Phuket News June 2009

Phuket Lifeguard Club Hosts 2nd Annual Lifesaving Carnival

Phuket Lifeguard Club

Phuket Lifeguard Club will be hosting its second annual Lifesaving Carnival on 12 July 2009 at Loma Park, Patong Beach with registration beginning at 08:30. The carnival features 80 lifesaving events in six categories and will culminate in a gala dinner at Le Méridien Phuket Beach Resort, the major sponsor of this year’s festivities. Local and International competitors are invited to attend and register on the day. Surf Lifesaving Club members across Australia are also being invited to join again this year after a very successful 2008 carnival.

A 'Nipper' carnival will also be held a day earlier at Patong Beach. The club has successfully run five Nipper carnivals at various beaches on Phuket with positive reviews and an average attendance of 100 kids at each event.

Formed in 2003, the Phuket Lifeguard Club is committed to raising awareness of surf and water safety in Phuket and southern Thailand. Trained under Australian Surf Life Saving standards, club members – most of whom are Thai, work in hotels as ocean and pool lifeguards. The Club runs training courses for Thai people in CPR, First Aid and rescue skills.

Enquiries can be directed phuketsurflifesavingcarnival2@live.com
More information can be found at www.phuketlifeguard.com

‘Early Bird’ Deal for Six Senses Phuket Raceweek 2009

Frantic activity on a crowded sailing boat

Getting geared up for their own annual dose of fun, the Phuket Raceweek organisers have posted the Notice of Race on the regatta website and online registration is open – with fantastic savings of up to 25% for entries received by 19 June. “We hope everyone takes advantage of the ‘early bird’ entry fees. The participants get a great deal and we get the information we need to plan the best event possible – so we all win,” said Grenville Fordham, MD of Raceweek organisers and rights owners, Image Asia.

Six Senses Phuket Raceweek will be held from 22-26 July at the Evason Phuket & Six Senses Spa, with racing off the southern tip of Phuket. The 2009 sponsorship lineup, while less packed than anticipated, nevertheless boasts some impressive names: Six Senses Resorts & Spas return for the second year as Title Sponsor, joined by Co-Sponsors Jaguar Cars, Tourism Authority of Thailand and Rodenstock. Composite Catamarans join Canpac Beverages (supplying the wine), Nivea and Moorings as Official Suppliers, the latter launching their Phuket fleet of new power and sailing catamarans at the Raceweek.

For more information and to register, contact www.phuketraceweek.com

Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket Awarded for Staying Green

Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket

Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket has received the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Monitoring Award for 2008 in recognition of its consistent effort in management of the environment in and around the property.

EIA Monitoring Awards aim to encourage enterprises to be aware of their responsibility towards environmental impact, to support the enterprises in developing their EIA management and to be a role model to others.

“Environmental management has long been a key policy for the resort and all departments of the hotel have ensured that this is one of their main concerns since our hotel was opened in 1987. All our staff are required to be friendly with the environment, and we aim to ensure that this is taken forward to our guests through our various campaigns and programs, said Mr. Peter Komposch, General Manager of Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket

In 1992 Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket received the prestigious International Hotel Association Environmental Award. Over the years there have been many campaigns implemented by the hotel to raise awareness of environmental concerns for both staff and guests, such as the Love Tree Planting Ceremony conducted after wedding ceremonies, nature bike tours, and the Water Day slogan contest.

by Rungtip Hongjakpet Izmen

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