simon43 Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 I'm doing a marketing campaign which targets hotels and guesthouses in Thailand. Does anyone know where I can obtain/buy a comprehensive database mailing list of Thai hotels and guesthouses? I guess TAT has such a list (??), but I'm sure they won't provide it to me All the hard-copy hotel directories that I have sen are very incomplete. Basically, the more hotels on my database the better - so any suggestions how to maximise this are most welcome! Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimjim Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Extensive-Da...an-t201560.html Looks like that guy has what you need. Of course I don't know what your results would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wombat6 Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 All the information that you require is on the Internet so if you don't want to do it yourself, hire someone to compile a list!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GungaDin Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Try www.sawadee.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileplur Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 I have a pretty comprehensive list that was obtained through an affiliate program I am with. Many of them have such lists. Sign up and download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 - has a lot, but doubt if comprehensive or current. http://www.eppo.go.th/index_thaigov.html#Hotels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmeriThai Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Years ago the TAT used to provide regional booklets listing accommodations in those regions. I don't know if they still provide them or not. The listings covered 5-star hotels to budget classed guesthouses. However, they did not list EVERY hotel, and prices and general information were usually out-of-date. Sometimes places were shown listed that no longer existed. Also, I think most, if not all, locations were members of sorts with the TAT. You might try looking at this website. Near the bottom of the page you'll see "Thailand Accommodations by Destination". Click on a city or area listed. For example, they list 128 places for Bangkok. You can sort accommodations by "Most Popular", "Lowest Price", etc., and can click on the hotel for a bit more info or to send a message to the hotel. In my opinion, these listings are only guides to selected hotels, and I'm sure don't list every hotel. I don't know if the Miami Hotel off Sukhumvit Road is still standing or not, but if it is, it's not listed. Other accommodations located on Soi 8 don't seem to be listed either. Rather than reinvent the wheel, I'd suggest using the links others have provided here, and do some web searches for accommodations in certain areas. In the past, I've found a few unlisted places from friends. Also, you should find various Thailand-related forums, including TV, with posts about various hotels, guesthouses, etc., as well as from some of the popular travel guides. But as you noted, I think you'll find most, if not all, hard copy or website listings are indeed "incomplete". http://amazingthailand.tourismthailand.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Below is the best listing I have found on the web: http://www.thaitravelpages.com/scripts/def....asp?LG=ENGLISH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaising Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Contact Thai Hotel Association at http://www.thaihotels.org/ for more information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junki3korean Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 every hotel??!?!?! chok dee na kap! wired-destinations.com, directrooms.com....................i found alot there during holiday time in thai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted August 21, 2008 Author Share Posted August 21, 2008 Of course the major travel websites list many Thai hotels. Bu that's not I want. I don't want to reinvent the wheel by compiling my own list (unless absolutely necessary). I'd rather use a list-broker service. anyway, I've PMed the guy who is offering a database of hotels and I'll see what he has to say. Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileplur Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 I told you that affiliate programs like Agoda will have an entire list available for download. I have one or two around somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted August 21, 2008 Author Share Posted August 21, 2008 My hotel is already an affiliate with Agoda, Wotif, ratestoGo etc. I'm pretty sure that Agoda will not give me a database of Thai hotels (postal address, email address, general manager's name etc) that I can go and market to directly . a simple list of Thai hotels is not what I'm after. Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileplur Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Hotels Combined will give you the following in excel: hotelId Unique id for each hotel. (Integer) hotelFileName Redirection url to view hotel details/rates. http://www.hotelscombined.com/Hotel/[hotelFileName].htm?a_aid=[your affiliate id] hotelName Unique hotel name rating Star rating location Location/Suburb/Area within the city. cityId Unique id for the city cityFileName Redirection url for city page. http://www.hotelscombined.com/City/[cityFileName].htm?a_aid=[your affiliate id] cityName Name of the city stateId Unique id for the state (Optional) stateFileName Redirection url for the state page. http://www.hotelscombined.com/State/[stateFileName].htm?a_aid=[your affiliate id] (Optional) stateName Name of the state (Optional) countryCode Two letter unique country code countryFileName Redirection url for the country page. http://www.hotelscombined.com/Country/[countryFileName].htm?a_aid=[your affiliate id] countryName Name of the country imageId The hotel's default image. The format is http://www.hotelscombined.com/HotelImages/[first3numbersOfImageId]/[imageId].jpg e.g. For the imageId '123456' the URL will be http://www.hotelscombined.com/HotelImages/123/123456.jpg and for the thumbnail the URL will be http://www.hotelscombined.com/HotelThumbs/123/123456.jpg sellers The number of websites that sell this hotel address The hotel's address minRate The average low rate currencyCode The currency code for the 'minRate' column Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted August 21, 2008 Author Share Posted August 21, 2008 ok, but no great help to me... No hotel email address no details of GM No idea when this data was last updated What I'm after is to purchase a list compiled by a list broker or similar, ie - with the relevant data and in a suitable format for mailshots. Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileplur Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 It is updated daily, but it doesn't have what you are after ... sorry it couldn't help more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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