A sense of forest

A sense of forest
Six Senses Resorts & Spas demonstrates it commitment to sustainable tourism and fighting climate change by supporting the Chiang Mai reforestation project. In partnership with the PATT Foundation and local communities, the eco-friendly hospitality group will plant more than 200,000 trees annually in the northern province. The scheme follows the Framework Species Method of Forest Restoration, which is designed so that birds and mammals, attracted to the plots, bring with them the seeds of many other forest trees.

Luxury under the stars
Anantara, a Thailand’s home-grown hospitality group, adds Anantara Rasananda Koh Pha-ngan Villa Resort & Spa to its family, bringing a true taste of luxury to the small island famous for its Full Moon parties. Tucked at the base of a lush mountain, the resort features 44 private pool suites and villas nestled among towering coconut palms. Check it out at www.Anantara.com.

Siem Reap hotel on the map
Hotel Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra Golf and Spa Resort has been recognised as the seventh best hotel in Asia by the 2011 Conde Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards. Built as a benchmark of luxury hospitality in Siem Reap, the hotel achieved 92.7 points in the annual survey conducted among eight million readers. The hotel is very close to the Unesco World Heritage Site of Angkor Wat. Conde Nast Traveler, with a circulation of 810,000 per month, is a respected travel magazine.

Award for PB Valley winemakers
Prayut Piangbunta recently received the Southeast Asia Wine Pioneer Recognition Award on behalf of Dr Piya Bhirombhakdi at the recent “Wine for Asia 2011 in Singapore, for being one of the very few people who has committed to developing wine in Asia. Prayut is also a “Wine Pioneer” in his own right, having graduated in Viniculture and Oenology in Weinsberg, Germany and becoming Thailand’s first winemaker and director of PB Valley Khao Yai Winery.