Away Resorts to Manage Chumphon Resort Chumphon, Thailand – September 2008 – Astudo Hotel & Resort Management, manager of X2 Resorts, Away Resorts and Le Bayburi, is proudly announcing the opening of Away (Tusita) Chumphon, scheduled in September 2008. Being the first southern province to be reached from every other part of the country, Chumphon […]
A Company Outing to Kanchanaburi, Thailand One of the more interesting aspects of business life in Thailand is the annual or biannual company outing. Officially, the event is an extension of the office, but in a more relaxed atmosphere. The reality though is that there is normally one official company meeting where the directors or […]
“AMAZON DREAMING” Sunlight glistens off the water of the mighty Amazon river as our speedboat slows to pass locals in their wooden canoes. Whole families look up from their paddling and wave warm-heartedly as the wake from our boat shakes them. I’m headed to the ‘Refugio Altiplano’, an upmarket jungle lodge 35 kilometres south of […]
Boardroom in the Bush: Great Safari Experiences in Kenya The regional heads workshop cum retreat was slated for Kenya this time round. This prestigious annual affair is a meticulously planned, highly stressful, cannot-afford-to-blunder event, that is the pride and bane of whichever country director is playing host. After years of being organized in great cities […]