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Thai hotels damaged by tsunami plan to renovate, remain.
Byline: Boonsong Kositchotethana
Jan. 6--Owners of two Le Meridien hotels in Phangnga and Phuket damaged by the tsunami plan to renovate the properties and will not move from the existing sites.
Authorities are discussing a new land use plan for the stricken coastal areas that would involve moving some tourist facilities farther inland to reduce risks.
London-based Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts manages Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort and Le Meridien Khao Lak Beach and Spa Resort in Phangnga.
At the earliest, the Khao Lak property, which was heavily damaged, could reopen in November while the Phuket resort could resume operations as ...
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- Magazine article from: New Statesman Montague, James September 24, 2007 700+ words
...on the west coast Thaibeach resort of Khao Lak, with its glass-clear seas and white sand beaches. Khao Lak took the brunt of the Asian tsunami that...brrrr. It has been a long haul getting Khao Lak back on its feet. The ri-metre wave...
- Thai tourism authority estimates hotel damage cost at Khao Lak, Phi Phi.
- Newspaper article from: Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand) December 30, 2004 700+ words
...the two worst-hit disaster areas -- Khao Lak and Koh Phi Phi -- at 12.8 billion...hotel rooms worth about 10 billion baht on Khao Lak in Phangnga were destroyed or severely...restore the properties at many sites on Khao Lak and Koh Phi Phi. The hardest-hit properties...
- Luxurious Khao Lak
- Newspaper article from: The Press September 7, 2009 700+ words
...Thailand, lies the Phanga Nga province, home to Khao Lak. Slightly quieter and more low-key than Phuket, Khao Lak has long sandy-white beaches and lush mountains. Flight Centre has Khao Lak holidays, including Christchurch return airfares...
