The News Review:

- Well-heeled foodie keeps an eye on standards
- Reputations at stake as Thailand plans for next summit
- Agoda and SGA Airlines Partner to Showcase Thailand’s Small Towns
- MediaWATCH: Thailand Tourism’s Perfect Storm
- Find Cheap Australia Hotels With New Hotel Comparison Website
- Visitors to Cambodia down
- HotelTravel.com’s Top Ten Hotels for Champions League Final in Rome

Well-heeled foodie keeps an eye on standards
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“While these are challenging times fundamentally the global economy will rebound. Today’s reduced travel budgets and cancelled vacations are tomorrow’s pent-up demand! When the turnaround happens Le Meridien will be in a position once again to leverage our great brand our unique properties and our truly global organisation to make the most of this opportunity. ” What steps do you think are needed to keep Thailand’s hotel industry afloat in these very trying times? When people buy a holiday or organise a business event they at the very least want a certain level of comfort. Peace and stability would [give them] confidence in this country and in turn woo back foreign investment. At times like this I feel it’s always best to focus on what you can do and what you can influence and not worry about external factors beyond your control. Thailand would do well to focus its efforts on people who know the country well and who know that as with everything else this [the political unrest] too will pass. What’s your opinion about five-star hotels using price-dumping as a tool to survive the current slump? Today’s travellers are more savvy than those many years ago.

Reputations at stake as Thailand plans for next summit
Malaysia Star
Will Abhisit Vejjajiva’s government be able to host the July Asean Ministerial meeting? SEVERAL hours after East Asian leaders left Pattaya last month when their summit got scuttled by anti-government protesters Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva made a surprise appearance at the media centre where hundreds of journalists were stationed. The media centre was the scene of an ugly incident earlier in the day when red-shirt demonstrators forced their way into what was supposed to be a secured area. The protesters nearly made it into the hotel down the road where the leaders were supposed to have their meeting. A tired and harassed-looking Abhisit held a short press conference that evening to apologise to the leaders. In fact he had personally said sorry to the leaders at the U-tapao airport as they departed for home. He refused to take questions. It had been a long day for the embattled leader.

Agoda and SGA Airlines Partner to Showcase Thailand’s Small Towns
PR Web (press release)
getElementById( “quote_”+randQuotId ). Agoda has secured preferred rates in areas like Pai in Mae Hong Son province Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai where large airlines have now reduced or discontinued service entirely. Robert Rosenstein Chief perating fficer of Agoda. com said "Agoda is pleased to partner with SGA Airlines.

MediaWATCH: Thailand Tourism’s Perfect Storm
Phuketwan
”There is simply no one coming anymore – or nobody with money” Wachtveitl said. ”It’s the perfect storm particularly for Thailand. ” Andrew Langdon of Jones Lang LaSalle (Thailand) said: ”Basically the good times for the hotel industry are over for a year or two.

Find Cheap Australia Hotels With New Hotel Comparison Website
Express Press Release (press release)
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Visitors to Cambodia down
Radio Australia
Gregory Anderson is the general manager of the upmarket Le Meridien Angkor hotel in Siem Reap. He has noticed there are fewer Japanese tourists in town and says occupancy rates are down 20 percent for Siem Reap’s upmarket hotels. He blames the global economic situation as well as political volatility in Thailand and an ongoing border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand. So in the face of lower spending on travel and tourism in the current global downturn what can Cambodia do to boost visitor numbers? Tourism Minister Dr Thong Khon says he is targeting countries that are less affected by the global slump. And he is optimistic that 2009 could yet prove better than last year. But he says Cambodia is not helped by problems in Thailand. KHN: Because you know Thailand is a main gate to Cambodia.

HotelTravel.com’s Top Ten Hotels for Champions League Final in Rome
PR Web (press release)
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