To be the only boat in sight from horizon to horizon, anchored off a deserted tropical island beach may seem like a dream to most sailors. But when you are sailing in Phuket, it is an everyday reality. Also Phuket’s climate is quite unique amongst cruising destinations. There is no winter and we are also [...]
Sunsail Yacht Charters recently moved their base in Thailand to the ground-breaking Ao Po Gran Marina in Phuket. Sunsail clients have full access to the facilities of this spectacular, non-tidal marina, which includes restaurants, shops, a 5-star hotel, man-made lagoons and a yacht club. To celebrate its new home in Phuket, Sunsail is offering 10% [...]
Low cost carrier Thai AirAsia has announced that it will begin direct flight services to Phuket Island from several new major cities in the region starting by the end of the year. There will be 5 aircrafts based at Phuket International Airport as part of the plan to establish Phuket as an aviation hub. The [...]
The next island-wide ‘Keep Phuket Clean’-effort is taking place on Thursday, the 3rd of September, 2009 at 3:00 PM in 28 different locations around Phuket Island. With the arrival of the first beach recycling station, the organizers intend to start rolling out a co-ordinated recycling effort at all hotels and beaches to kick off the [...]
Lately, the area of Naithon, in the North West of Phuket, is attracting a lot of interest of hotel and residential developers. Being one of Phuket’s least crowded and most beautiful beaches, Naithon looks set to experience dramatic growth over the next few years. In the past Trisara and Andaman White Beach Resort framed a [...]
Some good news received us yesterday which will be a boost for Phuket’s tourism and in relation to that also for the Phuket Real Estate industry. ‘Virgin Blue offshoot V Australia has announced today it is set to commence with direct flights twice a week between Phuket and Brisbane in November and weekly flights from [...]
It has been a long time mystery why helicopter aviation has not yet targeted the tourism market in Phuket. Given the international airport, which is a key hub to Greater Phuket and the many luxury resorts in Phang Nga, the bay, Krabi, Phi Phi and Koh Lanta, this certainly looks like an area with a [...]
The luxury Ritz-Carlton brand is going to debut in Phang Nga with the signing of Similan Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve. Located just north of Tha Sai, the upscale villa resort which will consist of 79 villas is scheduled to open by the fourth quarter of 2011. The site was previously owned by ‘Kingdom Hotel Investment’ [...]
You want to buy overseas property but mortgages are not available through the local banks and there is no financing from the developer’s side as well. So what do you do? Before going to search for unfriendly lenders who all of the sudden have something else more important to do when they see a foreigner [...]
