What coronavirus? Bangkok luxury hotels push new openings despite lack of foreign tourists

Pandemic-related travel restrictions have plunged Thailand’s tourism industry into crisis – but the doom and gloom has not stopped new hotel openings in Bangkok, particularly at the high end of the market.There were at least a dozen high-profile hotel openings in 2020, with one recently rebranded property offering club rooms for as little as 1,222 baht (US$40) the week before Christmas. Others like Capella Bangkok – which opened in October and has the highest rack rates in the capital, starting…