Press Release

For many decades, the hill tribes in the Doi Angkhang region were dependent on illegal logging and growing opium to make a living. The Royal Angkhang Station Project has focused on developing a variety of marketable produce, which can be grown in the high altitude area of Doi Angkhang. Growing cash crops has provided the hilltribes with a legal source of income and enable the farmers to be self-reliant. The organic methods employed for growing crops have been a great success both economically and in reducing the impact on the natural environment. The non-indigenous crops currently grown include strawberries, persimmon, apricots, peaches, plums, kiwi fruit and many different types of flowers.

This enterprise has had a two-fold effect. Firstly, introducing sustainable and legal cash crops into the area has greatly increased the number of people who can be employed in the agricultural sector. Secondly, it has increased public awareness of the Doi Angkhang area and the natural beauty that exists in this region.

Angkhang Nature Resort hopes to have a positive impact on the local community by providing employment opportunities and job training for the staff who come from hilltribes in the surrounding villages. In addition, the resort aims to have as little effect as possible on the ecology of the surrounding environment, through strict control of pollution and energy conservation. The opening of the Angkhang Nature Resort in 1997, has established the area as a tourist destination for both local and overseas visitors.

For further information please contact :

Ms. Nikki Busuttil
Director of Communications
Amari Hotels and Resorts
847 Petchburi Road
Pratunam, Rajthevi
Bangkok 10400
Thailand

Tel.  66 (0) 2255 3767 , 66 (0) 2255 4588
Fax.  66 (0) 2255 3718
E-mail  email@amari.com

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