New Meliá Koh Samui Appoints Kantima Chompoolad as Wellness Manager

KOH SAMUI, Thailand (August 6, 2020) A professional with more than 15 years of hospitality wellness experience and a passion for motivating her staff has been named MeliaKoh Samuis wellness manager.

Thai national Kantima Chompoolad joins the 159-room and 41-suite luxury resort, on Koh Samuis north-eastern coastline in the Gulf of Thailand, after working for a decade as the spa manager at Hansar Samui, another five-star resort on the island.

Chompoolad is now overseeing MeliaKoh Samuis health and safety measures to combat COVID-19 and YHI Spas daily operations, as well as developing new wellness programs and an extensive spa menu.

Under the global program Stay Safe With Meli, that has involved the introduction of sweeping measures at MeliaKoh Samui in response to the pandemic, Chompoolad is tasked with verifying the resorts program compliance and taking care of guests emotional wellbeing.

In addition to developing YHI Spas menu featuring an array of treatments based on natural HARNN products, she will introduce wellbeing programs that include spa therapies, activities such as yoga, meditation and tai chi, sports including Muay Thai boxing and healthy cuisine.

With her genuine passion for motivating her staff, management experience at high-end resort spas on Koh Samui, and training in massage and remedy, yoga, Pilates, meditation and reiki, Kantima brings a wealth of knowledge and skills to her role thats more crucial than ever in the time of COVID-19, said MeliaKoh Samuis general manager Ernesto Osuna.

The resort celebrated its grand opening on January 10, unveiling world-class facilities including two restaurants, a swim-up bar, a lagoon pool that loops through its grounds like a river, a two-level infinity pool, an executive lounge, fitness centre, ballroom and conference facilities and, for families, a kids club, outdoor playground and mini water park.

To contact MeliaKoh Samui, please call +66 (0) 89 184 0725 or emailreservation.kohsamui@melia.com

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About MeliaHotels Resorts

MeliaHotels Resorts is the best-known international brand in the portfolio of the MeliaHotels International company; it has more than 100 city and resort hotels in the main leisure and business destinations of Europe, Asia, Africa and America. The brand offers exemplary meetings and events facilities in all important business cities as well as in exotic locations, catering to the ever-expanding conference and incentive travel market. As part of its innovation philosophy and new positioning, MeliaHotels Resorts has reinvented itself to cater to every aspect of the guests wellbeing. Unique experiences are created for guests and are defined by relaxation, quality time and personalised services. For a balanced lifestyle, MeliaHotels Resorts instinctively understands the guests needs and lifestyle expectations, which is an integral part of its redefined identity. Follow Meli Hotels Resorts on Twitter@MeliaHtlResorts, Facebook@Melia.Hotelsand Instagram@meliahtlresorts.www.melia.com.

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About MeliaHotels International

Founded in 1956 in Mallorca (Spain), MeliaHotels International operates more than 390 hotels (portfolio and pipeline) throughout more than 40 countries, under the brands Gran Meli Hotels Resorts, Paradisus by Melia, ME by Melia, MeliaHotels Resorts, INNSiDE by Melia, Sol by Meliaand TRYP by Wyndham. The Company is the global leader in resort hotels, while also leveraging its experience to consolidate the growing segment of the leisure-inspired urban market. Its commitment to responsible tourism has led the Group to become the most sustainable hotel company in the world in 2019, according to SAM, the sustainable investment company. MeliaHotels International is also included in the IBEX 35 Spanish stock market index and it is the Spanish hotel leader in Corporate Reputation (Merco Ranking). Follow MeliaHotels International on Weibo@MeliaHotelslnt, WeChat official account@MeliaHotelslnt, Twitter@MeliaHotelsInt, Facebookmeliahotelsinternational and official websitewww.melia.com.

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About Asset World Corporation

Asset World Corp Public Company Limited (AWC) is Thailands leading integrated lifestyle real estate group under TCC Group, with a sustainable diversified development pipeline for future growth as well as the potential for long-term capital appreciation. AWCs business operations are organized into two principal segments: (i) Hospitality, comprising hotels managed and operated by the worlds leading hotel chains (ii) Retail and Commercial Building, comprising Retail and Wholesale group which includes world-class tourist lifestyle destination, community shopping mall, community market and wholesale space, with such well-known projects as Asiatique the Riverfront, Gateway at Bangsue, Pantip Plaza Pratunam and Tawanna Bangkapi; and Office Building group with prominent projects located in highly sought-after, central business district in Bangkok like Empire Tower, Athenee Tower, etc. Recently on October 10, 2019, Asset World Corporation succeeded in listing the company on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) in the real estate and construction industry under the property development category. AWCs market capitalization was highest in the history of the SET (According to Bloomberg Database).