In Phuket several hotels will be renamed, as well as undergo renovation

Five coastal islands hotel will have a re-branding, three of them belong to a group of hotels Central Group, the two - Marriott chain. Hotels Central Karon Village, Central Karon Beach Resort and Central Kata Resort will be renamed accordingly Centara Villas, Centara Karon Resort and Centara Kata Resort. Same brand, "Centara" formed from two words: "Central" - the name of the chain itself and "tara" - the Thai property word for water.

Rebranding also have an effect on the hotel Grand Tropicana Hotel Phuket, located in Patong, which would come under the management of the group will be known as the Marriott and Courtyard Marriott Phuket Patong Beach. The company also acquired the hotel Surin Beach Resort, which will receive after rebranding name Courtyard Marriott Phuket Surin Beach.

The changes affect not only the names - in hotels will also be reconstructed and some updates in the administration, which completed by the end of 2008.