Online Ad Networks Remain Strong in Recession

Buzz Marketing is set to expand the current SEO, Online Ad and Search offerings across Asia with the introduction of of authorized agent program in the coming month. The program will give the

opportunity to existing Ad Agencies to onsell, tailor and manage Buzz Marketing Services to their clients. Buzz Marketing has seen far stronger interest since the introduction of the combined SEO, News, Ad and Search

package that helps those in business develop a broad spectrum web presence.

” It has never been more important for business to make the most of their advertising” said Sutida Suwunnavid Chairwoman of Buzz Inc “our product is by far the most cost effective form of advertising available. As the global economic crises continues we expect to see more people online, and more people using the web, especially in relatin to shopping online, the internet will be a key factor in how well many businesses perform during this period”

Buzz has built 9 Search Engines as well as integrated ad networks the company has also developed an automated software system to manage SEO and SEO performance. Buzz Search www.12buzz.com has perfrmed well and is now one of Asia’s most popular web search engines, licenced versions of the service also operate on www.12buzz.th.gs and www.archer.12buzz.com . The ad network operates extensively on web sites in Asia with a particular focus on Property and Travel sites, a high yeild market for Buzz. The Marketing and SEO services have been and are being used by some of the most well know resorts in Asia as well.

Buzz’s main competitor Google is telling clients that it can help them beat the recession and is urging them not to turn their backs on digital advertising as the economy slumps, according to its most senior executive outside the US.

In an interview with the Financial Times, Mr Arora said: “We are making a very explicit pitch to clients about using the internet to speed up in a slowdown. We want to make sure people don’t sacrifice the digital imperative because of other issues in their business.”

Analysts at Citigroup last week highlighted the strength of global search engine advertising – Google’s core business – but noted that banner ads, classifieds and lead generation activities were all showing signs of weakness online.

Mr Arora admitted that advertisers’ experimentation with some newer online techniques “is going to have to take a back seat” as budgets tighten, but said many businesses had the scope to optimise and reallocate their marketing spending for greater returns.

Three trends – a growing online audience, that audience’s growing trust in the internet and the rise in e-commerce – would make the online sector more resilient, Mr Arora said, although he admitted “that’s not to say if there’s a huge cut in advertising spending it’s not going to filter through to all forms of advertising”.

Buzz is one company offering these new services in the form of managed e-commerce and SEO services, and continuing to take market share in the very competitive South East Asian region

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Street Address

Buzz Technologies, Inc.

123/29 M.5 T.Cherngtalay
A.Talang, Phuket, Thailand, 83110

Phone Number

(66) 76 326 318

24 Hour Hotline

(66) 80 700 7900

Fax Number

(66) 76 326 319

Office Hours

9.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. + 7 hours ICT

Monday through to Saturday including public holidays

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Advertising Property in Phuket

Phuket Property advertising on the internet is extremely competitive and a serious strategy needs to be properly in place for the best positions to be reached on the Google and other search engines. The Phuket property market is tough and recently  more people have developed websites in the anticipation of reaching the top placements to get all the traffic that are looking for property from all over the globe.

Advertising Phuket Property with PPC

Advertising in the property market using traditional pay per click advertising is a very risky and expensive venture. Due to the high level of competition for the business the cost per click is substantial and the sites are consuming a large advertising spend a month with no problem. The advantages are that with one sale in the property market an advertiser could pay for an entire year advertising using ppc on an ad network  as the profit margins are high per property sale. The main advantage with ppc  is that you are able to attain 1st page placements under your chosen key search terms and get the traffic that are searching for your services the instant you place your bid. However people seem to be increasingly aware these are in fact ads and not search results and tend to disregard them.

Property Advertising with Banners

Banners are a popular way to get branding out there and with the right graphics can influence an end user to remember your company and use your services as opposed to the competitors to purchase their property. Although branding will be good banner are not as good as text links for the end user due to our experience.
Advertising Property with Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)

The best way to advertise property on the website is to get your property website to the 1st page of the search engines in the natural listings with Buzz’s search engine optimisation. The reason is obvious. The best locatons on a page of natural listings are used 90% by the end user looking for the property sales as opposed to any paid sponsor listings and there are no costs attached with visitors clicking through to your website. The Phuket property market is extremely aggressive and competing against the long standing websites is difficult – but not impossible!

