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Choosing the right accommodation can make all the difference when planning a getaway to Hua Hin. With its laid-back charm, beautiful beaches, many things to do, and a mix of luxury and tradition, Hua Hin is a haven for those seeking a relaxing escape. And...

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  • Fostering local attitude for Phuket’s property development

    Fostering local attitude for Phuket’s property development

    PHUKET: Phuket has seen many property developers go bust, some rise and fall and even fewer, rise, grow and keep growing. Attitude Club is a great example of the latter. Present on the island for 15 years, the company has undergone some major changes throughout its history, but always moving in one and only direction …

  • Phuket9’s tantalizing timeless style

    Phuket9’s tantalizing timeless style

    PHUKET: Chalong-based developers Phuket9 have been busy. Established in 2004, they began life as Phuket Nature Home and re-branded themselves as Phuket9 in 2011. Over the past 10 years they have created an entire community of private lagoon villas, built the Kata Dome Plaza and have now launched into their most recent project – Rawai …

  • PREA auction of 500 properties starts today

    PREA auction of 500 properties starts today

    The Phuket Real Estate Association (PREA), in association with real estate agency Harrison, is set to hold a massive property auction in Phuket this weekend, May 17 and 18. The auction, to be held at the Boat Lagoon Hotel and Resort in Koh Kaew, will see 500 properties worth 10 billion baht go under the …

  • Thai property portal goes mobile

    Thai property portal goes mobile

    PHUKET: Thailand-Property.com, one of the biggest real estate portals in Thailand, has launched a new mobile site, shifting focus from growing on-site content to delivering more than 100,000 property listings to its user base in the palms of their hands. As the portal’s main site already receives nearly 50 per cent of its traffic through …

  • Connecting the Myanmar-Phuket tourism dots

    Connecting the Myanmar-Phuket tourism dots

    PHUKET: Myanmar is on my mind as I recall the famous line from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s classic poem Paul Revere’s Ride, “One if by land, and two if by sea”. The bard might very well have been speaking about Asia’s rising tourism dragon and Thailand’s neighbor Myanmar, though this slight annotation might also be apt: …

  • Foreign directors: Not only power but also responsibility

    Foreign directors: Not only power but also responsibility

    PHUKET: MANY foreigners have chosen Thailand not only as their preferred location for retirement but also for doing business. Usually, such businesses are operated under the umbrella of a Thai company due to legal restrictions regulating the conditions under which foreign persons are allowed to carry out business in Thailand. Such a Thai company is …

  • The darling buds of May

    The darling buds of May

    PHUKET: I live a life which is all too often shrouded in deep confusion. It’s not unlike waking on a dark winter’s morning and having the option of resolutely pulling a massive down comforter over my head, thus shutting out any promise of the imminent menace of an all-too-soon sunrise. Sorry, George Harrison, the sun …

  • Gone in the blink of an eye

    Gone in the blink of an eye

    PHUKET: Humans blink 10 to 15 times a minute. Start rolling out the time-line and you start edging up over 20,000 blinks a day or more harrowing yet, perhaps 40 million blinks in a lifetime. Ferris Bueller said, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop to look around once in a while, you could …

  • Moving away from the mass market

    Moving away from the mass market

    PHUKET: Founding member of the Phuket Real Estate Association (PREA) and president of Phuket-based developers The Onella, Sam Sethi, is a Phuket native and part of a successful family-run business on the island with a strong record in residential and hospitality development. Over the past 20 years, Sam has focused on developing mixed-use commercial and …

  • Sansiri unveils resort-style condominium Dcondo Creek

    Sansiri unveils resort-style condominium Dcondo Creek

    PHUKET: Sansiri PLC recently unveiled Dcondo Creek, their latest completed development in Phuket, which is described as a resort-style condominium situated in the heart of the island. “Dcondo Creek is the third Dcondo development in Phuket to be completed after Dcondo Kathu and Dcondo Kathu-Patong. Dcondo Creek’s resort-style concept is inspired by nature – a …

