Published on : Wednesday, September 11, 2019
The hotel was first opened in September 2015 and this was marked by the hotel’s team with a visit to Sangwan Wittaya School in Chiang Mai province, which is the adopted charitable partner in northern Thailand.
The hotel is now free of single-use plastic-free hotel by eliminating all plastics bottles, bags straws, bags and other items from its property. The kids were how to separate their waste into recyclable and non-reusable materials. They were also taught how to make their own organic washing-up liquid.
The students also took part in an array of activities –like pizza-making class and a birthday party complete with balloons and a special cake. The hotel’s chef prepared a delicious lunch and after that the school children changed into their swimming gear and went to the hotel’s rooftop for an afternoon pool party.
Anchalika Kijkanakorn, AKARYN Hotel Group’s Founder and Managing Director said that
at AKARYN Hotel Group, they strive to be a force for good in every destination in which they operate. Every year since this amazing hotel opened, it has built bonds with the community, generated funds for worthwhile causes, and successfully reduced its environmental footprint. Our recent success in removing single-use plastics from the hotel is just one example of our deep commitment to sustainability.
She went on saying that the latest CSR initiative, on the occasion of our hotel’s fourth anniversary, is not a one-off – it is part of a long-running outreach programme that is designed to benefit local children in the long-term. It is fantastic to see their smiles light up their faces and they were looking forward to continuing their work with Sangwan Wittaya School and other beneficiaries over the next four years and beyond.