It is essential that you have a clear strategy in place when taking on advertising property on the internet. The first thing to do is decide which key phrases you want to target in the property market and then make sure you know which pages are going to target which phrases. You must avoid repetition in all your web pages and ensure your metas are unique page to page. Your Phuket property website must be ‘squeaky clean’ to stand any chance of reaching 1st page on Google. You must ensure page layout is correct so the search engine spiders understand what you are wanting to advertise and do not participate in any link farms on the internet. Call 0807007900 for more information or advice on advertising your property website with search engine optimisation (SEO).

Quick House Sales

Buzz Marketing For Properties offers attractive options for getting quick cash for property you are looking to sell.

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Street Address

Buzz Technologies, Inc.

123/29 M.5 T.Cherngtalay
A.Talang, Phuket, Thailand, 83110

Phone Number

(66) 76 326 318

24 Hour Hotline

(66) 80 700 7900

Fax Number

(66) 76 326 319

Office Hours

9.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. + 7 hours ICT

Monday through to Saturday including public holidays

Under the Royal Patronage of His Majesty the King, the regatta is organised by the Phuket King’s Cup Regatta Organising Committee under the auspices of the Royal Varuna Yacht Club, in conjunction with the Yacht Racing Association of Thailand, the Royal Thai Navy and the Province of Phuket.

Simon James the regatta’s Race Management Director said, “It’s especially fitting that this year when we’re experiencing a worldwide economic downturn that the regatta will be bigger, better and more spectacular than ever.  The increase in the number of entries means that we will see some of the best and most closely contested racing in any yachting event.  More entries of course mean more crews, more spectators and more yachting enthusiasts who will be in Phuket for this marvelous once a year maritime and social event.”

The latest class entries include – Racing: 8, Premier: 7, IRC: 20, Sunsail One Design: 6, Bareboat: 17, Multihull: 10, Ocean Rover: 7, Firefly 850 Sport: 7, Sportsboats: 7, Classic: 3.

Explaining that a number of entrant racing yachts are in transit to the Raja Muda in Malaysia and are expected to enter soon, the Race Management Director said that there is also a good increase in the number of Bareboat Charter Yachts bringing the total to 23 including the Sunsail One Design Class. More Corsair Multihulls are expected from Pattaya in addition to the three already registered.  There are also additional Sportsboats expected with Platus from Pattaya and Somtam Express still to register, plus a number of

IRC Class regulars including the Royal Thai Navy and La Samudra have now entered pushing to total up to 90 yachts.

Kevin Whitcraft president of the Phuket King’s Cup Regatta Organizing Committee was also upbeat about what he described as “the likelihood of an outstanding event in the world of competition sailing.”  With each year, every aspect of the regatta takes a step forward in terms of management. The 2008 regatta will feature upgraded race equipment including several new markers, ground tackle, and pennants to enable a flexibility and efficiency of race course management.  The total cost to update the race equipment is around 1 Million Baht.

Many racing courses have also been updated with adequate selection for the Race Officer to decide each day depending on the wind conditions.

And this year, Race Officer, Tony Denham will now be joined on the water by fellow Australian Ross Chisholm making his King’s Cup Debut and replacing Regular Race Officer David Brookes who has had to withdraw from this year’s event because of business commitments.

Based in Darwin, Australia Ross has worked as Race Officer with many offshore keelboats as well as one design racing and was Race Director for the Petersville / Nissan Regatta in Melbourne Australia. Ross has been an International Race Officer for more than 12 years and has worked on many international and world championships while based in Melbourne.

