{"id":6183,"date":"2023-05-17T03:02:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T03:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelcommunication.net\/?p=31982"},"modified":"2023-05-17T03:02:50","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T03:02:50","slug":"phuket-hotels-association-launches-absolutely-fabulous-online-travel-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/global-travel-news\/phuket-hotels-association-launches-absolutely-fabulous-online-travel-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Phuket Hotels Association Launches Absolutely Fabulous Online Travel Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Phuket<\/a>Phuket, Thailand, May 17, 2023 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/ Phuket Hotels Association, the nonprofit organisation of hoteliers focused on promoting a positive image of Phuket, is inviting members of the public to take part in its \u201cAbsolutely Fabulous Online Travel Sale<\/strong>\u201d \u2013 an online auction with great prizes that will fund scholarships for talented young people in Phuket. This forms part of the Phuket Hotels Association Benefit (PHAB) 2023 campaign, an important fundraising initiative<\/strong> which also includes \u201cPHAB 5\u201d, a charity gala dinner at Angsana Laguna Phuket on Saturday, 20th May 2023.<\/p>\n

Bidding in the online auction is open until midday (Thailand time, UTC+7 hrs) on 15th June<\/strong>, with prizes in dream destinations all around the world! Participants can bid for spectacular five-star stays and exciting experiences generously donated by sponsors in various destinations such as Dubai, Sydney and the Maldives, as well as Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Koh Samui \u2013 all potentially available with big discounts for the highest bidder. In addition to hotel stays<\/strong>, the auction includes a range of exhilarating activities such as yacht charters<\/strong>, golf, tennis<\/strong>, surfing classes<\/strong> and gym memberships.<\/p>\n

Proceeds from the auction will sponsor at least 20 hospitality scholarships and internships, exclusively for the benefit of young Phuket residents who would be otherwise unable to fund their education. To date, the association has successfully sponsored over 30 students studying hospitality and tourism in Phuket.<\/p>\n

The PHAB 5 online auction is being continually updated with new prizes. Bidders can check back on their progress, make new offers and see what other exciting prizes are coming up! To learn more about the PHAB 5 online auction and to place your bid in the \u201cAbsolutely Fabulous Online Travel Sale\u201d, please visit phab.phukethotelsassociation.com\/silent-auction.<\/a><\/p>\n

Great prizes are up for grabs in the online auction, including five-star stays and experiences in Thailand, Singapore and the Maldives to name a few. Members of the public can make bids in the online auction from now until 15th June 2023, and new prizes are being added all the time!<\/p>\n

\u201cBy taking part in our online auction, not only will you be bidding on great prizes and five-star hotel stays worldwide; you will also be benefiting the local community by helping young people to discover a new career that could raise their standard of living and even support an entire family,\u201d explained Bjorn Courage, President of the Phuket Hotels Association.<\/p>\n

Hosted at Angsana Convention & Exhibition Space (ACES), the world-class event space at Angsana Laguna Phuket,\u201cPHAB 5\u201d is an upbeat fundraising event. The evening will commence with welcome cocktails and live music, followed by an indulgent international buffet dinner featuring live cooking stations by some of the top chefs from Phuket\u2019s best hotels, and drinks prepared by the island\u2019s most creative mixologists. A lively MC will keep the fun flowing throughout the night!<\/p>\n

Musical highlights include a live band, Feelsion, plus in-demand Phuket DJ CAMMUK, and dazzling dancers who will get the party started with their performances. The event is being supported by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Tickets are priced at THB 4,900 (premium) or THB 5,900 (VIP), with the proceeds also funding the hospitality scholarships. CLICK HERE<\/a> to book your tickets!<\/p>\n

First published at TravelCommunication.net<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Phuket, Thailand, May 17, 2023 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/ Phuket Hotels Association, the nonprofit organisation of hoteliers focused on promoting a positive image of Phuket, is inviting members of the public to take part in its \u201cAbsolutely Fabulous Online Travel Sale\u201d \u2013 an online auction with great prizes that will fund scholarships for talented young people …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1924,43,1925],"class_list":["post-6183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-global-travel-news","tag-corporate","tag-global-travel-news","tag-latest-travel-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6183"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6183\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}