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The one to watch
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 01/01/2021
» Named after Thailand's international phone code, the Plus Six Six Group is a group of professionals that that specialise in different parts of the hospitality business. Comprising the expertise of Napol "Joe" Jantraget, New Suthichoti, Greg Plowes, Santisook "Tiger" Srisook and Saki Hoshino, each of the founding members bring a little something to the group.
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Fruit full
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 04/06/2021
» The hot (rainy) season is upon us and along with the scorching heat comes the magnificence of summer -- tropical fruit. If you don't want to leave the house to buy fruit, they are available straight from the farms to your doorstep.
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Soft spot for superstition
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 27/01/2016
» On Monday, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha weighed in on the current national obsession.
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Hotel Insider
Guru, Pasavat Tanskul, Published on 07/09/2018
» With a passion for travelling, hotels have always had a special place in her heart for Wimintra Raj. As a child, her parents would take her to hotels where she enjoyed dining at the buffet and was mesmerised by the magical act of having her room looking nice and clean the next day. Today, she owns a factory for hotel uniforms and has partnered with an environmentally-friendly factory in China that produces recycled uniforms, as well as being the founder and editor-in-chief of Hotelintel.co, a business-to-business (B2B) publication. The website serves as a portal for news of all things hotels, hospitality and industry-related investment, and features hoteliers and chefs based in Thailand. A graduate in political science, Wimintra is undertaking a micro master's degree online for hospitality management at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. As the website turns four this year, it will be hosting a panel discussion at Gaysorn Village on Sep 27 titled 'Communcation that Sells'.
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Everything old is new again
Guru, Kankanok Wichiantanon, Published on 11/10/2019
» Bangkok is a city that constantly sees new constructions reaching up to the sky. But if you look close enough, a great number of ancient homes are being brought back to life, reborn with renewed purpose. They demonstrate that embracing historical beauty along with modern innovation produces fascinating and profitable results, with the reassurance that architecturally significant homes are being kept alive. Over the recent years, such places have been popping up more and we hope they continue to. Guru has scoped out some of Bangkok's most admirable, century-old homes to discover the stories behind them.
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Nothing standard about it
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 07/09/2018
» Having worked as the assistant of hospitality for trailblazer Barry Sternlicht when the Starwood empire was just getting launched, Amar Lalvani was right at the birth of the whole "cool lifestyle hotel" movement as it came into fruition 20 years ago. "I was there since the beginning and I loved it," the California-born hotelier recalls. "I didn't seek it, but when I saw it, it encapsulated everything I liked to do so I just stuck with it."
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Celebrating women in wine
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 17/06/2022
» Men dominate the world of wine sommeliers, worldwide. To shine a spotlight on the rise of female sommeliers in Thailand, Guru speaks to a few who have more than just a passion for good wines.
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Celebrating a historic collaboration
Life, Published on 26/04/2019
» More than 100 A-list celebrities and distinguished guests gathered recently for the official launch of Dusit Central Park, a mixed-use real estate project by Dusit Thani and Central Pattana (CPN). The launch event took place at the Grand Lobby of Dusit Thani Hotel Bangkok.
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Subtle art of marketing
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 10/08/2021
» Ayumi, a Japanese shoe brand for elderly females, provides colourful designs and allows customers to customise their left and right shoe size when ordering. Meanwhile, Denka no Yamaguchi, an electric appliances retailer, offers special services to loyal customers such as feeding pet dogs or watering plants if a customer has to leave town. Ishizaka, a recycling factory, provides its environmentally friendly facilities to customers in order to connect with the community. These successful Japanese brands have a philosophy of offering special services that go beyond the product itself by not focusing only on sales.
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The good life
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 20/04/2015
» In 1995, eminent banker and Thailand's ex-finance minister Boonchu Rojanastien decided to tear down his holiday home in Hua Hin and turn it into Chiva-Som, one of the world's first wellness and destination spa retreats.
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