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Local and expat residents of Phuket will sell home-made Christmas goodies, candles, ornaments, gift items, calendars, jewellery etc.
Traditionally, one of the biggest Christmas trees on Phuket is to be found at the Royal Phuket Marina (RPM) Town Square where fountains and spectacular lighting add to a festive atmosphere.

This year Crystal Riedemann, General Manager of Skippers Sports bar and Lisa Sol, PR Manager of Mom Tri’s Boathouse Regatta at RPM have taken the initiative to start the first Christmas market at RPM.

Local and expat residents of Phuket are given the opportunity to sell their home-made Christmas cakes, cookies and plum puddings, hand-made Christmas baubles, candles, jewellery, greeting cards, calendars, gift items etc.

There is a small booking fee of 300 Baht per evening for a place at the market which can be paid in advance at Skippers Bar at RPM or at Mom Tri’s Boathouse on Kata Beach. Sellers can opt for a stall for one, two or all evenings as desired. Booking in advance is required.

The market is envisioned as a Christmas Phuket community event and will not include commercial businesses.

Buskers, Capella singers, Christmas choirs and artists are warmly invited to come and liven up the scene even more.

Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket has completed its refurbishment program and is ready to welcome guests to the upgraded facilities.

The resort’s general manager, Peter Komposch, says more than 75% of guestrooms have been given a completely new look whilst maintaining the popular Sino-Portuguese architecture of the region within the main building.

“All the rooms are bright and airy and follow the Dusit style, in that they combine Thai tradition with modern style and convenience,” he says. “Our regular guests will immediately feel at home, while we are confident that new guests will quickly become fans of our style.”

Every room has a private balcony overlooking either the peaceful lagoon or the Andaman Sea. Room facilities include TV with satellite channels, built-in safe, mini-bar, coffee- and tea-making facilities, hairdryer, high-speed wireless Internet connection and a spacious bathroom.

For those who are looking for large and stylish accommodation for a family, the Dusit Thani Pool Villas became fully operational in the beginning of November.

There are 28 pool villas, each of them offering 292 sq. m. of luxury spread over three stories. Occupying the entire first floor, two bedrooms of the Laguna pool villas have direct access to private open-air garden courtyards, while the oceanfront pool villas offer direct access to the white sandy Bang Tao beach from the master bedroom.

The villas’ second floors include a functional kitchen, a dining area for six people, a spacious living area and open onto a patio. The rooftop feature is an18-sq. m. private infinity plunge pool with sun loungers offering a panoramic view of the lagoon or ocean.

“We are continually updating, upgrading and modernizing our resort, which is why after 20 years in this highly competitive environment Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket still remains at the forefront and has such a high number of returning guests every year,” Komposch adds

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NICE GUY EDDIE: Okay, everybody cough up green for the little lady. C’mon, throw in a buck.

MR PINK: Uh-uh. I don’t tip.

NICE GUY EDDIE: Whaddaya mean you don’t tip?

MR PINK: I don’t believe in it.

NICE GUY EDDIE: You don’t believe in tipping?MR WHITE: I love this kid; he’s a madman, this guy.

MR BLONDE: Do you have any idea what these ladies make? They make s***.

MR PINK: Don’t give me that. She don’t make enough money, she can quit.

NICE GUY EDDIE: I don’t even know a Jew who’d have the balls to say that. So let’s get this straight - you never ever tip?

MR PINK: I don’t tip because society says I gotta. I tip when somebody deserves a tip. When somebody really puts forth an effort, they deserve a little something extra. But this tipping automatically, that’s for the birds. As far as I’m concerned, they’re just doin’ their job.

I agree to some extent with Mr Pink, the character played by Steve Buscemi in Reservoir Dogs, the 1992 breakthrough film by Quentin Tarantino. Should I tip - especially after I have just paid a 10% service charge? I assume the service charge goes to the staff working in the restaurant as some sort of “guaranteed” tip. If that’s the case, why should I give a further tip?

