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  • AutomotiveBest custom cars in Thailand

    Best custom cars in Thailand

    Imagine zipping through the lively streets of Bangkok in a car that totally reflects who you are and your unique flair. Custom cars in Thailand aren’t just for getting noticed; they’re all about expressing your individual style and passion. Whether you’re a local car lover or an expat eager to stand out, the Thai custom car scene offers endless ways…

  • PropertyReal estate market trends in Thailand 2024 to 2025

    Real estate market trends in Thailand 2024 to 2025

    Thailand’s real estate market is set to experience a transformative period from 2024 to 2025, driven by increasing foreign investment and a robust tourism sector. The Kingdom is becoming a hotspot for property investors seeking high returns and growth potential. With urbanisation accelerating, cities like Bangkok, Chiang Mai, and Phuket are witnessing a surge in demand for residential and commercial…

  • Business NewsShifting gears: Thai interest charges towards hybrids, veers from EVs

    Shifting gears: Thai interest charges towards hybrids, veers from EVs

    Interest in battery electric vehicles (BEVs) among Thai consumers has declined over the past year, while hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) have gained popularity, according to a survey conducted by Deloitte. The 2024 Global Automotive Consumer Study indicates that the percentage of Thai respondents interested in purchasing a BEV has dropped to 20% this year from 31% in 2023. Conversely, interest…

  • Thailand NewsNew year’s grape eating trend goes viral in Asia

    New year’s grape eating trend goes viral in Asia

    The start of 2024 has seen the emergence of a hot new trend on social media, centred around the consumption of 12 grapes under a table on New Year’s Eve. This trend originated from a Spanish custom in which it is believed that eating 12 grapes in sync with the 12 strokes of midnight will bring good luck for the…

  • Business NewsMarketing 6.0: MAT reveals trends shaping customer behaviour and tech influence

    Marketing 6.0: MAT reveals trends shaping customer behaviour and tech influence

    Changes in customer expectations prompted by digital disruption and evolving consumer behaviour indicate that the world is entering a new marketing era. Postmodern methodologies such as multiverse marketing – which fuses the physical and digital realms into a seamless buying experience – are at the forefront of Marketing 6.0, declared the Marketing Association of Thailand (MAT). According to the association’s…

  • Travel GuidesHotel trends to watch in 2022- Check-in like a VIP

    Hotel trends to watch in 2022- Check-in like a VIP

    If you are wondering what could be in store for hotels in 2022, this guide is for you. The twist and turns of changing restrictions have affected the hospitality industry to a great extent. The good news is that the hotels will be trying their very best to make you happy in this pandemic. Hotels have been incorporating new trends…

  • PropertyCovid-19 has accelerated Thailand’s property market disruption by 5 to 10 years

    Covid-19 has accelerated Thailand’s property market disruption by 5 to 10 years

    Real estate experts say the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated a great disruption in Thailand’s property market that was supposed to take place over the next 5 to 10 years. Now, however, experts say it will arrive sooner. According to managing director of Chon Buri-based property developer, Ratanakorn Asset Co., Jugkarut Ruangratanakorn, there are 10 disruptive trends that will challenge the…

  • Technology NewsDigital literacy a must for bank card holders after recent cyber fraud incident

    Digital literacy a must for bank card holders after recent cyber fraud incident

    In light of the recent cyber fraud incident, in which 40,000 people were victimised in Thailand, a cybersecurity expert is emphasizing the need for digital literacy. Prinya Hom-anek, president of the ACIS Professional Centre, an IT security consulting service, says bank card holders are the most vulnerable in the payment ecosystem. This vulnerability sees criminals targetting the group first, as…

  • Covid-19 NewsCovid UPDATE Sunday: 233 deaths but over 20K released from state care

    Covid UPDATE Sunday: 233 deaths but over 20K released from state care

    The Thai public health department has announced an additional 19,014 infections today along with another 233 Covid-related deaths. 20,672 patients have been released from state care, again exceeding the number of new cases over the past 24 hours. 5,239 patients remain in a serious condition and another 1,117 are on artificial respiration. The published numbers extend a general trend over…

  • Phuket NewsReal estate trends across Thailand’s resort markets

    Real estate trends across Thailand’s resort markets

    Where are property investors looking in Thailand at the moment? How has Covid impacted the resort property markets of Phuket, Hua Hin, Pattaya and Koh Samui? Tim Newton speaks to Brennan Campbell, CEO of Thai proptech group FazWaz, in this rundown of current and future trends in Thailand’s most popular resort destinations. And there’s a few surprises too.  

