Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 10 September, 2018 1:30 pm |

Dusit Thani Abu Dhabi has strengthened its sustainability commitment with a new initiative in Food & Beverage operations. The hotel has joined forces with AVANI, a leading global supplier of alternate packaging based on renewable resources and has successfully replaced disposable plastic products with eco-friendly products.
 
In pursuit of its “Go Green” strategy, the hotel has introduced biodegradable beverage straws and coffee takeaway cups across onsite restaurants, cafe’ and lounge. The material used in fabrication of these products comes entirely from plants and henceforth, it is 100% compostable.
 
According to Mr. Desmond Hatton, General Manager, Dusit Thani Abu Dhabi “Every year more than 8 million tons of plastic is dumped in our oceans, killing more than 100,000 marine creatures, leading to a global plastic menace (Source: United Nations Ocean Conference, New York, 2017). It is high time that hospitality industry across the world puts a strong concerted stand against the use of plastic in hotel operations. We are the agents of change and our small efforts can make a big difference in protecting our environment.”
 
Dusit Thani has always been at the forefront when it comes to rolling out environment centric projects in Abu Dhabi. Achieving energy efficiency by replacing CFL with LED lamps in over 500 guestrooms and maintaining an in-house organic roof garden are few of the key sustainable activities unveiled at the hotel. In recent times, the property has also modified the lobby entrance area from a water fountain concept to garden landscape them, resulting in a saving of 100,000+ litres of water annually. In addition to it, the hotel managed to reduce the food waste in the café by 450 kgs per month, post collaborating with Winnow, one of the leading waste management technology companies of the region.

About Dusit Thani Abu Dhabi
Dusit Thani Abu Dhabi brings Thai-inspired design and hospitality to the heart of the United Arab Emirates’ capital city.  This 5-star luxury hotel is centrally located in Abu Dhabi’s new business and government district, within easy reach of the Eastern Mangroves, the city’s lush natural habitat the Corniche, the city’s iconic seaside promenade and the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. With its prominent glass tower, Dusit Thani Abu Dhabi presents a fresh and innovative architectural design. Inside, guest rooms and fully furnished extended stay executive apartments are infused with Thai elegance and modern conveniences. An array of exquisite restaurants serve delicacies to satisfy any palate and a host of facilities and services, including Namm Spa and DFiT Fitness Centre, allow guests to nurture their minds and bodies.
 
Note to editor: Dusit International has over 65 years of experience in the hotel and hospitality field. Founded in 1949 by Honorary Chairperson Thanpuying Chanut Piyaoui, whose first hotel was the Princess on Bangkok's New Road, Dusit International has since acquired a unique portfolio of distinctive hotels, building upon Thai culture and tradition to create a personalized welcome for all guests made distinctive under the Dusit International brand promise; the delivery of an 'experience that enlivens the individual spirit, no matter the journey’. Dusit International comprises four hotel brands: Dusit Thani, dusitD2, DusitPrincess and Dusit Devarana. It also operates its own signature Devarana Spa.
 

WORLDWIDE PROPERTIES Dusit Thani Hotels & Resorts: Dusit Thani Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Dusit Thani Bangkok, Thailand Dusit Thani Dongtai, Jiangsu, China Dusit Thani Dubai, U.A.E. Dusit Thani Fudu Qingfeng, Changzhou, China Dusit Thani Hua Hin, Thailand Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket, Thailand Dusit Thani LakeView Cairo, Egypt Dusit Thani Maldives Dusit Thani Manila, Philippines Dusit Thani Pattaya, Thailand Dusit Thani Residence Dubai Marina, U.A.E. Dusit Thani Guam, U.S.A. Dusit Thani Krabi, Thailand Dusit Devarana Hotels & Resorts: Dusit Devarana Conghua, Guangzhou, China Dusit Devarana New Delhi, India dusitD2 Hotels & Resorts: dusitD2 Chiang Mai, Thailand dusitD2 Constance Pasadena, U.S.A. dusitD2 Fudu Binhu, Changzhou, China dusitD2 Nairobi, Kenya dusitD2 New Delhi, India DusitPrincess Hotels & Resorts: DusitPrincess Chiang Mai, Thailand DusitPrincess Korat, Thailand DusitPrincess Srinakarin, Thaniland DusitPrincess Srinakarin, Bangkok, Thailand

 

Dusit Devarana Hotels & Resorts: Dusit Devarana Haikou, Hainan, China Dusit Devarana Zhuzhou, Hunan, China Dusit Devarana Dianchi, Kunming, China Dusit Residence & Suites Doha, Qatar Dusit Devarana Maldives dusitD2 Hotels & Resorts: dusitD2 Darbieshan, Anhui, China dusitD2 Davao, Philippines dusitD2 Khao Yai, Thailand dusitD2 Palm Mall, Muscat, Oman dusitD2 Punakha, Bhutan dusitD2 Residence Al Manzel Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. dusitD2 Residence Cebu City, Philippines dusitD2 Residence Yangon, Myanmar dusitD2 Salwa Doha, Qatar dusitD2 Society Hill, Tianjin, China dusitD2 Suining, Sichuan, China dusitD2 Kenz Dubai, U.A.E. dusitD2 Thimphu, Bhutan dusitD2 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia DusitPrincess Hotels & Resorts: DusitPrincess Cebu City, Philippines DusitPrincess Jiangyin, Jingsu, China DusitPrincess NAIA Gardens Manila, Philippines DusitPrincess Panzhihua, Sichuan, China DusitPrincess Residence Xuhui, Shanghai, China

 

AFFILIATE PROPERTIES Dusit Island Chiang Rai, Thailand Pathumwan Princess, MBK Centre, Bangkok. Thailand Pearl Coast, Dubai, U.A.E. Royal Princess Larn Luang, Bangkok, Thailand UPCOMING PROPERTIES Dusit Thani Hotels & Resorts: Dusit Thani Brookwater, Australia Dusit Thani Balapitiya, Sri Lanka Dusit Thani Cam Ranh, Vietnam Dusit Thani Fushun, Liaoning, China Dusit Thani Fuxian Lake, Yunnan, China Dusit Thani Huizhou, Guangdong, China Dusit Thani Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Dusit Thani Laguna, Singapore Dusit Thani Lubi Island, Philippines Dusit Thani Nairobi, Kenya Dusit Thani Panzhihua, Sichuan, China Dusit Thani Qingyuan, Guangdong, China Dusit Thani Residence Davao, Philippines Dusit Thani Residence Fuxian Lake, Yunnan, China Dusit Thani Samara Sousse, Tunisia Dusit Thani Zhabei, Shanghai, China Dusit Thani Shaoxing, China Dusit Thani Suining, Sichuan, China Dusit Thani Zaozhuang, Shandong, China Dusit Thani Suzhou, Jiangsu, China Dusit Thani Fuzhou Lianjiang, Fujian, China