effective strategies we discussed before her break. Eat a moderate breakfastThe best way to prevent eating whatever is available is to eat breakfast. Don’t sleep too late so you can wake up on time and eat the most important meal of the day. As much as possible avoid breakfast buffets but if your hotel booking includes free breakfast set a limit by sticking to your regular breakfast portion which can be a cup worth of complex carbohydrates (rice noodles pasta bread cereals oatmeal) 1-2 cups of fresh fruits 1-2 servings (1 serving size is a deck of cards) of meat fish and or chicken.

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