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New five-star hotel in Chiang Mai, Thailand, first since pandemic began, to be opened by Spanish chain Melia


New five-star hotel in Chiang Mai, Thailand, first since pandemic began, to be opened by Spanish chain Melia
A room at the Melia Chiang Mai, which will open in the city centre of Chiang Mai, Thailand, in the fourth quarter of this year. Photo: Handout
Like many cities in Southeast Asia that rely heavily on tourism, Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand, has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. With no international tourists having arrived for 18 months, most small tourism-related companies have simply gone out of business.
Occupancy in 40 Chiang Mai hotels surveyed by the Northern Chapter of the Thai Hotels Association has been less than 10 per cent throughout 2021, according to its president, La-iad Bungsrithong, and more than 70 per cent of people in tourism-related businesses have lost their jobs since the pandemic began. ....

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Mumbai the most stressful major city to live in, and Hong Kong not much better, new league table shows


Mumbai the most stressful major city to live in, and Hong Kong not much better, new league table shows
A night scene in crowded Mumbai, ranked the world’s most stressful major city to live in. Photo: Getty Images
A new league table shows Mumbai in India is the most stressful major city to live in, and Hong Kong is not much better. At the opposite end of the scale, Reykjavik in Iceland is the world s lowest-stress city.
The compilers of the table of 100 cities say Hong Kong s current political turmoil could make its ranking - 74th in 2021 - even worse in years to come, adding that the unrest might act as an anxiety accelerator for residents. ....

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