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Hilton Pattaya celebrates third annual Hilton Worldwide Global Week of Service
More than 50 volunteers from Hilton Pattaya
donate food and culinary equipment to the Banglamung Home for Boys.
In celebration of Hilton Worldwide’s third annual Global
Week of Service, October 19 - 25, more than 50 volunteers from Hilton
Pattaya helped support the local community by donating food and culinary
equipment for underprivileged children to the Banglamung Home for Boys.
The team also performed a community project, ‘Dive for Life’, to collect and
remove debris from under the water around Koh Sak and clean up the beach
there.
The Hilton Pattaya team joined
with Mermaids Dive Center to collect and remove debris from under the water
around Koh Sak and clean up the beach there.
Community service is an integral part of Hilton
Worldwide’s culture, and acts of volunteerism occur year-round across the
eleven distinct brands and more than 4,200 properties. Hilton Pattaya’s
efforts are a part of Hilton Worldwide’s week-long annual celebration of the
company’s commitment to serving and enriching the communities where they
live, work and travel. This year, Hilton Worldwide participated in more than
3,000 hands-on service projects globally.
“We are delighted to take the lead on this community project and support
Hilton Worldwide’s Global Week of Service, said Montree Sattham, director of
human resources at Hilton Pattaya. “Every day, our team members come up with
great ideas to make this a special and memorable week for the kids and as
Hilton ambassadors, we’ll try our best to be the ‘light’ at the Banglamung
Home for Boys.”
“We would like to thank Hilton for seeing it as a crucial factor to extend a
helping hand to the community. (This is) another great milestone in
Pattaya,” said Pakkamon Sirithanakarn, Head of Cookery, Banglamung Home for
Boys.
“We are pleased to collaborate with Hilton to help rehabilitate the marine
ecosystem in Pattaya; we believe that cleaning at the bottom of the ocean
can support live coral,” said Sheena Walls, general manager of Mermaids Dive
Center, located in Jomtien.
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Etihad Airways commences daily non-stop flights to Phuket
Etihad Airways commences daily
flights to Phuket.
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab
Emirates, has commenced daily non-stop flights between Abu Dhabi
and Phuket, the airline’s second destination in Thailand.
The inaugural flight - EY430 - departed Abu Dhabi International
Airport at 8.40am local time on Sunday 26 October and touched
down at 6.00pm the same day at Phuket International Airport,
where it was welcomed by a water cannon salute, a gathering of
dignitaries and airline representatives, and a performance by
traditional Thai dancers.
Situated off the west coast of Thailand in the tranquil Andaman
Sea, Phuket is one of Thailand’s southern-most provinces and the
largest island in the Kingdom. Its pristine natural beaches,
plethora of resorts, and year-round sunshine make it a
top-ranking destination for holidaymakers the world over.
James Hogan, president and chief executive officer of Etihad
Airways said, “The new Phuket route is a natural expansion of
our Thai network and a strong addition to our portfolio of
leisure destinations, such as the Seychelles, Maldives and Sri
Lanka.
“With attractive departure and arrival times and seamless
connections from more than 25 cities across the GCC and Europe,
the new services will contribute greatly to the growth of
tourism to the region.
“Holidaymakers from the UAE and GCC as well as from key European
markets including London, Milan, Munich and Paris will now have
enhanced travel options to the island destination and enjoy
Etihad Airways’ award-winning service along the way.”
Connections to Phuket from Berlin, Düsseldorf, Rome and Belgrade
are also available with Etihad Airways’ European partners,
airberlin, Alitalia and Air Serbia.
(Left to right) Anoma Vongyai,
Tourism Authority of Thailand Director - Phuket Office; Craig
Thomas, Etihad Airways Vice President Asia Pacific North and
Indian Sub-Continent; Captain Adel Al Zubaidi; Monruedee
Ketphan, Director of Phuket International Airport; Dimitrios
Karagkioules, Etihad Airways new General Manager for Thailand;
and Etihad Airways cabin crew celebrate the airline’s inaugural
Phuket to Abu Dhabi flight with a floral garland cutting
ceremony at Phuket International Airport.
Phuket is one of the 10 new routes launched or to be launched by
Etihad Airways in 2014. Others included Medina on 1 February;
Jaipur on 1 April; Los Angeles and Zurich on 1 June; Yerevan on
2 July; and Rome and Perth on 15 July. These will be followed by
San Francisco on 18 November and Dallas on 3 December. Phuket is
also the airline’s seventh destination in South East Asia
alongside Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur,
Manila and Singapore.
A two-class Airbus A330-200 aircraft operates the Abu
Dhabi-Phuket sector with 22 seats in Business Class and 240
seats in Economy Class.
Reservations for the new Phuket service can be made at
etihad.com, through Etihad Airways Contact Centres or travel
agents worldwide.
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