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Thai government to investigate feasibility of second airport at Koh Samui

The Thai government is examining the option of constructing an alternative to Samui International Airport (USM).

Advertise Here Thai tourism officials are currently examining the option of building a second airport at the resort island of Koh Samui in the gulf of Thailand. At present, the island is served by one airport, Samui International Airport (USM) which is wholly owned by the country’s largest private carrier, Bangkok Airways. Bangkok Airways owns [...]

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FEATURED RESORT: A Great Hotel of the World opens in Koh Samui – The Mantra Samui

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Following a three and a half year development costing $20 million, Great Hotels of the World has announced the opening of its brand new property – Mantra Samui Resort and Spa. One of the rooms at the Mantra Samui, offering spectacular views of Koh Samui’s northern coastline. The resort opened to the public on the [...]

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Gold Coast Sun’s Campbell Brown disciplined over Thai Full Moon Party punch up

Campbell Brown was formerly deputy captain of the Gold Coast Suns AFL footy team.

The Gold Coast Suns have disciplined Campbell Brown over his run-in with the law over an end-of-season trip to Thailand’s Full Moon Party where punches were thrown. Campbell Brown was formerly deputy captain of the Gold Coast Suns AFL footy team. The AFL club announced on Thursday that Brown had been stripped from his vice-captaincy [...]

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Conrad celebrates 25 years of setting the standards of luxury

The Conrad Resort in Samui: One of the island's newest and most exclusive resorts.

September marks the 25th anniversary of Hilton’s Conrad brand of hotels and resorts.  The collection of five-star properties began in 1986 when the Conrad Jupiters Casino set a new standard of luxury on the Gold Coast in Australia. Since then, the name Conrad has become synonymous with the ever-changing definition of luxury to meet the [...]

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akyra Chura Samui defies Koh Samui occupancy rates

Despite being open for only three months, the akyra Chura in Samui has made quite an entrance into the market.

Luxury Samui resort, akyra Chura Samui, has recorded an exceptional 90% occupancy rate since its opening just three months ago, outperforming island-wide occupancy rates of 61%. The achievement is even more pronounced given the data recently released by respected hospitality consultants C9 Hotelworks in their Samui Hotel Market Update. The 61% occupancy figure were an [...]

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