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Siam Piwat Takes the ICONSIAM Playbook to Phuket With THB10 Billion ICONPHUKET

Posted:05 Oct 2026 | 11:03 am Siam Piwat has unveiled ICONPHUKET, a THB10 billion hybrid retail, attraction and entertainment destination scheduled to open in 2029. Announced on 5 October 2026, the project is the group’s first major expansion beyond Bangkok. There, its portfolio includes Siam Paragon, Siam Center and Siam Discovery, and it jointly owns ICONSIAM and Siam Premium Outlets Bangkok. […]

New C9 Hotelworks Report – North American Flights Open a New Gateway to Niseko

Category:Hotels|Real estate|Tourism, Posted:28 Sep 2026 | 14:27 pm C9 Hotelworks has released the Niseko Tourism and Property Market Review 2026. Winter visitor arrivals rose 8.4% to 2.14 million, and hotel supply is set to grow 46% by the end of 2026. The review covers source markets, new North American air access, hotel performance, residential supply and the development pipeline through 2031. The United […]

Japan Branded Residences Market Review 2026: Pricing, Not Volume, Drives Value

Category:Hotels|Real estate, Posted:25 Sep 2026 | 05:52 am C9 Hotelworks has released the Japan Branded Residences Market Review 2026. Japan ranks sixth in Asia by market value at JPY487.1 billion (USD3 billion), from just 1,012 launched units. The average unit price in Japan is JPY481.3 million (USD3 million), the second highest in Asia after the Maldives. Luxury tier projects make up 68% of […]

Navera Phuket, MGallery Collection, Set for Fourth-Quarter 2026 Opening

Category:Hotels, Posted:16 Sep 2026 | 17:37 pm Accor will open Navera Phuket, MGallery Collection, in the fourth quarter of 2026. The 48-key resort of suites and villas is located on Phuket’s west coast. The property is the eighth MGallery Collection hotel in Thailand and the fourth in Phuket. Units include one- and two-bedroom suites and villas, some with private pools. This is […]

BEING, RISE and PHIST Draw Over 2,000 in Phuket September Events

Category:Hotels|Tourism, Posted:16 Sep 2026 | 11:26 am More than 2,000 hospitality professionals attended BEING Thailand, RISE and PHIST across the first two weeks of September 2026, held  at  Laguna Phuket. The turnout confirms what the format was built to test: one flight into Phuket now covers three of the region’s sharpest hospitality events. BEING Thailand 2026 opened the run on 2 September […]

RUSSIAN VISITOR ARRIVALS TO VIETNAM NEARLY TRIPLED IN H1 2026 COMPARED WITH H1 2025

Category:Tourism, Posted:07 Sep 2026 | 08:07 am Russia has become Vietnam’s fastest-growing source market. Russian visitor arrivals reached 742,700 in the first half of 2026, up 185.8% year-on-year and already above the 689,714 recorded across all of 2025. That takes Russia from Vietnam’s tenth-largest source market to its third, behind China and South Korea. Full breakdown in the infographic below. Source: @C9 […]