Thailand could certainly use some good news right now and Outrigger Hotels and Resorts is out to deliver. We hear that the luxury brand will manage the Phi Phi Island Village Beach Resort and Spa as its third hotel property in Thailand. The company assumed responsibility on November 3 and will have complete operational control by November 1, 2012, at which point it will be rebranded as Outrigger Phi Phi Island REsort and Spa.
The property offers 112 villas, four restaurants, two bars, a spa, fitness center and a dive and activity center. The island itself is 30 miles from Phuket and 26 miles from Krabi in the Andaman Sea in southern tThailand.
On the horizon: Outrigger will oversee the building of 38 new villas over the next year, along with $1.7 million in renovations to bring the resort up to Outrigger standards.
For more information visit www.outrigger.com.