Industries, returns with a bang this September with an energising full-day forum headlined by one of the region’s most inspirational leaders: KP Ho, the founder of Banyan Tree Group and pioneer of Laguna Phuket. PHIST 6 will also feature industry pioneer Bill Bensely.
Bill Bensley, a local activist, artist, and “maximalist” hotel designer, will perform with him as part of a double bill. PHIST organiser Bill Barnett will interview Bensley. David Johnson of Delivering Asia Communications will speak with KP Ho.
PHIST 6, which is being organised by the Phuket Hotels Association, C9 Hotelworks, and Greenview, will take place on September 4th, 2023, at SAii Laguna Phuket, where it is anticipated that 1,000 travel and hospitality professionals from all over Asia Pacific will attend.
Before it became a catchphrase, KP Ho, a journalist who later became a hotelier, recognised the fundamental relevance of sustainability. Banyan Tree’s founder played a key role in Laguna Phuket’s transformation from a desolate moonscape of scarred land that had been abandoned by the tin mining industry and declared unusable into Southeast Asia’s top integrated resort development.
This paved the way for the 1994 opening of the first opulent, environmentally conscious Banyan Tree resort, which included the first pool villas ever built. The business has since grown to include over 100 hotels and resorts, either open for business or in the planning stages. Additionally, the Banyan Tree Global Foundation was established to aid with community growth and conservation.
Bill Bensley has constructed several of the best hotels in Asia over the past 30 years, garnering a tiny collection of prestigious medals and accolades for the extreme reverence shown for their surroundings and purposeful nature. Similar to KP, he will only share his life’s journey and philosophy with 100 people per session. The first person who registers gets a spot, first come, first served.
Source- Travel daily