Tipping is relatively new to Bangkok. Our normal custom after a meal is simply to leave some loose change on the table. A 2,000 baht dinner, a pile of one baht coins for the tip - it’s nothing to be frowned upon. But these days, not just a “reasonable” tip is expected; there’s this thing called a “10% service charge”. What’s that all about? Keep in mind, I am talking about better quality restaurants, not street-side som tam.

Lek, 26, a waitress at a long-established and successful medium-priced Chinese restaurant in Thong Lor, says her total income is about 5,500 baht a month, including the fixed 1,000 baht share of the service charge. Tips from customers amount to less than 300 baht. “Basically, customers do not tip a lot since they see the service charge at the end of the bill,” said Lek, who has worked at the restaurant for three years.

It’s normal practice for Thai customers to inspect every single line of a bill - and if we see “service charge” we normally tip less or not at all.

The restaurant in question employs 15 staff and adds a 10% service charge. A customer could presume that all of the service charge goes to the staff, right? Divided among the waiting staff, the bus boys, the receptionists, the kitchen staff, etc? But if that is the case, why is Ms Lek paid a “fixed” 1,000 baht?

Are we to presume all 15 staff get 1,000 baht each, for a total of 15,000 baht in service charges per month? Does that mean a long established, successful, medium-priced Chinese restaurant in the ever-so busy and trendy hub of Thong Lor makes only 150,000 baht a month? Not likely. The staff are only getting a small slice of the service charge cake.

Lek has a year-and-a-half to finish her BA in political science at an open university. She earns 211 baht per day, just eight baht more than the minimum wage. She works 26 days a month. And the restaurant is pocketing most of the service charge, leaving her with a measly 5,500 baht a month in overall income?

Does this also mean that I, as the customer, am paying more for the food I consume than the price listed on the menu because not all the added 10% included as a service charge is going to the person directly providing the service? Lek plans to leave the restaurant and work at a bakery, which pays better, once she finishes her schooling.

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WHY TIP?

It is widely believed that tipping came to Thailand with the return the first Thai students who studied in Europe about 50 years ago. When they came home, they brought not only their acquired knowledge but the “civilised” practice of tipping as well.

According to the New York Times, quoting the book Tipping by Kerry Segrave, the habit probably dates back to Tudor England (1485-1603). At the end of this period, guests spending a night at a private residence were expected to give some money, known as “vails”, to the servants of the house. Soon after this, customers began tipping at London coffee houses and other establishments. One frequented by author Samuel Johnson had a bowl with the words “To Insure Promptitude” on it, and this is believed have been abbreviated to “tip”.

Tipping began as a practice of the rich, a sprinkle of small change for social inferiors, and it quickly spread among the upper classes of Europe. Yet even in the early days, tipping produced feelings of resentment.

In the US, the practice may have started after the Civil War, when the wealthy began to travel to Europe. Just like Thai students 100 years later, they brought back tipping from Europe as a sign of their worldliness.

But unlike Europeans, people in the US did not have a deep-rooted tradition of noblesse oblige, and so opposition to tipping grew. In 1904, the Anti-Tipping Society of America sprang up in Georgia, and its 100,000 members signed pledges not to tip anyone. Meanwhile, in Europe the British government passed a law in 1943 establishing a minimum wage for service staff that helped to do away with their reliance on tips. In 1955, France passed a law requiring restaurants to add a service charge (service compris) to bills, something that has since become the norm in many countries.

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WHY A 10% SERVICE CHANGE?

The service charge was probably introduced to Thailand by the hotel industry, according to Thai Restaurant Association president Pavornwan Koonmongkol. At first it was confined to hotels and fine dining establishments, but later spread to more medium-priced restaurants.

Srayuth Ekahitanonda, a founder of the Let’s Sea beachfront restaurant and the boutique hotel Let’s Sea Hua Hin Al Fresco Resort, believes it is necessary for service providers to charge customers for good service, as restaurant owners invest time and capital to train staff to develop a “service mind”.

“You [diners] should have to pay a service charge if it is the rule which tells you clearly that the meal is subject to service charge,” Mr Srayuth said.

“But whether the service charge is justified or not is another question. Some places provide you with a very impressive experience, so that you might think paying a 10% service charge is not an issue.”

