In Thailand’s southern island of Phuket, the devastating effects of COVID-19 continue to be felt by the community due to low levels of domestic tourism and the closure of international borders. In response to the situation, a group of residents have joined together to launch ‘One Phuket’, a community driven initiative which seeks to support those in dire need of assistance and propose solutions for various issues.
 
Accor’s lifestyle loyalty programme, ALL – Accor Live Limitless has collaborated with One Phuket to assist in the donation of food parcels, or ‘life bags’, through a THB 80,000 grant to the cause. The life bags will be donated to residents of Phuket who are facing financial difficulty due to lack of employment or reduced hours of work. One Phuket is able to feed around 8,000 people on a weekly basis through the distribution of 2,000 parcels that include essentials such as rice, oil, fish and noodles.
 
Accor is the largest hotel operator in Thailand, with a network of 90 hotels of which 21 are located in Phuket. “The global health crisis has obviously caused severe challenges to many people, however the impact on those reliant on the tourism industry has been particularly painful for me to witness”, commented Garth Simmons, Accor’s Chief Executive Officer for Accor in Southeast Asia, Japan & South Korea. “We are humbled to see communities in destinations such as Phuket come together to support each other, and it is only right that we are there alongside them to offer a helping hand”.
 
Andrea Edwards, CSP, The Digital Conversationalist and co-founder of One Phuket commented “with no definitive date for an end to this global pandemic, which is having a major impact on economies around the globe, our beautiful Island of Phuket – which relies so heavily on the tourist dollar - continues to see many struggling to survive. The recent third wave has been devastating to local businesses, and the need in our community is greater than ever. This is why we created One Phuket at the beginning of 2021. It’s about bringing us all together, as a community, with the mantra: we will get through this crisis, together”.
 
Those wishing to support One Phuket can make donations via Siam Commercial Bank, Choengthale, Phuket | Swift: SICOTHBK | Branch: 0706 | Bank: 014 | Savings account 706265040-3 or visit The Facebook Group One Phuket for more information. 

On 31 May 2021, Grand Mercure Phuket Patong Resort & Villas led by Khun Sebastien Tronchet, General Manager donated 750 PPE suites to Patong Hospital to distribute to medical personnel including Public health workers in fighting COVID-19 in Phuket.
 
With this support, we are sincerely thank you all front-line heroes for their fight against COVID-19.

As part of an excellent initiative by the Thai Hotel Association that invites the hotel business sector and the Thai people to donate food and beverages in the Unite for Thai People Project, Pathumwan Princess Hotel is delighted to take part in organizing activities to help society during the current epidemic outbreak.
 
On Wednesday 19th May, Khun Arthorn Vanasantakul, Managing Director of MBK Hotels and Tourism Co., Ltd., Ms. Patcharee Phetpiroon, Resident Manager and the management team of Pathumwan Princess Hotel donated 100 sets of food, snacks and drinking water to the hard-working doctors, nurses and other medical staff at Bangkok’s National Stadium which is currently being used as COVID-19 infection pre-admission center. The donation was gratefully received on behalf of the medical staff by Dr. Niwat Limsukniran, Director General of the Department of Physical Education, and Dr. Patpong Pongsakul, Director of Sports Bureau.
 
Caption:
1. Mrs. Arthorn Vanasantakul Managing Director of MBK Hotel & Tourism Co., Ltd. (center)
2. Dr. Niwat Limsuknirun           Director General Department of Physical Education (center)
3. Dr. Patpong Pongsakul        Director of the Department of Physical Education (2nd left)
4. Ms. Patcharee Phetpiroon   Resident Manager of Pathumwan Princess Hotel (1st right)
5. Mr. Lanka Fernando             Director of Food & Beverage of Pathumwan Princess Hotel (1st left)

Asst. Prof. Dr. Prasan Satitrangsak (5th from left), lecturer of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Mahanakorn University of Technology, congratulates Thanarush Hadsri      (4th from left), chief executive officer of Guardian Group during a special occasion held to thank partners and supporters who have played a major part in the success of the Thai medical equipment business in 2020. The event was held at Gaysorn Urban Resort, 19th floor, Gaysorn Tower, in Bangkok.
 
