Friday, April 30th, 2010
Looking to increase overseas airlift into the resort island of Koh Samui, Bangkok Airways has announced plans to use the privately operated airport into its second international hub. While reportedly targeting mid range locations, no firm routes have been finalized.
While a new half a billion baht upgraded terminal was brought into service last year, restrictions on limited daily flights to 36 per day have restrained tourism growth. Linking this are environmental controls and a limit on hours in which flight landings and take offs are allowed.
Bangkok Airways who have a controlling stake in the airport continue to dominate the traffic into the island, though Thai Airways does have limited domestic services. The airlines international routes to the island is limited, highlighted by Hong Kong and Singapore service; while Malaysia’s Firefly and Berjaya Air both fly from Thailand’s southern neighbor.
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
One of Koh Samui’s most famous luxury resorts Baan Taling Ngam has reportedly been put up for sale by tender through Singapore hospitality brokerage Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels (JLL). With 70 keys the beachfront resort is located on the islands West Coast with accommodation ranging from rooms, suites up to villas. In the past leading hotel brands Mandarin Oriental and then Le Meridien had operated the property.
Lehman Brothers (Thailand) had acquired the hotel in 2005 from Natural Park Plc subsidiary Pacific Assets Plc. There has been much speculation on the disposal of defunct Lehman’s hotel assets by court ordered liquidator KPMG over the past two years. Expectations are high that the property remains an attractive asset in view of the current status of vacant possession with no international hotel chain.
The Phuket insider, 3 Feb, 2010
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