Monthly Archives: June 2009
JAL Hula Week Returns for a Second Summer to Waikiki Beach Walk®
By Conchita Malaqui
Blane Kia, along with hula dancers, entertaining the crowd at last year’s JAL Hula Week Ho‘olaule‘a
Following the success of last year’s summer event, Japan Airlines (JAL), in partnership with the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), and Hawaii Tourism Japan (HTJ), will host JAL Hula Week for the second consecutive summer, which includes a nightly* Ho‘olaule‘a celebration at Waikiki Beach Walk. This event, from June 20 through July 31, 2009, features an exciting line-up of live Hawaiian entertainment and hula performances that are free and open to the public. Read the rest of this entry
Outrigger Twin Towns Resort Rocks Around the Clock
By Gavan Conway
Outrigger Twin Towns Resort was recently rock ‘n’ roll central when more than 80,000 enthusiasts flooded into the picturesque border towns of Kirra, Coolangatta, and Tweed Heads to celebrate the annual two-week Wintersun Festival. Read the rest of this entry
Waikiki Beach Walk® July Entertainment Line-up
By Kathy Hansberry
The sizzling summer just got hotter at Waikiki Beach Walk, as Outrigger Enterprises Group continues to sponsor the popular weekly Sunday Showcase music series. Hundreds of locals and visitors alike gather at Waikiki Beach Walk plaza every Sunday afternoon to be serenaded by various talented island musicians. Hosted by Jeff Apaka, the Sunday Showcase concert series offers scores of talented musicians from various genres, including Jazz, Hawaiian, Local Island Folk Songs, Contemporary/R & B. Weekly concerts are from 5 – 6 p.m. on the Plaza Stage at Waikiki Beach Walk. Read the rest of this entry
The Outrigger on the Lagoon – Fiji Gets Moving and Gets Healthy!
By Una Murray
The staff and managers of the Outrigger on the Lagoon - Fiji getting ready for their power walk after work!
The Outrigger on the Lagoon – Fiji (FOR) recently kicked off their 2009 Health Awareness program with a post-work power walk attended by executives, managers, and employees alike. The property welcomed representatives from the Ministry of Health, the Fiji School of Medicine, and Red Cross Volunteers, who spent two days screening and assessing the health of our Outrigger employees. More than 110 staff members took advantage of the opportunity to have their weight, blood pressure, sugar level, and vision checked. Read the rest of this entry
What I Learned on My Summer Vacation
By Dr. Richard Kelley
During the past two weeks, my wife Linda and I toured the lands of our ancestors, Scotland and Ireland. For a change, we were travel consumers. As always, it was interesting for me to be on the traveler’s side of the front desk. It gave me a perspective that is sometimes lost when one is working an administrative position or any other job at a hotel day after day. Read the rest of this entry
Outrigger Serenity Terraces Resort in Phuket Participates in “Keeping Phuket Clean”
By Panjama Leamsuwan
The staff of the Outrigger Serenity Terraces Resort (TST) participated in the community outreach effort “Keeping Phuket Clean,” by cleaning up Rawai beach
The latest initiative launched by the Summer in Phuket campaign is a community outreach effort called “Keeping Phuket Clean,” designed to help keep the beaches of Phuket sparkling clean over Summer Season – May through November. The program officially launched with the Clean Phuket Day, on Thursday May 28, 2009, and the staff of the Outrigger Serenity Terraces Resort (TST), along with staff from other hotels and members of the community, helped clean Rawai beach. This project was especially important to the TST, as it sits adjacent to the beach with no public road in between.
“‘Keeping Phuket Clean’ is our way of integrating the Summer in Phuket campaign into daily life of people living and working in Phuket’s different beach areas,” says Nick Anthony, Summer in Phuket spokesperson. “The program includes a general review of the beach infrastructure and an ongoing action plan for the community cleaning of each beach in Phuket in conjunction with an overall education strategy.”
Mahalo to the TST staff for volunteering their time to ensure our guests have the best experience possible.
‘Ohana is Alive and Well at Outrigger
By Dr. Chuck Kelley
This is the fifth in a series of eight articles written by Outrigger’s executives in support of our Value of the Week program. Every other week, one of our company’s executives will introduce the value of the week and share what that value means to them. This week’s author is Dr. Chuck Kelley, Outrigger’s Vice President of KF Development, and this week’s Value of the Week is: ‘Ohana (Family) – We are family working together joyfully to attain our goals and aspirations. – Ka‘ipo Ho Read the rest of this entry
Nancy Daniels, APR, Receives Gregg W. Perry Public Relations Professional of the Year Award!
By Sam Hoffman
Nancy Daniels
It gives me great pleasure to announce that Nancy Daniels, APR, is the latest recipient of the Gregg W. Perry Public Relations Professional of the Year Award, the highest and most coveted award in Hawaii’s Public Relations arena. This award is presented to an exemplary practitioner who, during a distinguished career, has made a major contribution to the profession and has applied public relations techniques in a professional manner to achieve meaningful objectives. Read the rest of this entry
Outrigger Australia Gets the Five-Star Treatment
By Grant James
The team from Outrigger Australia’s head office, together with our property-based Sales Executive and our General Sales Agent (GSA) based in Sydney, were treated to an exclusive site tour of our latest resort under construction — Outrigger Little Hastings Street Resort & Spa, Noosa. Read the rest of this entry
Outrigger on the Lagoon – Fiji May Get Together
By Una Murray
The Outrigger on the Lagoon – Fiji (FOR) vuvale (family) gathered together to honor their outstanding employees for the month of April and to recognize members of our vuvale (family) who have celebrated birthdays. Everyone enjoyed afternoon tea, cakes, and cookies. Read the rest of this entry
