The Unique Collection and Variety Hotels join ‘Fin-Free Thailand’
Press Release
The Unique Collection of Hotels and Resorts
30. August 2014
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13 Hotels and Resorts Managed By The Unique Collection and Variety Hotels Join “FIN-FREE THAILAND”
The Unique Collection and Variety Hotels are participated in “Fin-Free Thailand to stop serving shark fin and become 100% shark fin free to protect endangered sharks which are now facing extinction within our lifetime.
Bangkok, August 2014 – The Unique Collection of Hotels and Resorts and its sister company, Variety Hotels, are excited to announce that thirteen of its properties in Thailand have joined in support of “Fin Free Thailand”, a campaign encouraging hotels and restaurants to stop serving shark fin, in order to protect endangered sharks, marine ecosystems, and people’s health.
73-100 million sharks are killed every year, mostly for shark fin soup, and as a result shark populations are in catastrophic decline globally. Some populations of sharks have experienced a 99% population decline since the 1950s, with 1 in 3 species of open ocean sharks now being threatened with extinction. In order to help raise this critical issue on the plight of the shark and stop the mass slaughter of sharks to supply a growing consumer demand for shark fin, 13 resorts under the management of The Unique Collection and Variety Hotels, including Putahracsa – Hua Hin, Nishaville – Prachuap Khiri Khan, The Sunset Beach Resort & Spa Taling Ngam, , The Sevenseas Resort – Koh Kradan, De Naga Hotel Chiang Mai, Sukhothai Heritage Resort, Cham’s House – Koh Kood, Saree Samui – Mae Nam Beach, Twin Lotus – Koh Lanta , Paradise Beach Resort – Koh Samui, Blue Ocean Resort – Phuket, Koh Tao Hillside Resort – Koh Tao and Samui Palm Beach Resort – Koh Samui have joined the Fin-Free campaign to stop serving shark fin and become 100% shark fin free.
“Sharks are now facing extinction within our lifetime and this will have a catastrophic effect on the oceans we depend on for survival. Critical steps towards conservation must be established. It’s time to take action now towards protecting these creatures,” said Jonathan Kreuter, Director of Marketing Communications for both The Unique Collection of Hotels & Resorts and Variety Hotels, which manage the properties. “We are grateful and delighted to be part of this wonderful campaign by reducing the demand for shark fin which we believe is the most effective way to save sharks from extinction. We would like to invite other hotels and resorts to help us support this important cause.”
Source: Market Press Release