The Phuket Hotels Association Activities 2019
Phuket Hotels Association members are as follows:
Absolute Twin Sands Resort, Amanpuri, Amari Phuket, Amatara Resort & Wellness, Anantara Layan Phuket Resort, Anantara Maikhao Phuket Villas, Anantara Vacation Club, Andara Resort & Villas, Angsana Laguna Phuket Resort
Angsana Villas Resort, Phuket Banyan Tree Phuket, Boat Lagoon Resort, Burasari Resort, Cape Sienna, Centara Grand Beach Resort, Club Med Phuket, COMO by Point Yamu, Dewa Phuket, Dream Hotel & Spa, Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket, Grand Mercure Phuket Patong, Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa, Holiday Inn Maikhao, Holiday Inn Resort Phuket Patong, Hyatt Regency Phuket, Impiana Resort Patong, JW Marriott Phuket, Kata Rocks, Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort, Maikhao Dream Villa Resort & Spa
Manathai Surin, Movenpick Resort Bangtao Beach, Novotel Phuket Kamala Beach, Novotel Phuket Phokeethra, Novotel Phuket Surin Beach Resort, Outrigger Laguna Phuket Beach Resort, Paresa Resort, Phuket Marriott Resort & Spa Merlin Beach Phuket, Marriott Resort & Spa, Nai Yang Beach, Pullman Panwa Beach Resort, Pullman Phuket Arcadia Naithon, Ramada Plaza Chao Fah, Renaissance Phuket Resort & Spa
Rosewood Phuket, SALA Phuket Resort & Spa, Serenity Resort & Residences, Splash Beach Resort, Swissotel Resort Phuket Patong Beach, The Bell Pool Villa, The Nai Harn, The Naka Island, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Phuket, The Pavilions, Phuket, The Slate, The Surin, The Village Coconut Island, The Westin Sirey Bay Resort & Spa Phuket, Trisara, Twinpalms Montazure, Twinpalms Phuket, Thanyapura Health & Sports Resort, U Zenmaya Phuket Resort, Wyndham Grand Phuket Kalim Bay, Wyndham Sea Pearl Resort Phuket
The Phuket Hotels Association, a non-profit group of hoteliers focused on promoting Phuket while supporting community-based projects, is hosting benefit gala dinner on Friday, 3 May 2019 to raise funds for more than 10 fully-paid hospitality scholarships and traineeships for local residents. The PHAB003 James
Last year, the PHAB 2 gala dinner drew 350 guests and raised over THB4 million for the scholarship fund. This year’s event is expected to welcome up to 400 guests with a spectacular evening of cocktails, dining
The auction will showcase some of the best prizes ever donated for a fundraiser on Phuket as members have offered incredible experiences in Thailand and through their affiliated hotels worldwide. Just some of the top prizes to date include a luxury yacht cruise on the Born Free Yacht Cruises by Le Meridien
Proceeds from the event will be used to support the education in hospitality studies for young scholars and trainees from Phuket, who would otherwise be unable to fund their education. The training will last from three to four years and cover vocational and degree courses, helping to pave the way for a new generation of hospitality managers, chefs
According to Anthony Lark, President of the Phuket Hotels Association, businesses that donate to the auction will also benefit from the fundraiser, he said: “By donating to a good cause and sponsoring this event, companies will not only support the local community, they can also raise their profile and connect with the key customers working in the island’s influential travel and tourism industry.”
PHAB 003 Shaken Not Stirred will begin with welcome cocktails while live musicians perform for the guests. This will be followed by an elaborate international buffet dinner featuring live cooking stations by some of the top chefs from Phuket’s best hotels, and drinks prepared by the island’s most creative mixologists. Lively MC will keep the fun flowing.
The entertainment highlight will be live music by UK X Factor 2013’s Winner, Sam Bailey who is sponsored by David Hayes’s event management company, JAND Events. Sam who is flying in from the UK just for the event will support the event for the first time. The supporting act for the evening is The Young Musicians Collective who is a newly formed group of talented senior students from the Phuket Academy of Performing Arts (PAPA) and will start off the night with their James Bond themed music. The members of the Collective are the up and coming artists in Phuket and all have extensive recording and performance experience. Phuket’s most in-demand DJ, Benjamin Jenkins (Ben Jay) will also take to the stage to fuel the party with one of his floor filler sets. The entertainment is arranged courtesy of JAND Events, DJ Agency Phuket, Legends Music and Inspired Event Travel Asia / Creative Concept CCAV’s James Drysdale is handling the event management and supplying the decorations, lighting and sound. The event is also supported by Tourism Authority of Thailand.
The Phuket Hotels Association has 65-member hotels with a shared goal of promoting the spectacular biodiversity, culture and beauty of Phuket as a vacation destination. This is achieved through educational scholarships, environmental initiatives and local-community and tourism-development programs.
As of end of 2018, the association has successfully sponsored 31 students studying in Hospitality and Tourism in Phuket.
Phuket Hotels Association Benefit (PHAB 3) Fundraiser Tickets
https://phab.phukethotelsassociation.com/buy-ticket/
THB 4,500 net – Premium tickets inclusive of food and selected free-flow
THB 5,500 net – VIP tickets inclusive of food and free-flow & bubbles
For more information please see phab.phukethotelsassociation.com
