Thailand’s seniors become the world’s most active Airbnb hosts and guests
Thailand: Thailand seniors (over the age of 60) account for the highest proportion of senior guests on Airbnb, according to recent research. Across Thailand, the number of seniors who have booked on the platform grew by 61.69 per cent over the last year and that figure is expected to rise further as a quarter of […]
Airbnb partnership to boost boutique hotel sector in Thailand
Thailand: Airbnb has unveiled details of its upcoming partnership with the Thailand Boutique Accommodation Trade Association (TBAA) at a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing ceremony. The ceremony took place at Bangkok’s Beat Hotel earlier this week. Under the new partnership, the two companies will unite to boost Thailand’s boutique hotel sector by bringing a number […]
Dusit enters vacation rental market with $15 million acquisition of Elite Havens
Thailand: Dusit Thani (DTC), one of Thailand’s biggest hotel and property development companies, has bought Elite Havens, a leading provider of high-end vacation rentals in Asia. DTC made the acquisition through its wholly owned Hong Kong-incorporated subsidiary, Dusit Overseas Company Limited, which has bought all shares in LVM Holdings Pte Ltd. (LVMH), a Singapore-incorporated company […]
Thai-based Airbnb listing management service launched
Thailand: Resort Listing Asia claims to be the only provider in Thailand to offer b2b Airbnb listing services for resorts and serviced apartments. The brainchild of company CEO Alva Horgan and co-founder Krittika Maturostrakul, Resort Listing Asia seeks “to truly revolutionise the Thailand tourism market by providing a unique service through which lesser known resorts […]