According to Pornsiri Rojmeta, managing director of the Greyhound restaurant chain, including a service charge in the bill is a way of lifting standards at a restaurant. When she and her friends decided to run a restaurant, they determined that the service must be of international standard. Part of this includes imposing a service charge.

Ms Pornsiri also believes a service charge motivates staff to work harder and give better quality service.

Wan, an ex-office worker, remembers well which restaurants around her office included a 10% service charge on the bill, and it influenced her tipping habits. She tips less in restaurants with a service charge.

“But even so, I always tip. I feel guilty if I don’t,” she said.

Another office worker, Poo, said she doesn’t tip if a 10% service charge shows up on the bill. However, she will make an exception if the service is first class.

In the US, service charges vary from 12% to 20%, with 10% the norm in the UK.

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HOW MUCH DO THE STAFF GET?

Sarisa Narupakorn, owner of the Kampoon Isan restaurant at Central World, uses a 70:30 ratio when dividing the service charge among staff. The larger portion goes to the staff, the rest to the restaurant to pay for interior design, maintenance and cover breakages.

“This creates and improves the fine atmosphere for customers, as the restaurant considers it an important part of a good restaurant,” she said.

Greyhound’s Ms Pornsiri gives the staff 75% of the takings while the rest goes to the restaurant’s upkeep.

The waiters at these restaurants earn about 8,000 baht a month, 6,000 baht of which is salary and 2,000 baht their share of the service charge. They also earn extra from tips.

Let’s Sea’s Mr Srayuth has a different policy. He gives all of the service charge to the staff.

“It’s an incentive to staff to maintain high service quality and minimise turnover,” he said.

Mr Srayuth tells of restaurant owners who are dishonest. Some promise job applicants a guaranteed share of the service charge once the restaurant is up and running, but then withhold the payment with the excuse that business is not as profitable as they had hoped.

Ms Sarisa said some restaurants appear to price their food very competitively and include a service charge even though the quality of the restaurant and its service is not up to scratch.

Thai Restaurant Association president Ms Pavornwan said complaints about unfair service charges were getting more vociferous.

She said many restaurants should not be levying a service charge since they do not meet with the required standards.

Ms Pavornwan thinks there should be a national standard for the restaurant industry covering not just service but hygiene as well.

This is not just for the customer’s sake, but so the restaurant operators can compete with foreign-run establishments.

If consumers become more vocal in their complaints, she said, perhaps the Internal Trade Department would place standards governing service charges under the Goods and Service Act.

“No consumers have complained about service charges on the hotline number,” one Internal Trade Department official told Brunch. He said if a restaurant tells the customer there is a service charge then there should not be any reason to complain.

But service charges do remove the element of reward. Tipping good service is a form of recognition, withholding a tip a punishment. The choice rests with the customer.

The Patong Harbor View project is excellently located at the southern inland end of the world famous Patong Beach in Phuket. The project site is located 2.5 kilometers to the heart of Patong on the road to Karon, Kata and the beaches to the south of Phuket. The total Phuket property size is approximately 3 Rai. The Patong land is flat with access to the new proposed marina project to the north with views of the harbor and the sea from upper apartment floors.

To the west and east are heavily wooded hills affording a peaceful, quiet setting with a short 1 kilometer drive to Patong’s new 3rd road putting this location in one of the last undeveloped locations in Patong Beach.

If you been thinking about investing in Phuket real estate, here is your chance to own a fine Phuket Apartment with all the luxuries of a 5 Star resort.

Patong Harbor View incorporates the best of traditional and new Thai designs into a modern condominium development. This exclusive project, will set the standard for luxury living and leisure in Patong. The project foresees a mix of one bedroom, two bedroom / one bath and two bedroom / two bath units. Units will have a forest, city, harbor or pool view. The project will be developed in three different stages with construction to begin in July 2006. All properties available from pre-sale are:

One Bedroom 98 & 105 Meters
Two bedroom 98 Meters
Two Bedroom 158 Meters

The master plan sets our rigorous controls and management to ensure quality development being built to the highest specifications and standards. Patong Harbor View will become the benchmark for quality living in a quiet but close to the action environment.

