The first quarter of 2017, the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, has seen a number of Minor Hotels re-certify to the Green Growth 2050 Global Standard with all improving on their previous audit scores.
AVANI Hotels also joined the program and are working on achieving compliance during 2017.

Re-certified Hotels include:

Anantara Baan Rajprasong Bangkok Serviced Suites

Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Resort

Anantara Chiang Mai Resort

Anantara Hua Hin Resort and Spa

Anantara Lawana Resort & Spa

On Thai Elephant Day, WildAid united 15 prominent Thai business leaders with a pledge to never use elephant ivory or other wildlife products. In a show of solidarity, the nation’s top business leaders joined our call and urged stronger enforcement and more effective wildlife conservation action.

Thailand is a major destination market and trans-shipment hub to China and other markets for ivory products primarily from some of the roughly 33,000 elephants poached annually in Africa. To help raise awareness on this issue WildAid enlisted the help of Mr. William Ellwood Heinecke, Chairman and CEO, Minor International Public Company Limited, to spearhead the effort by asking fellow business leaders to join the pledge and stand united against the illegal ivory trade.

Following the passing of Thailand’s Beloved King, the staff at Anantara Chiang Mai Resort decided to forgo their annual Staff Party celebration and instead celebrate the gift of giving.

In a remote forest of northern Thailand, 127km from Chiang Mai, the staff found a dilapidated school that had been deserted since the school teacher passed away a few months earlier.

As the school is not funded by the Ministry of Education, on 21st and 22nd December 2016, the staff took on the project of renovating the classroom and toilet, and also landscaping the grounds.

Minor Hotel Group’s five Anantara Resorts in Abu Dhabi, UAE were recently Certified GOLD to the Green Growth 2050 Global Standard.
Anantara Eastern Mangroves, Qasr Al Sarab and the three Desert Island Resorts all achieved greater than 80% during their recent audits.

This is an outstanding effort from everyone involved.  We will be featuring detailed articles about each properties achievement in the new year so keep an eye on the upcoming newsletters.  In the meantime click below to enjoy some photos of the Anantara teams.

Green Growth 2050 has recently certified all four Anantara hotels in the Maldives to its Global Standard.  Each Hotel achieved greater than 80% compliance reaching GOLD Certification status.

Congratulations to:

• Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas
• Anantara Dhigu Maldives Resort;
• Anantara Veli Maldives Resort; and
• Naladhu Maldives.

An outstanding effort from the Minor Hotel Group and the local Anantara teams.

March 23^rd, 2016

Minor Hotel Group (MHG) has moved to cement itself as one of the global leaders in sustainable tourism by implementing the Green Growth 2050 (GG2050) sustainability solution.

MHG has committed its 35 resorts and hotels under the Anantara brand to the Green Growth 2050 program, launched in 2015, with many already undergoing certification. A further 35 hotels under different MHG brands are currently implementing the Performance Measurement solution planned for live operation later in 2016.

“In identifying a sustainability partner for the Hotel Group, Minor was looking for a solution that could take our hotels to the next level.  A program with the potential to operate across our entire portfolio”, said John Roberts, MHG Director of Conservation Efforts.

04 Mar 2016

From the desert in the United Arab Emirates to the shores of a Maldivian island to an elephant camp in the North of Thailand, Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas celebrates 15 years of unforgettable journeys since the luxury hospitality brand’s first resort in Hua Hin opened its doors. Guests and team members enjoyed the festivities in 11 countries around the world, including Chairman and CEO of Minor International, William Heinecke, and CEO of Minor Hotel Group, Dillip Rajakarier who joined in the celebrations in Bangkok, the brand’s home base.