  • Seacon Group plans three new villa projects in Phuket worth Bt1 billion

    Seacon Group plans three new villa projects in Phuket worth Bt1 billion

    PHUKET: Seacon Group plans to launch three new villa projects worth 1-billion baht in Phuket, aiming for sales growth of about 5 per cent this year as the property market in Bangkok has declined. The group’s executive director Piya Sosothikul said the company predicted that demand for homes in Phuket would grow by 15-20 per …

  • Walking the brand dogma: Hotel-branded residences

    Walking the brand dogma: Hotel-branded residences

    PHUKET: One of my recurring nightmares is that of a tropical island sunset framed by a sinking orange ball, and the erotically charged image of a scantily-clad, swimsuit-model type gently grasping onto the edge of a mega-villa infinity swimming pool, staring aimlessly onto an empty horizon. Please bear with me, I have not entirely lost …

  • Phuket Property: When you’re expecting

    Phuket Property: When you’re expecting

    PHUKET: Life is odd. When you are young the future has no limits, time-frame or even, for the most part, a firm direction. Sadly, we get older, not wiser, and the time-line gets shorter by the day. Some nights, I lay awake and instead of counting sheep, start doing the math. This is not a …

  • Phuket Property Legal: Your lease could be buried with you

    Phuket Property Legal: Your lease could be buried with you

    PHUKET: Leasing has become a popular option for foreign property buyers to acquire interest in land or apartment units, due to legal restrictions applying to the purchasing of property in Thailand. Many of us may have heard that the maximum term under Thai law for residential leases, that a lessor and his lessee can agree …

  • Phuket Property Watch: Samui staying strong

    Phuket Property Watch: Samui staying strong

    PHUKET: One of my favorite movies in recent memory has to be Up in the Air. Given a hectic travel schedule, it’s certainly a subject I can identify with. One of the classic scenes has to be George Clooney, jumping into line behind some people of Asian descent at the foreboding metal detector and commenting …

  • Phuket Property: The luxury of privacy

    Phuket Property: The luxury of privacy

    SUPERYACHTS, private planes, exclusive jewelry and privacy are just a few of life’s luxuries that people crave and strive for. Wait – privacy? Sadly, yes. It’s supply seems to be shrinking by the day, with the help of our friends from NSA, Google, Facebook and others. It might seem that the ship has sailed and …

  • Phuket Property: An emerald on the isle

    Phuket Property: An emerald on the isle

    PHUKET: Located in the heart of the rapidly developing Phuket Central Business district, Emerald Central Condo has matched quality design with a prime location to create an excellent opportunity for investors and owner-occupiers alike. The developers behind Emerald Central, Phuket Future Development Co Ltd, say the project was created with the three guiding principals of …

  • Phuket Property: When privacy is paramount

    Phuket Property: When privacy is paramount

    PHUKET: The Onella Co Ltd has launched sales for Privé 49 low-density residence in central Phuket with superior hospitality services catering to executive urban lifestyles. Phuket-based developers The Onella Co launched the latest addition to central Phuket’s residential property market on Friday, February 7. Investors are being introduced to an innovative urban living concept featuring …

  • Dusit Thani Laguna appoints new GM

    Dusit Thani Laguna appoints new GM

    PHUKET: Denis J Thouvard was recently appointed as the new General Manager of Dusit Thani Laguna, a five-star luxury resort in Cherng Thalay. Mr Thouvard previously held the position of Area General Manager at the Centara Grand Beach Resort in Karon Beach, Phuket. Mr Thouvard brings to his new role over 20 years of experience …

  • Phuket Property Watch: A whole lotta lanta

    Phuket Property Watch: A whole lotta lanta

    PHUKET: As Phuket continues its geared up development drive towards an increasingly urban resort landscape, travellers are looking further afield in a move to get out of the box. One nearby set of island’s, Koh Lanta, has all the makings of a classic resort destination. West coast sunsets, white sand beaches and the international airport …

  • Phuket Property Watch: The art of travel warfare

    Phuket Property Watch: The art of travel warfare

    PHUKET: For those of you who are hopelessly optimistic and always looking for the bright side, even when caught in a monsoon, please move on to the next page of the newspaper. Better yet, find the nearest mirror and hone up on that hopeless one liner – “Have a nice day.” In this instance, my …