Up market Condominiums

The well located condominiums incorporate the best of modern Thai planning with the luxury one could expect of a condominium in the western world. An excellent life style in ensured for the residents because the development features privacy, security and an active life style as essential components of the layout scheme with built around fully landscaped public and private areas. The condominiums will use the latest technological developments and incorporate the use of intelligent building control systems to ensure the privacy, security and comfort for our residents.

Harbor View facilities

The creative joining of facilities and living Space while designing the master plan allows you to enjoy all the amenities of a five star resort.

Unwind with the feeling that investing in Phuket’s rising property values you have made an excellent investment that will reward you emotionally and financially for years to come.

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Street Address
123/29 M.5 T.Cherngtalay
A.Talang, Phuket, Thailand, 83110

Phone Number
(66) 76 326 318
24 Hour Hotline
(66) 80 700 7900

Fax Number
(66) 76 326 319

Office Hours
9.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. + 7 hours ICT
Monday through to Saturday including public holidays

More facilities

		Harbor view is located 2.5 Kilometers from Patong Beach with Tuk Tuk Taxi and motorcycle available to take you to the beach or town.
		Harbor View has nice private areas including a tranquil waterfalls leading into our swimming pool. Our goal is to ensure a peaceful stay with us.
		Harbor view has a fully equipped workout room and is maintained by our staff. It is open long hours and it’s large size means you won’t be waiting to use a machine.
		Harbor view master plan allows for BBQ areas, spa and massage areas, private areas, sunbathing, swimming and more. You’ll never want to go back home after you stay here a few days.
		All of the condos at Harbor View will have pool, sea, mountain and/or harbor views. Ask our staff to assist you in choosing the right condo for you!
		All Harbor View rooms are built with access to hi-speed internet. All rooms have telephone connections. You’ll never feel out of touch at Harbor View!
		Harbor View Rooms are connected to satellite television for the days or nights you want to kick back and watch a little TV.
		Harbor View Condos all have International Telephones. You’ll never feel out of touch when staying here.
		Harbor View has a mail room so your never be out of touch. We make it easy to either to send or receive packages for your business or home.
		Harbor View was designed so there is plenty of parking if you have a car or motorcycle.
		Harbor View has private areas and gardens for you to relax and enjoy your stay if your on holiday or living in Patong full time.
		Harbor View has massage and spa in-house. You’ll never have to travel far to unwind from a hard day !
		Harbor View has a store for that item you forgot or in case you get the midnight munchies.

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Accor Asia Pacific announced today that 11 Novotel hotels and resorts throughout the Asia Pacific region have achieved Green Globe Sustainable Tourism Certification, as part of a pilot hotel program that commenced in early 2008.  This notable achievement marks the beginning of a program that will see the Asia Pacific network of Novotel’s, (today 84 hotels) certified before the end of 2009.

The next phase of certification will see all Novotel Resorts in the Asia Pacific certified, including hotels in Bali, Lombok and Bogor in Indonesia, Phuket, Rayong and Chumphon in Thailand, Phan Thiet in Vietnam and Cairns and Twin Waters in Australia.  The resort network will achieve certification as early as March 2009.

Globally the Novotel network of almost 400 hotels and resorts has committed to achieving Green Globe certification by 2010, to become the first hotel brand to achieve global network certification.

“The Novotel brand has been focused on sustainable development for more than 10 years, so the Green Globe certification initiative is a natural evolution” says Evan Lewis – Vice President Communications for Accor Asia Pacific.  “Our hotels and resorts within the Asia Pacific have introduced the Accor Environmental Charter, requiring the application of 65 actions, Green Globe certification takes this to a new level ensuring continuing and lasting improvement of environmental performance by our hotels”.