During the event, Thanarush announced a mega investment plan for two new production factories in Surat Thani and Rayong. This expansion of Guardian Group will lead to new employment opportunities in these provinces, with over 10,000 jobs being created within 2021. The Guardian Group management team is confident that this investment will help drive the company to become a leading medical equipment and hygiene innovator for the present and future world.
 
Seen in the photo from left: Boon-anan Eakkasithi; Pratarn Sukkho; Piyaporn Rodcharoen, chief executive officer of Medina & Supply; Thanarush Hadsri; Asst. Prof. Dr. Prasan Satitrangsak; Asst. Prof. Dr. Siripak Siritho, Dean of Business Administration Faculty at Mahanakorn University of Technology; and Asst. Prof. Dr. Chuensumon Bunnag, lecturer of the Communication Arts Department at Mahanakorn University of Technology.

​Tirapongse Pangsrivongse (3rd left), Executive Director of Kasemkij Co., Ltd. together with Tirawan Pangsrivongse (4th left), Project Development Manager of Cape & Kantary Hotels, made an annual donation of 300,000 Baht to SOS Children's Villages Thailand in 2021 to support children and the organisation's operations. Pol.Maj.Gen.Dr. Norawat Charoen-Rajapark (5th left), President of the Board of Directors of SOS Children's Villages Thailand, graciously received the donation on behalf of the foundation. The ceremony was attended by Pongvarut Pangsrivongse (1st left); Pongsit Pangsrivongse (2nd left), Vidhya Nativivat (6th left) and Kulvech Janvatanavut (7th left) at InterContinental Hotel, Bangkok. 

​The 13th Fitz Club Tennis Tournament recently held at the Fitz Club – Racquets, Health and Fitness was a smashing success. Sponsored by Siam Daikin Sales Co., Ltd, Carabao Group, Yonex Thailand, Dunlop Thailand, Meiji, Supply Gallery, T&T Aluminum, Fur-right and VC Fabric, the tournament brought together Thai players and expatriates along with supportive fans in this thrilling 3-day event.
 
Keen Tennis players of all levels gathered early on Friday afternoon as the tournament started with a warm welcome from Mr. Vitanart Vathanakul, the CEO of Royal Cliff Hotels Group, who is also an accomplished Tennis player and a long-time enthusiast of the sport. The tournament adopted the round-robin scoring system format which enabled competitors to play several heart-pumping matches against different opponents making it an action-packed weekend of fun and exciting matches for all.  A brilliant display of top-level Tennis was delivered as participants of the Fitz Club Tennis Tournament this year included a Thailand Open Senior Champion, a Royal Bangkok Sports Club (RBSC) Champion, a Polo Club Champion, a Le Smash Club Champion as well as several ex ITF champions who made the event more electrifying.

from KIS International School was awarded by SAT- FJGT Future Junior Golf Thailand Class E Female best player of the year. A huge achievement by the Grade 3 Junior golfer who recently received an award of honor from Dr. Kongsak Yodmanee, Governor of the Sports Authority of Thailand.  Accompanied by Khun Kumaree Komarakul Na Nagara, KIS Board Chair, and School Director and Khun Sorrakrit Lathitham, KIS Director of Marketing and Development.  Mighty shared with us her passion for Golf saying “I started playing golf since I was four years old.  My family is into golf and we like to spend our free time together enjoying the sport and that’s how I develop my passion for the sport.  I want to improve even more from this and in the future, I would like to play in the LPGA” She is a huge inspiration to other youth golfers and amazing job Mighty! Keep it up.  

Accor, a world-leading hospitality group, today announced Singapore’s first Mondrian hotel will be built in the heart of the city’s prominent Duxton Hill neighborhood and is set to open in early 2023. The property is being developed by Craig Road Property Holdings. This news comes on the heels of Accor’s recent announcement regarding its planned venture with Ennismore, which will see the creation of one of the world’s largest and fastest growing lifestyle and entertainment operators set to include Mondrian hotels.
 
Mondrian Singapore, a luxury lifestyle hotel comprised of 300 guestrooms and suites, a restaurant, a lounge and a rooftop bar will combine historic architecture from Singapore’s centuries-old shophouses with a new build of modern, contemporary influences.