February 16, 2004 - Dusit has signed a management contract recently,
to manage three new hotels in Fiji and the Seychelles Islands.
| Mr. Khampi Suwanarat, Chief Operating
Officer of Dusit Hotels & Resorts remarked, �Following our success
with Dusit Dubai, our first Middle East hotel property, we are pleased
to welcome Fiji and Seychelles in the Dusit portfolio. We are looking forward
to this new challenge and opportunity to show what we can do in the islands
of the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean, beginning with our auspicious contract
to manage three new hotels in these regions.�
Mr. Peter Drummond-Cullen, President and CEO of the Fiji and Seychelles
hotel projects, said, �We are pleased to select Dusit |
Mr. Peter Drummond-Cullen, President & CEO
of the Fiji and Seychelles hotel projects, at left,
and Mr. Chanin Donavanik, Executive Director
of The Dusit Group signed an agreement on
three new properties recently. |
to manage our Fiji and Seychelles hotels. After a thorough selection process,
we became convinced that the Dusit experience, knowledge and expertise
would result in a considerable and significant contribution to our two
companies� long-term, mutual benefit and success.�
The first of the three new hotels is a medium-size five-star property
with 256 guest rooms located at Korolevu Bay, Fiji, scheduled to open mid-
2005. It will be followed by another luxurious grand deluxe hotel with
60 villas on Nacula Island, Fiji, opening during the latter months of 2005,
while the third project is a private grand deluxe villa hotel with only
10 highly exclusive villas on Therese Island, Seychelles, opening at the
end of 2005.
At present, the tourism industry in Fiji and the Seychelles has been
expanding steadily since 1970, continuously enhanced by these enchanting,
incomparably beautiful groups of islands, which are surrounded by crystal
clear waters, hundreds of pristine unexplored coral reefs and blessed with
superb weather all year round. Both Fiji and the Seychelles Islands
each in their own right have been called �A masterpiece of the gods.�
Dusit Hotels and Resorts is Thailand�s pioneering and dynamic hotel
group with properties in Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Myanmar, Dubai,
UAE and the new acquisitions in Fiji Islands and Seychelles. Through the
years, Dusit has gained an unmatched reputation for exclusive luxury accommodation,
fine dining, modern facilities and impeccable service for the business
and leisure traveller alike.
More importantly, Dusit is one of the top hotel companies in the resort
hotel area, and has more properties than many other hotel companies in
the region. With three new resort hotels in the Pacific and Indian Ocean
areas, Dusit looks forward to becoming even stronger in terms of future
growth and potential.
The 3 hotel projects at a glance are as follows:
The Dusit Sheherazade, Korolevu Bay, Fiji
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Mainland-Based - 256 Rooms & Suites - International �Grand Luxe� 5-Star
Category Beach Front Resort
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Sited at: Korolevu Bay, Korolevu, Coral Coast, Western Division, Viti Levu
(Mainland Island)
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256 rooms & suites, all guest rooms ocean-facing, conference and banqueting
facilities for 600 persons, 20,000 sq ft, 4 restaurants, 6 bars, Devarana
Spa and Leisure Centre, Shopping promenade, 2 fresh water swimming pools,
small marina for big game fishing and scuba diving vessels, yachts and
seaplanes, and others.
The Dusit Nautilus Lagoon, Nacula Island, Fiji
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Outer-island-based - 60 Villas & Pavilions - Exclusive 5-Star Grand
Luxe Category Beach Front Island Resort
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Sited at: Balawi Bay (Balawi, Loto Loto & Oya Beaches), Nacula Island,
Eastern Sector, Yasawa Islands Group (Outer Islands), Western Division,
Fiji
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60 Villas and Pavilions luxury beach side resort hotel, minimum standard
Villa size 160 sq m, all ocean facing, several Pavilions (2-bedroom Villas)
with individual private pools, all Villas and Pavilions with individual
Jacuzzi spa baths, comprehensive water sports, 4 floodlit tennis courts.
The Dusit Xanadu Pavilions, Therese Island, Seychelles
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Totally Private & Exclusive - 10 Pavilions - 5-Star Category Beach
Front Island Resort
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Sited at: Therese Island, (Offshore from mainland island, west coast),
Seychelles Inner Islands Group, SEYCHELLES
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Luxury beach side resort hotel with 10 Pavilions, standard Pavilion size
196 sq m, all ocean facing, each Pavilion with individual and totally private
pools and Jacuzzi spa baths, complimentary spa, health therapies, beauty
and gym facilities, beach based water sports, 2 floodlit tennis courts.
The Fiji islands are the hub of the South West Pacific and are readily
accessible by air. Frequent non-stop flights serve Fiji from North America
and Europe via Honolulu, Sydney and Auckland with the same aircraft or
connections to and from major cities around the world. Air Pacific, the
national carrier is increasing flights, to bring 9,700 travellers a week
to Fiji. Air New Zealand likewise continues to expand its services through
Fiji.
Tourism is Fiji�s largest gross foreign exchange earner. Fiji�s tourism
industry employs directly and indirectly about 40,000 people, and contributes
17% to GDP. Latest statistics reveal the average length of stay of tourists
was around 8.5 days. The majority of visitors are from Australia, while
visitors from New Zealand and other tourist markets continue to increase. |