Green Globe is an international organisation that provides certification for Sustainable Tourism, originally established in 1992 by the World Tourism and Travel Council and based on Agenda 21 (priorities of the 21st century for the planet).

The Green Globe certification takes place in two stages; first an assessment of the environmental performance according to a benchmarking audit and then the establishment of environmental management system to improve each hotels performance with respect to sustainable development policies.  Following this each hotel is externally audited for compliance to Green Globe standards.

Jagan Lacsher – Executive Assistant Manager of the Novotel Bangkok on Siam Square (and Green Globe Program Leader at this pilot hotel) commented “The Green Globe benchmarking and management process review heightened our awareness of the hotels consumption of energy, water, paper, chemicals, pesticides and waste management as well as our efforts in social welfare actions.  The whole team has become focused on ways to improve consumption, communicate the efforts with guests and each department now contributes to a constant improvement process”.

The Novotel Bali Benoa was the lead hotel on the pilot project and subsequently Novotel Bangkok on Siam Square, Novotel Hyderabad, Novotel Melbourne Glen Waverley, Novotel Wellington Capital, Novotel Atrium Darwin, Novotel Brisbane, Novotel Canberra, Novotel Perth Langley, Novotel Melbourne St Kilda, Novotel Auckland Ellerslie have completed Green Globe certification.

Michael Issenberg – Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, Accor Asia Pacific says “Travelers are increasingly seeking hotels with an environmental conscience.  With a global network of almost 400 Novotel hotels and resorts already dedicated to the fight against global warming, Green Globe certification provides the assurance that our guests call for.  Our ambition towards Green Globe certification of our entire network is bold, our commitment to improved environmental action is resolute”.

All details concerning Novotel’s commitment to Green Globe are available online at youandusforearth.com   Here you will find general information, latest press releases, interview requests and press kit on the initiative.

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Hotels, with the Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Novotel, Mercure, Suitehotel, Ibis, all seasons, Etap Hotel, Formule 1 and Motel 6 brands, representing 4,000 hotels and nearly 500,000 rooms in 90 countries, as well as strategically related activities, such as Lenôtre;

Services, with 30 million people in 40 countries benefiting from Accor Services products in employee and public benefits, rewards and loyalty, and expense management.

Costa Lanta, Koh Lanta

With contemporary architecture set amid tropical gardens, Costa Lanta strikes just the right balance between modern design and a tropical escape. The rooms are set back from the coastline amid the trees and are decked out with poured-concrete and timber walls and a partially open-air bathroom.

Doubles start at 3,025 baht (£55), including breakfast.

Paradee, Koh Samet

The small island of Samet is a national park, peppered with dazzling beaches either side of a forested ridge. At its narrowest point in the quiet far south, you’ll find Paradee, opening onto the east and west coasts of Ao Kiew. The 40 villas are luxuriously furnished with teak, rattan and Thai silks and most come with private pools and Jacuzzis.

Doubles start at 17,800 baht (£322), including breakfast.

Zeavola, Koh Phi Phi

Brought to fame by Alex Garland’s novel The Beach, Phi Phi is firmly on the backpacker trail. But the beaches of the north are largely unspoilt and this is where you’ll find Zeavola, the island’s only five-star hotel. Each villa has a private garden, and the rooms are adorned with hand-printed panels and batik.

Doubles start at 11,770 baht (£214), including breakfast.

Six Senses Soneva Kiri, Koh Kood

Opening in the spring, this is set to be one of Six Senses’ most expensive resorts. It has been designed to protect the island’s unspoilt beaches, rainforest and waterfalls. But don’t expect rusticity. Rooms have private pools, and facilities include astronomy lessons, a sting-ray-shaped den for children and the option of dining in the treetops.

Street Address
123/29 M.5 T.Cherngtalay
A.Talang, Phuket, Thailand, 83110

Email

Sales@12property.com
Phone Number
(66) 76 326 318
24 Hour Hotline
(66) 80 700 7900

Fax Number
(66) 76 326 319

Office Hours
9.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. + 7 hours ICT
Monday through to Saturday including public holidays