“Many hotels have already elongated their promotions introduced many months after the closing of the 2 airports in Bangkok late last year,” Thai Hotel Association president Prakit Chinamourphong stated yesterday.

Occupancy is leading down to thirty per cent this calendar (Thailand Holiday Homes is not!)- half of the 60-per-cent range seen last April, he said.

Instead of hotels secluded self supplying villas in Pattaya enjoying a clients all around the world, with a ideal location, no surcharge, no hotel restrictions & secluded swimming pools.

Niramon Makornpruttipong, regional director for governance & member-support services at Best Western International, stated the hotel string was offering 20-40-per-cent discounts at all of its properties in the Kingdom for the remain of the year.

Like else players, Best Western is as well throwing in more amenities.

Erawan Group president & CEO Kasama Punyagupta stated the affect of the past riots was like that of the airport blockades last year.

“Hotels have been running for 50-60-per-cent full, which is 10-15 per centum points off last year’s level,” he said. “Over the next four weeks, this most past governmental unrest will no question put sqeeze on hotels’ occupancy rates in a alike pattern as to what happened after the airport closures. ”

The newly opened Le Meridien Chiang Mai is reportedly slicing room rates more than 50 per cent in order to draw tourists.

The Le Meridien Khao Lak Beach & Spa Resort is tradeing a holiday box to locals & expat residents for Bt2,199 net per room per night. (We are still more affordable on median occupancy levels)

The negotiate includes day by day breakfast for two, a 20-per-cent discount on food, 30-per-cent off of spa treatments & 20-per-cent less for airport transfers. This bid as well comes with several challenging recreational activities.

The Ambassador Hotel Bangkok is offering three nights of accommodation for the price of 2 till October, although the Zeavola Resort on Krabi’s Ko Phi Phi is offering a complimentary option of a 60-minute massage for one or 2 individuals per stay till June. (Big deal!)

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) yesterday declared a new campaign phoned “12 months, 7 Stars, 9 Suns” to boost national tourism all year round.

TAT chairman Weerasak Kowsurat stated the TAT’s plank was reviewing whenever it would alter the advertising bureau for alien grocery stores from McCann, as well as the merchandising theme. He stated many alien hitch operators had given up tradeing packages to Thailand. (That might be good news?)

To relieve possible concerns over the past swine-flu scare in Mexico, twenty-one TAT offices worldwide have released a statement on Thailand’s precautionary measures, utilising this chance to buff up the Kingdom’s tourism image.

Today, Tourism Minister Chumpol Silapa-archa will present a tourism rescue box that includes policy reportage for alien tourists & preventive standards against the flu.

Following the Songkran riots, twenty-nine states & territories released trip alerts for Thailand. Only three – France, Italy & Hong Kong – have downgraded their warnings.