Bangkok--24 Aug--Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa
Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa received the Smoke Free Hotel in Thailand 2011 in “Gold Standard” currently, only 20 per cent of the total number of hotel rooms are smoke. Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa continues to make steady progress in its smoke-free campaign as well as increasing number of well-informed customers and hotel guests worldwide consciously make healthier lifestyle choices, have introduced legislation to curb smoking in public areas in an attempt to reduce health risks associates with exposure to second-hand smoke.
The Smoke-Free Hotel Programme, initiated by the Green Leaf Foundation with the support of the Action on Thai Health Promotion Foundation, raises the bar on environmental as well as service quality and charts a new course for the Thai hospitality industry. The Green Leaf Foundation Hotel Smoke-Free Programme aims to increase the ratio of rooms designated smoke-free accommodation.
The Green Leaf Foundation Smoke-Free Hotel standards are divided into three categories — Basic, Silver and Gold. To be eligible for standards in the Smoke-Free Hotel Programme, a hotel applicant must first meet the basic qualifying criteria. These are:
Silver Standard Smoke-Free Hotels
Participating hotel (or resort) properties offering between 65 to 75 per cent smoke-free accommodation out of the total rooms available, have over 75 per cent non-smoking staff and meet health-related criteria as specified will meet the Silver Standard. They will be presented with a certificate with a silver star.
Gold Standard Smoke-Free Hotels
To be awarded the Gold Standard and be presented with a certificate with a silver star, a participating hotel or (or resort) property needs to offer over 75 per cent smoke-free accommodation and over 85 per cent or more of its staff must be non-smokers. It also needs to meet other health-related criteria as specified.
Participants in the Smoke-Free Hotel Programme will enjoy greater visibility. The list of participating hotels and resorts will be widely publicised and promoted throughout Thailand and in over 30 countries around the world, particularly in the key markets for visitor arrivals to Thailand.
sheraton HUA HIN
RESORT & SPA
1573 Petchkasem Road
Cha-Am, Petchaburi 76120, Thailand
t — +66 32 708 104
f — +66 32 708 088
sheraton.com/huahin