thephuketinsider.com http://www.thephuketinsider.com/rss/thephuketinsider.xml The Source For All Hotel & Real Estate News en-us steve@ub3.co.uk (Steve) Nature And Sprit For Island Film Festival http://www.thephuketinsider.com/tourism/nature-sprit-for-island-film-festival.php Thailand's other sea - the gulf is set to host the 2012 Phangan Film Festival on February 24th to 26th. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0700 http://www.thephuketinsider.com/tourism/nature-sprit-for-island-film-festival.php Two Peas in a Pod http://www.thephuketinsider.com/gazette/two-peas-pod.php One sunny day on the island, after being startled by a falling coconut on the roof of a nearby car, I somehow flashed on an expression my mother used many times. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:42:46 +0700 http://www.thephuketinsider.com/gazette/two-peas-pod.php Billionaire Saudi Prince Selling Moevenpick Phuket Resort http://www.thephuketinsider.com/hotels/billionaire-saudi-prince-selling-moevenpick-phuket-resort.php Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels are brokering the sale of the 362 key Movenpick Resort and Spa Karon Beach, Phuket. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:42:12 +0700 http://www.thephuketinsider.com/hotels/billionaire-saudi-prince-selling-moevenpick-phuket-resort.php Onyx Opens Oriental Residence http://www.thephuketinsider.com/hotels/onyx-opens-oriental-residence.php Thai hotel and property development firm Onyx have opened the Oriental Residence on Wireless Road in Bangkok. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0700 http://www.thephuketinsider.com/hotels/onyx-opens-oriental-residence.php TIME BOMB Thailand's THB1.1 Trillion Asian Contagion Bad Debt http://www.thephuketinsider.com/real_estate/time-bomb-thailands-thb11-trillion-asian-contagion-bad-debt.php Despite a 15 year 'time out' between 1997's Asian financial crisis and the present, many regional monetary authorities still continue to shift the hot potato of debt. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0700 http://www.thephuketinsider.com/real_estate/time-bomb-thailands-thb11-trillion-asian-contagion-bad-debt.php ARRIVALS New General Managers For Sala and Le Meridien http://www.thephuketinsider.com/hotels/arrivals-new-general-managers-for-sala-le-meridien.php The Sala Hotel Group have appointed a new GM at their Samui property - Dick Simarro. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:57:54 +0700 http://www.thephuketinsider.com/hotels/arrivals-new-general-managers-for-sala-le-meridien.php BACK TO THE EARTH Lopburi's Solar Farm http://www.thephuketinsider.com/green/back-earth-lopburis-solar-farm.php Never mind the traditional farming routine of getting up at the crack of dawn, and then working in the field all day. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0700 http://www.thephuketinsider.com/green/back-earth-lopburis-solar-farm.php New Look For Brand Phuket's X-Factor http://www.thephuketinsider.com/tourism/new-look-for-brand-phukets-x-factor.php ThePhuketInsider, which was launched in 2009, is the brainchild of Bill Barnett, Founder and Managing Director of C9 Hotelworks - a leading Phuket-based hospitality consulting firm Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0700 http://www.thephuketinsider.com/tourism/new-look-for-brand-phukets-x-factor.php More Foreign Bank Branches For Phuket? http://www.thephuketinsider.com/tourism/hsbc-bank-branch-for-phuket.php The island is anxiously awaiting the reforms by the Finance Ministry and Bank of Thailand over allowing foreign banks to open new branches in the first quarter of this year. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0700 http://www.thephuketinsider.com/tourism/hsbc-bank-branch-for-phuket.php Six Senses Close Eight Luxury Villa Sales http://www.thephuketinsider.com/real_estate/six-senses-close-eight-luxury-villa-sales.php Despite concerns over a Euro crisis, high end real estate deals in the resort markets of Asia are gaining momentum. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:27:53 +0700 http://www.thephuketinsider.com/real_estate/six-senses-close-eight-luxury-villa-sales.php