Headlines summary as of 4 November 2020
Updates related to COVID-19: Today, Thailand reports seven newly confirmed cases, a total of 3,804 cases. Out of the total number, 3,612 have been discharged from hospital (at 94.95%); 133 are being hospitalised. The death toll is at 59. The newly confirmed cases are returnees from Russia, Jordan, Kuwait, Italy, Maldives, France and Sweden. All […]
Headlines summary as of 2 November 2020
Updates related to COVID-19: Today, Thailand reports three newly confirmed cases, a total of 3,787 cases. Out of the total number, 3,595 have been discharged from hospital (at 94.93%); 133 are being hospitalised. The death toll is at 59. The newly confirmed cases are returnees from Sweden (2) and Kenya (1). All have been in […]
Flexible Design Trends for the Next Pandemic Should Re-shape Hotels
Biophilic Design is a design strategy that produces healthier and more positive environments through the integration of nature and natural materials. Covid-19 was not a Black Swan event, it was more of a Black Elephant. Following SARS (2002) and MERS (2012), in 2020 we experienced Covid-19 on a global scale. As these events are occurring […]
APAC Hotel Market Recovery Continues
The Asia Pacific hotel industry has reported continued performance improvement from COVID-19 low points thanks to strong domestic demand and holidays, according to the performance outlook presented during HICAP 2020 by STR’s Jesper Palmqvist, area director for the region. “Unlike the declines we’ve seen in the U.S. after Labor Day or Europe after the summer […]
Headlines summary as of 28 October 2020
News Updates related to COVID-19: Today, Thailand reports 13 newly confirmed cases, a total of 3,759 cases. Out of the total number, 3,561 have been discharged from hospital (at 94.73%); 139 are being hospitalised. The death toll is at 59. The newly confirmed cases are returnees from the US (1), Bangladesh (1), Jordan (4), Germany […]
Turbocharging Thailand’s post-COVID economic recovery – improving the ease of doing business
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacted a devastating health and economic toll worldwide. In Thailand, the public health threat has been well contained, with impressively low rates of infection and community transmission. We congratulate the Royal Thai Government on its outstanding success in mitigating the public health effects of COVID-19. But the economic impact has been […]
COVID Hits
2020 has become a year like no other and COVID – 19 hit 2020 like a massive wrecking ball. Very few were prepared for the damage that COVID has caused as most had very little time to prepare. However, one of her most damaging and lingering effects is the unknown return to some level of […]
Change During a Crisis
Often, fundamental change in an organisation occurs in a crisis, Bangkok Patana School made that shift as the campus closed and learning moved online. The school went from being fully in person to fully online in what seemed like overnight. Previously, the idea was to let teachers experiment with varied online platforms, so there was […]
Headlines summary as of 16 October 2020
News Updates related to COVID-19: Today, Thailand reports four newly confirmed cases, a total of 3,669 cases. Out of the total number, 3,467 have been discharged from hospital (at 94.49%); 143 are being hospitalised. The death toll is at 59. The newly confirmed cases are returnees from Nigeria, the UK, Ethiopia, and Singapore. All have […]
Headlines summary as of 15 October 2020
News Updates related to COVID-19: Today, Thailand reports 13 newly confirmed cases, a total of 3,665 cases. Out of the total number, 3,463 have been discharged from hospital (at 94.49%); 143 are being hospitalised. The death toll is at 59. The newly confirmed cases are returnees from Lebanon (1), Myanmar (6 (3 in Thai state […]
