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Bill Barnett

Bill Barnett has over 30 years of experience in the Asian hospitality and property markets. He is considered to be a leading authority on real estate trends across Asia, and has sat at almost every seat around the hospitality and real estate table. Bill promotes industry insight through regular conference speaking engagements and is continually gathering market intelligence. Over the past few years he has released four books on Asian property topics.

Phuket4 weeks ago

Vietnam Airlines opening direct Phuket to Ho Chi Minh City flights

by Bill Barnett c9hotelworks.com Vietnam Airlines will commence direct flights between Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and Phuket on October 27. Flights will operate three days a...
Business1 month ago

Laguna Angsana Resort opens conference and exhibition venue

by Bill Barnett of c9hotelworks.com Laguna Phuket’s Angsana resort is set to debut it’s new 1,500 square metre conference and exhibition space. It’s actually a renovation...
Business1 month ago

Centara signs up three more Phuket hotels

The surge of new properties continues in Phuket as the developers and Thai business leaders continue to show their confidence in Phuket as an international holiday...
Phuket1 month ago

Wyndham adds two more hotels for Phuket’s south

PHOTOS: Artists impressions of the new Wyndham Nai Harn Resort Phuket Global hotel group Wyndham has announced two more Phuket pipeline hotels. The announcement follows a long...
Phuket1 month ago

Indian visitors to Phuket surge whilst total numbers drop

by Bill Barnett from c9hotelworks.com The soaring number of Indian visitors to Phuket for the first seven months of 2019 has propelled Indian tourists into the...
Koh Samui2 months ago

Koh Samui is looking to the skies, an island tethered to an airline

by Bill Barnett “I’m looking to the sky to save me. Looking for a sign of life” There is much to be said about the Thailand’s phenomenal...
Phuket2 months ago

New hotel and condo developments flood Phuket’s property market

by Bill Barnett The continuing wave of developers bringing hotel investment grade real estate to the Phuket real estate market is escalating. Notable new entries include 74...
Tourism2 months ago

Japan’s Okinawa takes on Bali and Phuket

by Bill Barnett While Okinawa is often called the Hawaii of Japan, a changing Asian travelscape driven by low-cost airline carriers is seeing the resort destination...
Thailand2 months ago

Thailand’s Koh Chang by numbers, another island on the rise

by Bill Barnett of c9hotelworks.com Despite being one of the country’s biggest islands in the Gulf of Thailand, Koh Chang has remained somewhat off the mass...
Business2 months ago

Radisson brand add another Phuket hotel to its portfolio

The Radisson Hotel Group has signed a deal for a 222 key mixed-use hotel on Phuket’s north west coast at Mai Khao. Set to open in...
Business2 months ago

Amnesty program for unlicensed Thai hotels finishes September 9

PHOTO: We needed a photo of a small hotel. So this is The Small Hotel in Krabi (already licensed!!) The Thai government has issued guidelines for...
Bangkok2 months ago

Potential for retirement properties in Thailand

by Bill Barnett of c9hotelworks.com While a number of property offerings in Phuket, Hua Hin, Pattaya, Chiang Mai and more recently in Bangkok have promoted themselves...
Business3 months ago

Top 5 things Phuket hotel developers should know

by Bill Barnett from c9hotelworks.com Taking a 2020 view of Phuket’s hotel development pipeline that has now surpassed 15,000 new keys it’s hard not to be...
Phuket3 months ago

Phuket leads the way in managed hotel residences

by Bill Barnett of c9hotelworks.com – Feature article “Hotel Residences – properties that sell individual units in the real estate market and operate as either hotels...
Patong3 months ago

Digging into the Phuket hotel data

by Bill Barnett, c9hotelworks As Phuket’s hotel operators and owners face a disruptive 2019, we thought it was time to do a deep dig into the...
Business3 months ago

Phuket accommodation pipeline – 55 new hotels under development

by Bill Barnett from c9hotelworks.com PHOTO: Horizon Beach Resort Hotels Phuket One of Asia’s leading resort destinations Phuket looks set to weather a perfect storm as...
Business3 months ago

Chiang Mai hotels battle disruptors

by Bill Barnett Thailand’s northern tourism hub of Chiang Mai has become a victim of its own volume-driven success. According to hospitality data provider STR, market-wide...
Thailand4 months ago

Thai government announces hotel license amnesty

by Bill Barnett, c9hotelworks.com In a significant move by Thailand’s government, a hotel licensing amnesty program has been announced on a nationwide basis. Clearly pressure by...
Phang Nga4 months ago

Progress on Phang Nga’s new international airport

by Bill Barnett, c9hotelworks The AoT (Airports of Thailand) planned international airport in Phang Nga, set to be part of a triangle of international airports serving...
Phuket4 months ago

Burasari opens second Phuket hotel on Coconut Island

PHOTO: Original Vision Island Escape by Burasari, the second Phuket hotel from the Thai-based group, will have a soft opening this September. Located on Koh Maphrao...

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