Samui hotels offer 1 night free stay
HOTELIERS on Koh Samui won’t be cowed by the global economic crisis, the country’s political turmoil and the swine-flu outbreak threatening to become a pandemic.
During the “Amazing Thailand Grand Sale,” which the Tourism Authority of Thailand held on Koh Samui for the first time last June 6, hotel owners offered 10,000 rooms for free to travelers coming to the island from June until Aug. 31.
The free rooms are part of the campaign to boost the local tourism industry, which has been hit hard by a considerable decrease in the number of visitors to the island.
The Grand Sale, which took place in Lake Chaweng, was attended by Suratthani Deputy Gov. Boonsong Maneesathit; Phanu Woramit, chief of the TAT office in Surathani; Koh Samui Mayor Ramnet Jaikwang; Reungnam Jaikwang, head of the Thai Hotel Association in Koh Samui; Seni Phuwasethaworn, head of Koh Samui Tourism Association.
The period from June to August is considered the tourist low season. The project is supported by over 100 hotels, which will provide free room for the first night’s stay of guests. Apart from that the room rate, airfare and food will be reduced between 10 and 70 percent to attract both Thais and foreigners to travel to Koh Samui.
“Koh Samui organized this project for the first time and we got support from Koh Samui’s hotel and tourism associations to provide tourists their first night on the island free of charge. I believe that this project will generate over Bt 20million income,” Phanu said.
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The promotion free one night is applicable for the guests who stay up to 2 nights at the hotel. If the guests only stay one night, they have to pay the regular rate. There are more than 100 hotels ranged from two to five star hotel joined this project with the room rate available from Bt 800 to over Bt 15,000. Mr.Ruengnam Jaikawang, the head of Thai Hotel Association said “Many hotels have joined the project and the list of the hotel will be shown at the website of TAT and hotel links so that tourists can update the information which hotel offers the promotion one first free night” In case tourists stay more 2 night like 5 night, it is recommended for the tourists to negotiate with the hotel about the room rate as now the hotel on Koh Samui is ready to offer for tourists as the way to boost up the economy and promote tourism at the same time “Most of the hotels which join this project are 3-4 star hotel while some are 5 star. Some hotels are affected by the decreased tourists number but some are not affected but they all want to join to show their cooperation as we want to make this opportunity as the season to promote our tourism. Now tourists can negotiate about the price to the hotel like the percentage of discount because some hotel have various conditions according to their policy. Some offer stay 3 nights pay 2 nights some stay 2 night pay one night or if guests stay more, they would get more discount.” said Mr.Ruengnam.The project targets domestic market and tourists from neighboring countries such as Singapore and Malaysia which have the direct flight to Koh Samui. However the project is not available for registered Samui residents.
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