As Phuket’s low season is coming to an end and the high season is fast approaching, the island’s property industry has their fingers crossed for a pick-up in business. The signs are looking very positive. Passenger traffic to Phuket is increasing as flight traffic is also on the rise. Direct flights from Perth by Virgin [...]
Thai AirAsia is opening a second base in Phuket for international services at a time much of the aviation industry remains in the doldrums and some airlines are making cutbacks. As part of a growth strategy the low-cost carrier has firmed up plans to link the southern Thai resort island with four major regional cities [...]
This weekend Phuket is celebrating the very first edition of its own dance music festival ‘Roy Fest’. The place where it is all about to happen is Karon Beach. ‘Roy’ means ‘fun’ in Southern Thai and the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is hoping that the more than 50 international DJ’s and musicians it has [...]
With an extra 34 flights to Phuket and Krabi weekly there will be an influx of tourists from the Scandinavian countries this coming high season. Tour operator TUI Nordic says that Scandinavian tourist will return to Phuket and Krabi between December and March because the Swedish and Norwegian currencies are growing stronger. Officials at Phuket [...]
Phuket seems set for a growth in popularity with foreign travellers as many new airlines will operate new flights this coming winter. Australian holidaymakers this winter will benefit of new routes inaugurated by two Australian carriers, Jetstar and Virgin Blue. Jetstar Group is already present in Phuket with frequencies to Singapore and Sydney. However, the [...]
The tsunami detection buoy currently in the ocean off Phuket will be replaced as soon as possible the National Disaster Warning Center (NDWC) said. NDWC Deputy Director Somsak Khawsuwan told that the mission will take place as soon as conditions at sea would allow it. ‘We can not wait until the end of the monsoon [...]
Despite the fact that the overall Phuket property market has slowed down this year, demand for Phuket luxury villas has remained steady. The most popular holiday destination in Thailand has seen transactions for high end villas in Phuket reach 3,5 billion Thai Baht for the first half of 2009, according to a report from consultants [...]
Prism Estates, the developer of the Istana Phuket real estate project, has completed the final phase of its infrastructure and has commenced construction. Istana Phuket is a development of 19 individually designed Phuket luxury villas created by Gary Fell of GFAB Architects. Nine of the 4 to 6 bedroom villas have sold with the 10 [...]
