For Immediate Release | Official News Wire for the Travel Industry

Where press releases are breaking news

Centara kicks off 36th anniversary with epic 36-day global celebration

by

Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, is marking its 36th anniversary milestone with a 36-day worldwide customer-focused celebration tied to the company’s 1983 founding. On this occasion, it also marks the 36th anniversary of Centara Grand at Central Plaza Ladprao Bangkok, the first hotel of the group, together with the 10th anniversary of Centara Grand and Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld and Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya.

Thirty-six years ago, Thailand’s first shopping centre mega-mall development, Central Plaza, rose from a suburban construction site on Bangkok’s Ladprao Road, complete with a brand new 5-star hotel that launched the Central Group’s hotel business with one of the Group’s largest investment commitments.

From its first hotel in Ladprao, Centara has grown and prospered. Today, 70 Centara properties with six distinctive brands are operational or under development across 12 countries, and the company is well on its way to doubling its global portfolio by 2022.

Centara will kick off the 36th anniversary celebration by rolling out a series of enticing offers, attractive promotions and lucky draws on 3rd June 2019, all featuring a special “36” theme. Guests should look out for the following limited-time deals:

Every Third Night For Just THB 36 – For 36 days (3rd June to 9th July 2019), travellers will be able to stay with Centara for just THB 36. Under this amazing offer, guests who book a minimum three-night stay at any Centara hotel or resort worldwide – including five-star Centara Grand resorts in Thailand and the Maldives – will be able to pay just THB 36 for their third night.

Lucky Stay E-Voucher – For seven days from 14th to 20th June 2019, guests will be able to book rooms at selected Centara hotels for one set price (only THB 3,600 per night) and enjoy sublime stays with a higher value. This generous offer is valid for room nights worth more than THB 4,500 and available for stays taken up until 31st October 2019.

Cash Bonus Spending Credit: THB 3,600 for More! – The 36th anniversary celebrations will make your Centara stays even more rewarding this summer. Guests who purchase a stored value credit of THB 3,600 between 21st and 27th June will see its value instantly boosted to THB 5,500. Use the credit to pay for spa treatments, hotel dining and much more.

LINE Coupons: Exclusive Deals for THB 36 and THB 360 – Sip, snack or feast for less with a series of tantalising weekly coupons. For 36 days (3rd June to 9thJuly), Centara will reveal a series of fantastic F&B deals on LINE, the social media app. Grab a coffee, bakery and other snacks for as little as THB 36, or a relaxing 40-minute massage at spa Cenvaree for just THB 360.

10 Year Travel in Style Challenge: Photo Competition – Compete in the 10 Year Travel in Style Challenge with Centara, or the 36 Year Challenge if you dare. Guests who post their “now and then” throwback travel photos and use hashtag #36CentaraThrowback could win one of 36 prizes, including one grand prize — a sensational five-night holiday at Centara Ras Fushi Resort & Spa Maldives, including transfers.

Exclusive Privilege for Centara The1 – Our Photo Challenge is twice as enticing for members of Centara The1. All Centara The1 member prize winners will also receive 3,600 Centara The1 points, on top of their main prize. To help our winners make the most of their points, Centara will be offering free night redemptions for just 6,363 points at select hotels for a limited time.

And that’s not all. Guests who stay with Centara during the 36-day anniversary period will be offered the chance to enter a Check-In Lucky Draw. Guests can win on-the-spot prizes including spa treatments, bottles of wine, celebratory cakes, special discounts and more.

Since it first entered the hospitality industry 36 years ago, Centara has developed a strong reputation for blending gracious Thai-style hospitality with world-class accommodation and exceptional amenities. Now, with an expanded collection of innovative brands, Centara is aiming to write the next exciting chapter in our history, with the goal of doubling our global portfolio by 2022.

For more information about Centara Hotels & Resorts, please visit http://36.centarahotels.com

Get all the details, including pricing, at travelindustrydeals.com.

MEDIA CONTACT: Pornchanok Thongrungrot (Pao), Corporate Public Relations Manager – International, Centara Hotels & Resorts, Tel. +66 (0)2769 1234 Ext. 6733, Email: [email protected]

Four Seasons launches Bali’s first hotel arrival by river raft

by

Famed for its dramatic treetop arrival via a suspension bridge, the World’s #1 Hotel is now offering guests a 180-degree change of perspective, with Bali’s first hotel arrival by river raft.

Submerged in a river valley close to the artistic center of Ubud, Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan has launched the innovative rafting check-in as an option for guests transferring from its sister Resort, the beach-front Four Seasons Jimbaran Bay on Bali’s south-west coast. Instead of the usual 90-minute road transfer, travellers combining a stay at both Resorts can instead be taken by private car (60 minutes’ drive) to the departure point for a two-hour rafting adventure down Bali’s longest river, the Ayung. While they enjoy a leisurely guided adventure through Class III rapids with views of lush jungle, rice terraces and majestic gorges, their luggage continues by car and precedes their arrival at Four Seasons Resort Sayan.

