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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.

Phuket2 weeks ago

City by the Bay – Laguna Phuket’s urbanisation

by Bill Barnett from c9hotelworks.com If you were going to play a soundtrack to this story, perhaps it could be started off best with the 80’s...
Business3 weeks ago

Sporting events, meetings and Indian weddings spur Phuket tourism in 2018

PHOTO: WeddingSutra.com by Bill Barnett of c9hotelworks.com Phuket’s surging MICE market is now valued at 10.9 billion baht, as meetings, incentives and exhibitions attracted over 800,000...
Southeast Asia4 weeks ago

From condoms to condos – Southeast Asia’s sex tourism journey

by Bill Barnett of c9hotelworks.com “One thing I can assure them is that business will never be the same. Never.” This is a story that has...
Phuket1 month ago

Pulp Fiction – Phuket tourism by numbers

by Bill Barnett This week netizens have been captivated over a photo in the blogosphere proclaiming that “Phuket high-season was dead as a dodo.” Excuse me...
Phang Nga1 month ago

Phuket’s hotel and property players look north

by Bill Barnett of c9hotelworks.com One of Greater Phuket’s real estate and hotel market’s that has a decided buzz of late is the area up over...
Opinion2 months ago

How will ‘Chindia’ change Phuket’s tourism future?’

What exactly is this Chindia? In a nutshell it’s a flash drive marketplace with 1/3 of the world’s population – China and India. For a great...
Koh Samui2 months ago

Koh Samui balancing on tourism razor’s edge

PHOTO: www.thekalasamui.com “…shrinking Chinese demand due to the economic slowdown and depreciation for the yuan versus the baht” The time has come to open the discussion...
Property4 months ago

The future of Bangkok’s Chinatown

by Bill Barnett of c9hotelworks.com (First appeared on linkedin.com) The emergence of boutique hotels, hostels, hip bars and cafes has revolutionised the way Chinatown, Bangkok is...
Business4 months ago

Pattaya’s hotel performance rebounds as EEC drives positive market sentiment

Domestic tourism growth outshines Mainland China and Russia source business Thailand’s second largest tourism market, Pattaya has pushed through the glass ceiling from the volatility hangover...
Southeast Asia4 months ago

Budget Phuket to India direct, from October

Indian low-cost airline carrier GoAir will commence direct flights between India and Phuket in October. Flights between Delhi to Phuket start October 11 and from Mumbai...
Business4 months ago

A Mandarin for Phuket

PHOTO: The Mandarin Hotel Sanya Island One of Asia, and the globes, leading luxury hotel brands, Mandarin Oriental has inked a deal for a Phuket property....
Koh Samui5 months ago

Direct flights, luxury hotel brands and wellness push Samui performance

While most of Thailand’s resort markets struggle with an onslaught of mass tourism, Koh Samui has remained a ‘calm in the middle of a gathering storm’...
News5 months ago

From tropical paradise to busy urban island – Phuket

By Bill Barnett Phuket’s tourists, expats and property buyers are finding new reasons to head to the Pearl of the Andaman. They’re now spending more time...
Phuket6 months ago

Global Green Hotel Report – the third annual edition launched

by Bill Barnett of c9hotelworks.com The Green Lodging Trends Report 2018 (the third annual report) has been launched and will remain open until August 10, 2018....
Opinion6 months ago

Comment: Will the Blame Game result in a Chinese Phuket tourism boycott?

by Bill Barnett As the death toll climbs past a reported 40 from the recent sinking of a tourist boat in Phang Nga Bay, social media...
Thai Life7 months ago

Alpine tourism ignites billion dollar resort property market

by Bill Barnett of c9hotelworks.com Niseko visitor numbers continue to climb on the back of a sharp increase in airlift. Tourism arrivals to Asia’s leading alpine...
News7 months ago

A tale of two cities, Phuket style

By Bill Barnett of c9hotelworks.com The raindrops keep falling on my head. Rainy season always brings with it time to dust off the classics, and strangely...
News8 months ago

The evolution of an island – Phuket’s rise and rise

PHOTO: Banyan Tree Phuket “Thailand’s great push forward on mega-transportation projects is seeing strong dividends being paid in its tourism industry. One key example is Phuket,...
Thai Life8 months ago

Phuket’s monsoon – here comes the green season

by Bill Barnett of c9hotelworks.com Rainy season often brings a shroud of darkness over the island, when strong showers can even make it difficult seeing anything...
News8 months ago

Phuket report shows arrivals up 19% in Q1

By Bill Barnett from c9hotelworks.com Thailand’s great push forward on mega-transportation projects is seeing strong dividends in the local tourism industry. One key example is Phuket,...

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