Samui Travel News

X2 Resort Opens on Koh Samui 16/06/2008
X2 Resorts, the first designer resort chain in Thailand is preparing to unveil its latest X2-brand resort on 15 June 2008, on Koh Samui. The third-largest of Thailand?s islands, Koh Samui is one of the most popular beach destinations in the country, ...

TCC puts brakes on investment 10/06/2008
TCC Land Co Ltd, the property business of liquor billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, is slowing new investment in two hotels worth about four billion baht due to concerns about political risk, according to executive director Soammaphat ...

Spa Cenvaree launches Spa Promotion 24/05/2008
Spa Cenvaree at Centara Hotels & Resorts has launched 'a day of 4 seasons' spa ritual which takes guests on a renewing journey of the 4 seasons. Winter with a bracing coconut and Kaffir Lime winter scrub to the back, hands and feet. Spring follows ...

Anantara Resorts 17/05/2008
Anantara is taken from an ancient Sanskrit word that means 'borderless water', a name chosen for this element?s association in many Asian cultures with wealth and good fortune. Inspired by local architecture and sensitive to the indigenous culture, ...

Hilton Hotels Corporation to Manage Hilton Pattaya 03/04/2008
Hilton Hotels Corporation today announced that its subsidiary has signed an agreement with CPN Pattaya Beach Co. Ltd (a subsidiary of Central Pattana Public Company Ltd) to manage the Hilton Pattaya, a 300-room upscale full service hotel in the ...

Heavenly hosts 30/03/2008
Phuket ? its international airport the most-visited destination in all Thailand ? has come a long way since its hippy backpacker days of the 1970s. Its social elevation began with the arrival of Aman Resorts' flagship Amanpuri, in January 1988. ...

Thai Airways International to launch Flights to Koh Samui 13/02/2008
Thai Airways International is to launch commercial flights, for the first time, to the popular southern Thai resort island of Samui. THAI?s Boeing 737-400 aircraft, capable of carrying 149 passengers (12 on Royal Silk Class / 137 on Economy Class) ...

Anantara Resort Hua Hin, A distinctive resort in a seaside setting 07/02/2008
The 187-room Anantara Resort Hua Hin is a distinctive Thai village-style property located on the sunrise coast of the Gulf of Thailand, around 220 kms south of Bangkok. Hidden amidst 14 acres of luxuriantly landscaped gardens and lagoon pools, the ...

Building a base in Hua Hin 05/02/2008
The global impact of the sub-prime problem in the US is starting to be felt in Thailand's resort market, with with some foreign property buyers in Hua Hin either backing out or adopting a wait-and-see position, says Cobby Leathers, the sales and ...

Samui airport to become international flight hub 28/01/2008
Bangkok Airways, the country's largest privately owned carrier, plans to turn Samui Airport into a international air hub in the next 1 or 2 years. The airline would launch more direct international flights for medium-haul routes through the small ...

Anantara Resorts makes key management movement 25/01/2008
Anantara Resorts has announced the movement of key operational management within the group. Brice Borin appointed Hotel Manager of Anantara Resort Hua Hin (click for a map) while Sathit Mansuwan appointed Hotel Manager of Anantara Resort Koh ...

Global Hotel Alliance adds two new members 23/01/2008
Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) has announced the addition of 2 hotel brands to its membership, as it grows to nine members. It has added Anantara, Asia?s luxury resort & spa brand, and Cham group, in the middle east. GHA enables small and mid-size ...

Get warmed up 17/01/2008
If you're one of those who "like it hot", here a hint for your "winter vacation". The Kingdom of Thailand draws more visitors than any other country in Southeast Asia with its irresistible combination of breathtaking natural beauty, inspiring ...

Kirikayan Luxury Pool Villas & Spa Samui 03/01/2008
Offering high quality luxury service and comfortable accommodations, Kirikayan Luxury Pool Villas and Spa is an ideal place to reside while in Samui. Location Conveniently situated in the city of Samui, Kirikayan Luxury Pool Villas and Spa Samui is ...

Thailand becomes even more attractive for the meetings and incentives market 02/01/2008
Thai Hotels Association (THA) has just predicted that more than 3,000 rooms will be included in Bangkok?s total inventory alone by the end of next year, signalling some interesting times ahead, reported a Thai newspaper. Historically, room rates ...

Hot Hotel Deal of the Day: Phanganburi Resort & Spa Koh Phangan ... from USD 52 29/12/2007
Overlooking the Had Rin Nai Beach, Phanganburi Resort is not to be missed if you want to enjoy some fine hospitality with an unmatched location and scenery. Location Phanganburi Resort and Spa is located on Had Rin Nai, the quiet and serene sunset ...

Thailand's first design hotel chain. 01/12/2007
X2 Resorts (pronounced "cross-to") will be launched this year and is Thailand's first chain of design resorts, and hotels. The X2 owners recognized that those individuals who appreciate style and design were becoming less satisfied with the ...

Springfield grows in Hua Hin 25/11/2007
The Hua Hin Springfield Group is investing 600 million THB to develop a new five-star hotel, Springfield@Sea Resort and Spa on the Hua Hin-Cha-am beach late next year. The chic hotel, located on an 11-rai plot, will have 105 seaview rooms and ...

Hyatt to Manage All-Villa Hotel and Residences in Koh Samui 20/11/2007
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts has signed an agreement to manage a new luxury resort that is being developed by Proud Resorts Koh Samui Co. Ltd., a joint venture between real estate and hospitality investment specialists, First Oriental, and the Liptapanlop ...

Thailand's glorious western islands 06/11/2007
Through the mosquito-netted window, the sun rises over a turquoise sea. The beach is just a few steps away, the fishing boats already out with the early tides. For normal holidaymakers, this would be an unholy time to get up, but morning yoga is no ...

Dusit expands D2 brand with Two New Hotels in Thailand 06/10/2007
Dusit's trendy brand, D2, is expanding its portfolio in Thailand with two new hotels, one in Pattaya and the other in Koh Samui. Since the opening of the first Dusit brand extension property, the D2hotel Chiang Mai, in 2005, the hotel has grown in ...

The Chaophya Park Hotel's Member Card 26/09/2007
The Chaophya Member Card is The Chaophya Park Hotel?s loyalty membership program. Now, enhanced with more benefits and privileges, the Chaophya member card is aimed at Thai and Expatriate households and allows for buying life?s little luxuries with ...

Hillcrest launches Exclusive Conrad Koh Samui Residences 17/09/2007
Eyeing the booming demand among affluent buyers of high-end luxury holiday homes, Hillcrest Residences (Samui) has unveiled plans for the ultra-exclusive Conrad Koh Samui Residences situated on one of Thailand?s most desirable island ...

Marriott's Quan Spa to Expand to 12 New Locations in Asia Pacific 11/09/2007
Twelve new Quan Spas by Marriott International are planned to open over the next 24 months throughout Asia and the Pacific. They will be located at the following JW Marriott, Marriott and Renaissance hotels: - Renaissance Shanghai Yuyuan Hotel, ...