After discovering secluded sites – including a natural holy spring and an historic dam belonging to Bali’s th-century UNESCO World Heritage-listed subak irrigation system – rafters land directly at the Resort’s Riverside Restaurant. Waiting staff ensure a seamless check-in and within minutes guests are relaxing in their room, delivering a hotel arrival unlike any other.

“The Resort is well known for its magical rooftop arrival. Many guests stop in their tracks and are even brought to tears as they cross the bridge, full of wonder and awe, listening to the forest ‘symphony’ and descending into the hotel from the treetops. This new arrival by river offers the opposite view with a slow reveal from under the canopy of trees, making it perfect for repeat guests who have experienced the bridge arrival before,” says Resort Manager Gianni Costa. “It does not feel like a check-in experience, but rather a transition to another world, welcomed by the friendliest people on Earth.”

Travel News | eTurboNews

INTERNATIONAL HORECA MEETING: EVERYTHING’S READY FOR THE RIMINI “DEBUT”

by

There’s less than a month to go until the appointment with the new hub of the beverage and Ho.Re.Ca. sector being held at Rimini expo centre from 16th to 19th February 2019.

In fact, simultaneously with Beer Attraction, Food Attraction and BB Tech Expo, Italgrob’s International Horeca Meeting, the Italian food event, is arriving on the Riviera. All the food & beverage product chain’s sectors are thus to be found, from leading brands to craft breweries.

Precisely the interaction with Italian Exhibition Group, according to Italgrob president Vincenzo Caso, “will be an extraordinary opportunity for meeting and analysing the most urgent questions, those most felt by trade members: a valuable opportunity for meeting colleagues from all over Italy, networking, and communicating the respective knowledge and experience.”

The hottest issues for the sector with market analyses and studies on the evolution of Horeca consumption will be at the core of the opening conference on Saturday 16th February in the Neri Room, with important managers and representatives of Italy’s foodservice. Numerous in-depth events will be held in the Horeca Arena, the space set up in the heart of Rimini expo centre, right under the south foyer’s cupola. There will be discussions on the ethical role of industry and distributors, taxes on sugar orientation on packaging, as well as training, with the conference on Sunday 17th February with the students and lecturers at the master’s degree in Trade Management of foodservice, organized by the Luiss Business School, with the support of the AFDB, Associazione per la Formazione nel Beverage (association for beverage training).

Two sessions are scheduled: one on mineral water and problems linked with network treatment, the product’s evolution, the numerous innovations on the market and a focus on a rapidly growing phenomenon such as food delivery.

A totally new feature of the 2019 edition is the fact of opening up to also include venue owners and managers. Distributors will thus be able to invite their clients to take part in the training sessions. On Monday and Tuesday, in the Horeca Arena, Planetone, with Marco Ranocchia, will explain how staff preparation and expertise are decisive factors for competing on the present-day market.

Also on Monday, there will be “beerful” session, with Silvana Giordano of Unibirra. The session will be organized in collaboration with ADHOR (the association of Horeca ladies) which on this occasion will distribute a recipe book of beer-based dishes entitled “La Birra nel Piatto”. “This initiative”, states Paola Giacchero, chair of the ADHOR, “aims at increasing beer culture in our sector, an objective that the ADHOR believes strongly in and to which it already contributed several years ago, with a handbook on how to pull a perfect beer.”

On Tuesday, Giuliano Lanzetti of “Pienissimo” will explain how to optimize venue management and increase business: the appointment is at 11 am, and “Metti il turbo al tuo locale”, (Fit your venue with a turbo) the title of the conference. The same session’s program also include the awards ceremony of the historic “beer academies”, organized by Il Mondo della Birra magazine.

FOCUS ON BEER ATTRACTION AND BBTECH 2019

Dates: 16-19 February 2019; organizers: Italian Exhibition Group SpA in collaboration with Unionbirrai, FIC (Italian Federation of Chefs) and ITA Italian Trade Agency; with the patronage of: Emilia Romagna Region, Rimini Municipality and Italgrob; media partners: GBI, Il Mondo della Birra; frequency: annual; edition: 5th; admission: from 16th to 19th February open exclusively to trade members,  on Saturday 16th February only: also open to the (adult) public of beer lovers, foodies and gourmet consumers; hours: Saturday 16th, Sunday 17th and Monday 18th February: 10 am – 6:30 pm; Tuesday 20th February: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm; group brand manager – food & beverage division: Flavia Morelli; brand manager: Marco Cecchini; visitor info: http://www.beerattraction.it/visitatori e-mail: [email protected]; Web sites: www.beerattraction.it  www.bbtechexpo.it  #BA2016 @BeerAttractionFacebook: www.facebook.com/BeerAttraction