Management and staff Centara
Grand Mirage Resort Pattaya celebrate winning trophies at the Pattaya Food &
Hotelier Expo ‘2012 and 28th Eastern Seaboard Bartender Contest.
Warunya Thongrod
The Centara Grand Mirage Resort Pattaya celebrated
winning bronze status for 2012 by EarthCheck, the international
environmental and certification body for the travel and tourism industry,
with a staff party at the Wong Amat hotel.
General Manager Andre Brulhart touted presentation of the
award, which the hotel won in April, at a Sept. 6 “awards of pride” event
that also celebrated the hotel’s successes at the Pattaya Food & Hoteliers
Expo and the 28th Eastern Seaboard Bartender Contest.
Brulhart praised and thanked employees for working hard
to earn the hotel many awards in various competitions, including the
EarthCheck certification, which was based on data collected during the 2011
calendar year.
EarthCheck found the hotel has a sustainability policy in
place and has nine of the assessed indicators at or above the baseline
level. Seven of these indicators - energy consumption, greenhouse gas
emissions, potable water consumption, water savings rating, waste sent to
landfill, cleaning products rating, and pesticide products rating - are at
or above the best-practice level, which the company said “is an achievement
to be highly commended.”
“I am happy and proud that the hotel has received many
awards which are considered as the winning trophies for employees for
working hard, reaching our goals and impressing customers,” Brulhart said.
“Apart from providing services, the hotel has always given importance to the
environment and the success is from the ultimate cooperation between
managers and employees of the hotel … this is evident from the awards
guaranteeing the quality and services of Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort.”
Centara Grand Mirage also has received an outstanding
hotel award from TripAdvsior. com, and was named one of 25 best relaxation
spots by Smart Travel Asia magazine. In Thailand, it has won recognition
from Thailand Tattler magazine and the Department of International Trade
Promotion.
Andre Brulhart (center),
general manager of Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort, congratulates managers
of each department for helping the hotel win many awards.
Joining in THAI’s A380
pre-launch reception were (from left to right): Ewen McDonald, Rolls-Royce
Managing Director, Kanit Sangsubhan, Member of THAI’s Board of Directors,
Teerapol Chotichanapibal, THAI Executive Vice President of Products and
Services, Thomas Friedberger, Airbus Senior Vice President of Sales in Asia,
Ampon Kittiampon, Chokchai Panyayong, THAI Executive Vice President of
Strategy and Business Development and Acting President, Apiporn Pasawat,
Member of THAI’s Board of Directors, and Prajak Sajjasophon, Aeronautical
Radio of Thailand (AEROTHAI) President.
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI)
held a pre-launch reception at THAI’s Head Office to showcase its first
Airbus A380-800. THAI will receive a total of six Airbus A380-800 aircraft
equipped to carry 507 passengers in three-classes of travel: 12 seats in
Royal First Class, 60 seats in Royal Silk Class, and 435 seats in Economy
Class, complete with the most modern Audio Video On Demand (AVOD) ex2 system
with personal entertainment screens in all classes, boasting internet
connection, Wi-Fi, inflight mobile phone use, and SMS and MMS messages
onboard with a mobile service provider fee.
THAI’s first Airbus A380-800 was accepted on 27 September 2012 and will
operate flights to and from Bangkok-Hong Kong and Bangkok-Singapore
beginning 6 October 2012. The next three aircraft will be accepted in the
Winter Program 2012/2013 (28 October 2012 – 30 March 2013) and another two
aircraft will be received in 2013.
Upon acceptance of the second A380-800 in mid-December 2012, THAI will
operate the aircraft to and from Bangkok-Frankfurt and Bangkok-Hong Kong. In
January 2013, THAI will begin operating the A380-800 to and from
Bangkok-Narita and to and from Bangkok-Paris in February 2013.
