More than half of the rooms will be located in
Bangkok and the rest in major tourist centres such
as Phuket, Pattaya, Chiang Mai and Koh Samui as
well as in emerging destinations such as Krabi and
Koh Chang.
Among the new hotels slated to open in Bangkok
are the Hilton Millennium, Central World Hotel,
the Regent Sukhumvit, Holiday Inn Sukhumvit,
Millennium Le Méridien, three Ibis brand hotels of
the Accor Group and the Novotel Suvarnabhumi
Airport Hotel. The new Suvarnabhumi
Airport in Bangkok scheduled to open in June and
the Chiang Mai Night Safari were important factors
driving the increase in rooms, said Prakit Chinamourphong, vice-president of the Thai Hotels
Association (THA).
According to the THA, Bangkok's hotel occupancy
last year was 73 per cent, compared to 79per
cent in 2004.
"We expect a 75per cent to 80per cent occupancy
rate in Bangkok next year," Prakit said.
Thailand sees major hotels advance with 30 properties
BANGKOK A hotel-building boom will see Thailand add 30 new hotels this year, providing an additional 20,000 rooms for visitors to the Kingdom
