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PussyLover 69
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Report from The Nation dated Tuesday 1 August 2006 :-
Hotels set to raise room rates by 10%
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Hotel operators plan to hike up room rates by an average of 10 per cent next year as a result of higher operational costs in the wake of the rise in oil prices.
"This rate increase will be substantially higher than the hikes of 5 to 7 per cent seen in previous years," said Prakit Shinamourpong, vice president of the Thai Hotels Association (THA), speaking after the its monthly members' meeting yesterday.
Prakit said that five-star hotels would be upping their room rates from either October or November. It was typical to make annual adjustments in the last quarter so that the new rates came in at the beginning of the high season, he said.
Some hotels have said they will increase rates by more than 10 per cent. Among these is the five-star JW Marriott Hotel in Bangkok, which plans to hike its prices by 15 per cent from January.
The THA hopes the tourism industry will pick up next year due to the clearer picture on the political situation and the opening of Suvarnabhumi International Airport.
"The opening of Suvarnabhumi will boost the hotel industry. Many hotels are being developed near the new airport, in Bangkok as well as in Pattaya," said Prakit.
The THA says it expects more than 2,000 new rooms to be available around the new airport.
From January to July, the average occupancy rate of hotels in Bangkok was 73.6 per cent, down from 74.4 per cent in the same period last year, while hotels in the North are running at 52 per cent occupancy, up from 45 per cent. Hotels in the Northeast have been 60 per cent full, down from 70 per cent, while hotels in the South are at 55 per cent, up from 25 per cent.
However, Prakit said the association is worried about the recent outbreak of bird flu in Phichit province, which could affect one of the country's mega events - the Royal Flora Horticultural Expo - scheduled to take place in Chiang Mai in November.
He said the government should restore the confidence of tourists by clarifying that Phichit is not near Chiang Mai.
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 12:11 am on Aug. 1, 2006
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caronte
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Another of those silly news written just to fill pages....
I have already received the contracts for 2007 from over 200 hotels in Thailand and the avarage increase from 2006 is an avarage of 5/6%...and many hotels increased just 100 baht from the previous year....
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Posted on: 11:05 am on Aug. 1, 2006
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Bangkoksexydotcom
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With flooding in CM Tsunami warning all over the place and No goverment and 70 attacks during the in night in south Thailand Plus a survey showing that thailand was the the most dangerus country I do not think the rates will go up. Maybe down but its a good way to make people book now 
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Posted on: 11:58 pm on Aug. 1, 2006
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Mel Gibson
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Bangkoksexy,,, Yep all those things AND the Thai BAHT just keeps getting stronger,,WTF ?
Funny how things go sometimes.
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Posted on: 1:37 pm on Aug. 2, 2006
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harold444
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majestic suites should boost their rates by 20%, you cant get a room there on short notice. ive given up on them as I plan my trips on short notice.
if a hotel or any product is fully utilized their rates are too damn low.
hard enough providing a good product to your customers, if you are fortunate to do so take advantage of it.
american capitalism at work.....lol.
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Posted on: 4:28 pm on Aug. 2, 2006
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power24
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Quote: from harold444 on 5:36 am on Aug. 3, 2006
Ive been staying at Majestic for the past few years and for the past year I have noticed that the rooms have been getting shabbier and the service hasnt been as friendly. I really am surprised its still getting so much trade following their recent room rate increase. With an increasing number of viable alternatives I have already taken this hotel off my list and I can forecast that as the competition grows the rates here may have to come down or not go up for a very long time.
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Posted on: 11:27 am on Aug. 4, 2006
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Mel Gibson
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power24,, but you don't realise Harold gets the "good looking" room because he pays WAY TOO much
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Posted on: 12:24 pm on Aug. 4, 2006
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