  • Urban lifestyle options dominate Phuket Real Estate Expo

    Urban lifestyle options dominate Phuket Real Estate Expo

    PHUKET: The latest condos, compact houses and home building supplies catering to Phuket’s urban living trend have launched their new year promotions at the Phuket Real Estate Show 2014 held at Central Festival Phuket, which ends tomorrow, February 12.City dwellings dominated the rows of properties and products at the expo featuring affordable accommodation options under …

  • Phuket Property Watch: Out of the room and into the fire

    Phuket Property Watch: Out of the room and into the fire

    PHUKET: Did you get the memo? For god’s sake, why didn’t you just fall into line and do like everyone else does? Like it or not, hotel life can pretty much be summed up in these two sentences; Go to work, disconnect all logic and brainpower and just follow the leader like a xanaxed-out flock …

  • Phuket Real Estate Show kicks off tomorrow

    Phuket Real Estate Show kicks off tomorrow

    PHUKET: Looking to lease, buy and/or invest in Phuket or Phang Nga property? Don’t sign that contract just yet! The Phuket Real Estate Association (PREA) will launch the “Phuket Real Estate Show 2014” tomorrow, January 6, in the Grand Hall on the first floor of Central Festival Phuket.The week-long, annual exhibition gets underway at 3pm …

  • Phuket Property: Living it up in the Ozone

    Phuket Property: Living it up in the Ozone

    PHUKET: According to chemistry and geology textbooks, “ozone” is a pale blue gas – an inorganic compound comprising three atoms of oxygen – which plays a crucial role in the earth’s stratosphere, absorbing much of the sun’s deadly radiation to make this planet habitable for humans. Perhaps this “life enabling” property is what developer Phuket …

  • Centara signs three new Krabi properties

    Centara signs three new Krabi properties

    PHUKET: Centara Hotels & Resorts is set to greatly expand its presence in the Southern Thailand province of Krabi following the signing of management contracts for three new properties within the same master development in Klong Muang, Krabi.The properties are Centara Pelican Bay Resort & Spa Krabi, Centara Pelican Bay Residence & Suites Krabi, and …

  • Phuket Property Watch: Sitting on the outside looking in

    Phuket Property Watch: Sitting on the outside looking in

    PHUKET: Exclusive or inclusive? For the hospitality industry, the burning question about all-inclusive resorts is becoming a hot global topic once again. You need to go back no further than the dawn of the global financial crisis and the surge in the consumer class to test the theory of value added sales propositions. If you …

  • Phuket Property: Green Walls – It’s alive!

    Phuket Property: Green Walls – It’s alive!

    PHUKET: Last November, an energetic Chilean man came into the Phuket Gazette offices to pitch his vision and innovation – a simple yet potentially revolutionary solution for Phuket’s increasingly congested, polluted and unappealing urban spaces. Ignacio Espoz Babul, director of Santiago-based LatinGreen – a patent holder, innovator and installer of “Green” walls, roofs and buildings …

  • Phuket Property: Building materials index “unrealistic’

    Phuket Property: Building materials index “unrealistic’

    PHUKET: Provincial authorities seek a revision to the central price index for construction materials, pointing to outdated and inaccurate value estimations for building supplies imported to the island. Meanwhile, the Revenue Department reported collecting 9.6 billion baht in tax revenue in Phuket in 2013, exceeding their target by 5%.The economic issues headlined the agenda at …

  • Consultant says gray out, green in for Phuket’s real estate boom in 2014 and beyond

    Consultant says gray out, green in for Phuket’s real estate boom in 2014 and beyond

    PHUKET: Back in November, an energetic Chilean man paid a visit to the Phuket Gazette offices. Identifying himself as Ignacio Espoz Babul, the Director of (Santiago-based) LatinGreen – a patent holder, innovator and installer of “Green Walls” – the man passionately talked of a coming “Green Revolution” that he had envisioned for Phuket and the …