The Peninsula Bangkok

Making a habit of winning awards, and for almost everything under the sun – putting together the Travel + Leisure Award, the Condé Nast Awards, the Gallivanter’s Guide Awards for Excellence, the National Geographic Traveler (China) Gold List only to name a few, the Peninsula Bangkok stands proud as one of the finest hotels in Bangkok.

THE VIEW: Built on the western bank of the scenic Chao Phraya River, the distinct and unique wave-shaped design of the hotel offers a window to the picturesque cityscape. An unobstructed view of the glistening river, from every corner of the hotel (including the rooms) adds an inimitable style quotient to scenic Bangkok.

ARCHI TYPE: The 39-storey structure has 370 guest room suites (some of the largest in the city). Apart from facing the river, the ten guest rooms and two one–bedroom suites on each of the floors, are replete with state-of the- art amenities and are also decorated to absolute perfection!

BON APPÉTIT: A variety of options are available for dining at the Peninsula Bangkok. From elaborate and scrumptious Cantonese cuisine at Mei Jiang, to the Pacific Rim cuisine in a more contemporary riverview setting at Jesters; the elegant and home styled Thai dining at Teak Pavilions by the river at Thiptara, the Lobby for light meals, the River Cafe & Terrace with open kitchens and the Pool Bar is ideal for unwinding.

AROUND THE CORNER: Standing tall in the heart of the city, the Peninsula Bangkok is in close proximity to major tourist attractions. The Grand Palace, the Temple of Dawn, the Reclining Buddha, the Golden Buddha, the famous flower market and Chinatown are all not very far away.

FROM UNDER THE CARPET: Know a little about the language and the phonetics… lest you’re left tongue-tied!

IN ESSENCE: The perfect Thai flavour that’ll last a lifetime!

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Source: IIPM Editorial, 2008

An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative

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What happens to the huge amount of development being undertaken by property investors?

According to an article by Bundeep Singh Rangar, Chairman, IndusView, in FDI Magazine, retail will also be a key driver, with over 200 malls expected to be set up by 2008, which means 20 million sq. metres of retail space in India. Demand for commercial space will approach 112 million sq. metres by 2012- 13. Interestingly, even in the residential segment in urban India, the housing shortage is expected to touch 22 million units by year 2008.

Try saying that to a retail investor like Ram Chander Aggarwal, Chairman & Managing Director of Vishal Megamart, who assiduously argues against the real estate sector’s growth to us, saying out of 52 total Megamarts across India, he has only 4 in New Delhi and doesn’t plan even one more (not even in some other top line metros) because of the unbelievably high realty prices. That is a thought mirrored point by point by almost all other retail giants we talked to. Then what happens to the huge amount of development being undertaken by property investors?

Almost none of them is ready to even accept our take on the dastardly falling stock prices. The share prices of all realty majors have gone for a beating and are down to as much as 55% of their values over the last six months (see Finance National story); and this at a time when the Sensex has grown by historical benchmarks and is now fighting just 200 points shy of the 16,000 mark.


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Cutting the umbilical cord!

Ever since Gordon Brown took over as the British Prime Minister, a conspicuous shift in the English approach vis-à-vis the US is discernible. The difference was apparent recently, when the International Development Secretary in Brown’s cabinet, Douglas Alexander, told the US to reconsider its priorities, subtly criticising American foreign policy. Taking a dig at US, he stated that a nation’s strength must no longer be identified by its destructive power, pointing out instead that it “should be measured by what we can build together.”

Advocating the importance of multilateralism in Brown’s foreign policy agenda, Douglas Alexander added that UK will form “new alliances, based on common values,” that will help her reach out to the world. In as much, UK has been successful in sending the message to the US, loud and clear that, while Britain stood beside the US in countering terrorism, isolation does not work in an interdependent world.

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Source: IIPM Editorial, 2008

An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative

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