Over 1,000 participants expected at Southeast Asia’s largest sustainability forum as Phuket’s
tourism explosion mirrors the challenges of other islands in the region.
Author: amy bensema
Hotel group to remove 200 million mini plastic toiletries to help the environment
One of the world’s biggest hotel groups is set to ban mini plastic toiletries in an effort to reduce plastic waste. InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced that it will install bulk-size amenities in the bathrooms of its 843,000 rooms around the world by 2021.
Phuket event makes a good PHIST of tackling sustainability
Phuket is set to push the sustainability agenda when it plays host to PHIST (Phuket Hotels for Islands Sustaining Tourism) come September 23, when the free-to-attend one-day conference organised by Phuket Hotels Association, C9 Hotelworks and Greenview takes place at the Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa.
Top 5 things Phuket hotel developers should know
Some tips for Phuket hotel developers from an industry specialist.
People Planet Phuket – PHIST
PHIST is an innovative event for the Hotel Industry to discuss Environmental Sustainability and Community Benefit, coming to Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa on Monday 23 September 2019.
As Thailand’s tourism trajectory declines, Phuket fights back on sustainability platform
Phuket is preparing to drive forward the sustainability agenda as it readies to host PHIST 2019, the annual event that unites the travel industry in the fight against environmental degradation in Southeast Asia’s idyllic island destinations.
Environmental Leaders in Thailand launch Green Beat 60
Dance to the sound of Green Beat 60: wacky, wild, in-your-face ideas all welcome as Asia’s first green short film competition aims to unearth the region’s new generation of eco activists. Roll over Greenpeace, Green Beat 60 is here!
Stay Free – Business Meets Beach Campaign
Phuket Hotels Association launches “Business Meets Beach” campaign to drive MICE Business to the Island.
Artist transforms flotsam and jetsam from Phuket beaches into treasure
The joy of art, for me, lies in an artist’s ability to capture something culturally familiar, something known, and present it in a new and unusual way. There is endless perception-challenging fascination in discovering what they could see that I could not.
Zeavola’s Little Green Book
Koh Phi Phi’s boutique upscale resort Zeavola is behind the impressive new Little Green Book, which was recently released.