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15 July 2011
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bubbling under major new retail projects point to the start of a boom period
HUA HIN THAILAND Since AWOL was launched in 2008 we have regularly run stories on new business and other planned developments in the area; some of these have never materialised but even through a difficult business climate, Hua Hin has seen a remarkable growth in new shopping, accommodation and other projects springing up. Recently this development has accelerated, and in the year ahead we are going to see several landmark retail developments being completed. The first of these is likely to be the new Makro store currently under construction in the Soi 4 area - no confirmed opening date but reports suggest it could be open as early as October this year. A Tesco/Lotus superstore is also under construction on the west side of the Phetkasem Road on the way to Cha Am, roughly opposite the Regent Beach Holiday Inn, and shouldn’t be far behind. Also north of the town, just past the Palm Hills Golf Course, is a project called ‘The Venezia’, which will cover an area of 46 rai (73,600 square metres). This will be a Venice-themed indoor and outdoor shopping mall, restaurant and leisure facilities venue complete with gondolas, bridges and canals, and is scheduled to open in July 2012. Works are being carried out all around the town in addition to these, with a rumoured Big C opening to the west on the bypass, several developments under the Geeuntung family banner, including a large hotel on Soi 94 and several retail projects, a water park, wakeboard facility and a small sailing lake at the Black Mountain Golf Club, and recently completed the Best Western ‘Serenity’ hotel almost opposite Soi 6. The pace of change may be worrying for some, but seems to be heralding the start of a new boom for the town, for better or worse. It can only be hoped that it also brings prosperity to the local people who really need it.
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