Macau hotel guide

Macau sports hotels from budget to boutique as well as five-star hotels with extensive meeting and conference facilities. Five-star hotels are very competitive with casinos, shopping complexes and some battle for business using Feng Shui, an ancient Chinese art that harmonises buildings and interiors with nature to improve business success. Here are the players.

Grand Lisboa Hotel

Location: 10 minute walk from Senado Square. 15 minute drive from Macau International Airport. Read more

PATTAYA’S HOTEL SCENE HOTS UP

Pattaya’s hotel scene is changing as new hotels open to give the resort around 2,000 additional rooms this year, compared with the current inventory of 13,196 rooms in all categories. Occupancy is likely to decrease by 10% this year. Three-star hotels will perform best.

Good news for travellers. The choice grows by the day as resorts open on beachfront sites to the south and north of the resort.

Here are the details of three hotels that appeal to different markets and offer a wide selection of room categories. Also located on different beaches they represent the variety that Pattaya delivers on the hotel scene.

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TAT lures new faces to Hua Hin

With numbers softening as visitors return to Andaman resorts, Hua Hin starts targeting new markets.

Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Prachuap Khiri Khan Office is struggling to maintain its level of international visitors, mainly Scandinavians and Europeans.

Some of the leisure bookings are returning to Andaman beach towns after central Thai destinations were in favour since 2005. The agency is also looking into other Asian markets to create a wider visitor base.

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TAT lures new faces to Hua Hin

With numbers softening as visitors return to Andaman resorts, Hua Hin starts targeting new markets.

Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Prachuap Khiri Khan Office is struggling to maintain its level of international visitors, mainly Scandinavians and Europeans.

Some of the leisure bookings are returning to Andaman beach towns after central Thai destinations were in favour since 2005. The agency is also looking into other Asian markets to create a wider visitor base. Read more