Thailand. Dusit Hotels & Resorts has opened the Royal Dusit Hall in Hua Hin/Cha-am, 180 km south of Bangkok. The convention centre offers seven rooms, including a 1,140-seat auditorium, and is located in the 4.8-ha park of Dusit Resort Hua Hin with 300 rooms. For over 55 years the Dusit Group has been on the market with hotels located in Bangkok, Chiang Rai, Pattaya and Phuket. Its portfolio also includes Dubai, Indonesia, Myanmar and the Philippines. To familiarise Europeans with Thai traditions and hospitality, it recently opened a sales office for Germany, Austria and Switzerland (dusit@aovo.de). www.dusit.com