  • Thailand NewsTinder’s top dating trends for the decade ahead

    Tinder’s top dating trends for the decade ahead

    The following is a press release submitted by Tinder, a popular dating application. More than half of all Tinder members across the globe are Gen Z (18 to 25 year old young adults) and even before the pandemic they were already redefining the rules of dating. Then 2020 happened and everything changed. It’s been the busiest year in Tinder’s history.…

  • Covid-19 NewsThailand is on top of the tourism shopping list for Asian travellers, when the borders open

    Thailand is on top of the tourism shopping list for Asian travellers, when the borders open

    “Fear & Possibilities in a Post Coronavirus World”. That’s the name of a new study jointly prepared by Blackbox Research, Dynata, and Language Connect. For ‘fear’ and ‘possibilities’, there are plenty of both as Thailand and Asia emerge from 6 months of battling and containing Covid-19, with more knowledge and better handling of outbreaks. The global study indicates that residents of…

  • World NewsCoronavirus pandemic reaches 4 million people infected

    Coronavirus pandemic reaches 4 million people infected

    Across the world some 4,100,000+ people are now infected with Covid-19. The actual number is much higher but, for lack of testing and diagnosis in some countries, we may never know the exact number. Still the statistics, as varied and unreliable as they may be, still provide some general trends and provide scientists with valuable data. There has never been…

  • Business NewsThai advertisers deserting Print, but love Cinema and Transit ads

    Thai advertisers deserting Print, but love Cinema and Transit ads

    Thai businesses are shunning newspapers and magazines for advertising, but still support cinema advertising and ‘transit’ media. Newspaper advertising spend dropped nearly 28%. Magazine spending wasn’t far behind dropping nearly 25%, year on year. Thailand’s advertising spend dropped 0.42% year on year in July to about 9.143 billion baht, according to Nielsen media report. The report says that only cinema,…

  • PropertyBangkok’s expat rental trends changing

    Bangkok’s expat rental trends changing

    The number of Japanese expats in Thailand dropped to lower than 20% of the total expats in Thailand for the first time, dropping to 34,133 as of April 2019, a 4% decline year on year, according to CBRE. CBRE are reporting a change in demand and an impact on the rental apartment sector in Bangkok, despite a healthy performance. Typically, they…

  • Phuket NewsDigging into the Phuket hotel data

    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 island’s accommodation performance metrics. Global hospitality data and analytics group STR was the logical resource, so we spoke to their Area Director Asia Pacific, Jesper Palmqvist. The following are key takeaways from the highly focused…

  • Thailand NewsTwitter is on the rise in Thailand. This is what you were Tweeting about in 2018.

    Twitter is on the rise in Thailand. This is what you were Tweeting about in 2018.

    From #BTS (the band not the Skytrain), to #AIS and #KFC. Twitter have released their #YearOnTwitter data for 2018 for Thailand. 2018 was a year dominated by local and international talents: from #BTS and #GOT7 to @BamBam1A and @peckpalit, while TV dramas also made their mark with conversations centering around #บุพเพสันนิวาส (Bupaesaniwas) and #เลือดข้นคนจาง (In Family We Trust). The biggest…

  • Bangkok NewsReflections #2 – Thailand Tourism Forum – ‘Chindia Tourism’

    Reflections #2 – Thailand Tourism Forum – ‘Chindia Tourism’

    ‘CHINDIAN’ Tourists – Same Same or Different? by Wimintra Raj – hotelintel.co If you’re running a hotel or any business related to the local tourism industry in Thailand, this is an article you need to read, then read again. It was just one of the many presentations at the annual Thailand Tourism Forum held in Bangkok recently. “For the third…