Four
hundred people attended the sensational grand opening party of the
255-room Outrigger
Laguna Phuket Beach Resort in
Phuket, 4 April. Guest of honour, Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut,
cut the opening ribbon along with Outrigger senior executives and the
company's founding family members who had flown in from Hawaii for
the occasion. Others flew in from Japan, Korea, Australia, Germany
and the UK. Outrigger cultural ambassador Kaipo Ho sang a traditional
Hawaiian blessing to show gratitude to the Thai hosts. On a special
night characterized by the easy mixing of Hawaiian and Thai
hospitality, Outrigger family members played a key role in the
celebrations, including, Dr. Richard R. Kelley Chairman of the Board
Emeritus of Outrigger Enterprises Group, Dr. Charles R. Kelley,
Chairman of the Board of Outrigger Enterprises Group, David Carey,
President and CEO, Melvin Kaneshige, Executive Vice President, Real
Estate and Development, and Darren Edmonstone, Managing Director,
Asia-Pacific.
The
Phuket Gazette, which attended the event, created an evocative
60-second video from the opening party here
About Outrigger Enterprises Group
Outrigger Enterprises Group is one of the largest and fastest growing privately-held leisure lodging and hospitality companies in the Asia-Pacific and Oceania regions and continues to expand its presence throughout the area. A family-owned company with 65 years of hospitality experience, Outrigger runs a highly-successful, multi-branded line of hotels, condominiums and vacation resort properties, including Outrigger® Hotels and Resorts, OHANA® Hotels and Resorts, Embassy Suites®, Best Western®, and Wyndham Vacation Ownership®. Currently, Outrigger operates and/or has under development 45 properties with approximately 11,000 rooms located in Hawaii; Australia; Guam; Fiji; Bali; Thailand; Vietnam; and Hainan Island, China. Outrigger Enterprises Group also operates and develops hotel properties and hospitality-related retail and real estate opportunities for partners in Hawaii, the Pacific, and Asia. For on-line information, log on at www.outriggerenterprisesgroup.com and www.outrigger.com.
