Talking Thailand Tourism With Banyan Tree’s KP Ho

Category: Tourism, Posted:11 Nov 2020 | 13:40 pm

We had the chance yesterday to talk to Founder and Chairman of Banyan Tree and Laguna Phuket KP Ho.

Some of the topics covered in the candid shop talk included Thailand’s tourism prospects, hotels, Chiang Mai’s farm-to-table movement and what’s next for Banyan Tree.

KP also provided some comparison to his recent time in hotel quarantine compared to a short stint in prison many years ago.

Want to know which was harder? Check out the short video chat.

To view the video click the following link – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cej_3iZ2hXw

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