South Series (Part 5): Phuket Cruise Crisis and Sino-Thai Tourism
In July, a leisure cruise ship sank off the shores of Phuket, and almost all of the 47 mainland Chinese tourists on board were killed. The event is...
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Catching the Thai MICE, a Billion Dollar Tourism-Linked Industry
MICE, which includes meetings, incentives, conferences, and events, is one of the highest margin service businesses in the world today catering due...
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A Primer on Thai Franchising: Structure, Roles, & Pitfalls
Twelve Things to Look at in Thai Franchising. In this review, we will refer to CP All several times due to the information available about their...
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Thai Restaurants (Part 2): Major Players
When we discussed MINT and CENTEL extensively in the past, it was in the context that they were the country's largest hotel operators, but these...
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The Week that Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Profit Cycles, Towers, and Toll Roads
This past week's offering of Insights across ASEAN@Smartkarma is filled with another eclectic mix of differentiated, substantive and actionable...
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