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THAI holds anointing ceremony for Boeing 777-200ER and Airbus 340-600 Aircraft
Somdej Phra Maha Muneewong (far left), Abbot of Wat
Rajabopit Sathitmahasimaram Rajaworavihara, presided over the anointing
ceremony for Thai Airways International Public Company Limited’s two
aircraft, Boeing 777-200ER, royally bestowed the name “Phetchabun” and
Airbus 340-600, royally bestowed the name “Nonthaburi”.
Ampon Kittiampon (2nd from left), THAI’s Chairman of the Board of Directors
and Chokchai Panyayong (4th from left), THAI’s Executive Vice President,
Strategy and Business Development Department and Acting President, were
present at the Anointing Ceremony that was held at THAI’s Technical
Department, Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Both aircraft are equipped with state-of-the-art passenger seats and
personal screens with the latest in-flight entertainment system in all
classes of travel. Passengers are able to enjoy up to 100 movies, listen to
500 songs, play 60 games, and watch 150 documentaries on board these two
aircraft.
Hilton Worldwide introduces
Carbon Offset Program
Hilton Worldwide last week launched a carbon offset
program for events and meetings held at select properties across Southeast
Asia. At no additional cost to customers, Hilton Worldwide will measure
carbon generated by all events at 11 of its properties in Malaysia,
Singapore and Thailand, and purchase carbon credits to offset their
environmental impact. The carbon credits will be used to fund renewable
energy projects in Borneo and Cambodia.
“Sustainability is a priority to Hilton Worldwide and a central part of how
we do business. For us, it is not just about saying we are committed to
sustainability, it is about taking action,” said William Costley, vice
president, operations - Southeast Asia, Hilton Worldwide. “This program
gives organizations and individuals a sustainable choice for their
conferences, meetings or social events. By offsetting carbon emissions at no
additional cost to our customers, together we are able to give back to the
environment and benefit important renewable energy projects in the region.”
Hilton Worldwide is the first and only major multi-brand hospitality company
to make sustainability measurement and corrective action a brand standard at
each of its more than 3,900 hotels globally.
The program applies to events held from October 1, 2012. It covers all
events such as meetings, conferences, weddings and other social occasions
held in the participating hotels’ function rooms. Hilton Worldwide will use
its LightStay™ Meeting Impact Calculator to track and measure carbon
emissions from each event held. The calculator takes into account factors
such as the event room water and electricity usage, food consumed, and guest
rooms booked. LightStay™ is Hilton Worldwide’s proprietary system for
analyzing, reporting and improving sustainability performance at each of its
properties around the world. It offers tools and resources for hotels to
improve performance and share best practices.
Reporting through Light Stay™, Hilton Worldwide has achieved its five-year
goal to reduce total waste output by 20 percent; and is on track to reduce
energy consumption and CO2 emissions by 20 percent, and water consumption by
10 percent, by 2013.
Working with Climate Friendly, a carbon offset solutions provider, Hilton
Worldwide has identified two initial beneficiaries of the carbon offset
program in Southeast Asia. They are the Borneo Rainforest Rehabilitation
Project and Cambodia Cookstove Project.
“Increasingly, organizations are becoming more concerned about the impact of
their business and activities on the environment,” said Costley. “Hilton
Worldwide’s Carbon Offset Program in Southeast Asia enables companies to
measure the environmental impact of their events and offset this impact in a
meaningful way.”
Hotels taking part in the launch phase of the program are:
* Conrad Centennial Singapore
* Hilton Singapore
* Hilton Kuala Lumpur
* DoubleTree by Hilton Kuala Lumpur
* Hilton Petaling Jaya
* Hilton Kuching
* Millennium Hilton Bangkok
* Conrad Bangkok
* Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa
* Hilton Pattaya
* Hilton Hua Hin Resort & Spa
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