Daily life in Thavorn Grand Plaza by Marine Doom

Daily Life in Thavorn Grand Plaza, Phuket!

I have already spent nearly a month at The Thavorn Grand Plaza Hotel, so now it is time for me to start to share my experiences such as; my day job, my night time activities and my life in Phuket.

The Sales and Marketing office in which I work, has many people from various countries around the world such as; Spain, Argentina, Austria, Germany, Malaysia, England, Australia, Russia, Philippines, Brazil and of course Thailand and France (where I come). Our Assistant Group Managing Director is Thai. It is a wonderful opportunity to discover new cultures and improve my English, although we do not work in my native language which makes it a little more complicated. In the Sales & Marketing department, I am in charge of the French Speaking market, the registration of reservations and the relationship between the office and reception. I think the French market is very interesting work and I have contacted all the French and Belgian tour operators to offer them to work with us, that is to say, to include hotels for students in their package. The first week I visited with people from the team two other hotels in the chain, beautiful hotels, located on the beaches of Karon and Nakalay.

Our Assistant Group Managing Director has given us a great opportunity with other students to participate in excursions to Phi Phi and James Bond Island (already mentioned in this blog), and more to come. In a few weeks after my mission in the Sales and Marketing department, I will go in two other hotels to discover new services.

Regarding the evenings and days off, I spend much of my free time with the team for dinner, visit Phuket or even go to the beach. The bars and restaurants nearby are very nice and of course the shopping in Phuket town you can find very beautiful things for prices more than adequate.

Please follow more of my adventures on this blog…

Daily life in Thavorn Grand Plaza, Phuket !!

Déjà presqu’un mois passé au Thavorn Grand plaza, c’est donc avec un peu d’expérience que je peux vous raconter mes journées de travail, mes soirée, ma vie à Phuket.

Le bureau vente et Marketing dans lequel je travaille, Il y a des personnes venant de toutes les contrés, Espagne, Argentine, Autriche, Allemagne, Malaisie, Angleterre, Australie, Russe, Philippines, Brésil, bien sûr des Thaïlandais et France (là d’où je viens). Notre Assistant Group Managing Director est Thailandais. C’est donc une merveilleuse opportunité pour découvrir de nouvelles cultures et améliorer l’anglais, bien que ne pas travailler dans sa langue maternelle rend les chose un peu plus compliqué. Au département, ventes et marketing, je suis en charge du marché Francophone, de l’enregistrement des réservations et la relation entre le bureau et la réception. Quand je parle du marché Français, c’est un travaille très intéressant, pour le moment j’ai contacté tout les tours opérateurs Français et Belge afin de leur proposer de travailler avec nous, c'est-à-dire d’inclure nos hôtels dans leur étudiants package. La première semaine, j’ai pu visiter avec des personnes de l’équipe les 2 autres hôtels de la chaine, se sont des hôtels superbes, situées sur les plages de Karon et Nakalay. Notre manager général nous a donné la grande opportunité avec les autres stagiaires de participer aux excursions, à Phi Phi et James Bond Island (déjà raconter dans le blog), et d’autres à venir. Dans quelques semaines, après ma mission effectuée dans le département ventes et marketing, j’irai dans les 2 autres hôtels afin de découvrir de nouveaux services.

En ce qui concerne les soirées et les jours de repos, je passe une bonne partie de mon temps libre avec l’équipe, pour diner, visiter Phuket ou bien encore aller à la plage…. Il y a des bars et restaurants très sympas et l’on peut passer la soirée pour pas très cher. Et bien sûr du shopping, à Phuket town on peut trouver de très belle chose pour des prix plus que convenable.

Vous pourrez donc suivre toutes nos aventures sur ce blog…

Similan Island

We woke up very early at half past five in the morning, as our mini-bus was due to pick us up in front of the Thavorn Grand Plaza at 6 am. After a 2 hour drive through the city outskirts and the open countryside we arrived in Khao Lak. From there we took a one hour ride on a speed boat to reach the islands. On the way from Khao Lak to Similan Island we saw a group of dolphins jumping out of the beautiful sea.

As Islands No. 1, 2 and 3, are part of a protected natural park, visitors are not allowed access. So our first stop was near Island number 5 where we spent around 40 minutes snorkeling. There we had the possibility to find Nemo or other fish and also to take a look at the spectacular coral reefs. We were lucky enough to see a sea turtle which was passing by very close to all the divers.

After those first impressions of the beautiful island we arrived at Island number 4 to have lunch. Then we had an hour of free time to relax a little and enjoy the white sand and the clearest water we have ever seen.

Back on the boat we arrived a few minutes later to Island number 7 for some more snorkeling. While we were snorkeling over the beautiful sea ground we took a few pictures with an underwater camera. We then travelled on the boat again to our last snorkeling place in front of Island number 8, where we observed even more impressive underwater life.

After that we got on the boat for the last time and did some sightseeing at the Donald Duck bay. This bay is named because one big rock looks very much like Donald Duck’s beak. We arrived back at the beach at around 5 pm to take the transfer back to Thavorn Grand Plaza, where we arrived around 8 pm. To sum it up, we enjoyed all the fabulous scenery very much and all the wonderful snorkeling.

Phi Phi Island Tour

At 9 o’clock we were picked up by an AsianPremier Van in front of the lobby of the Thavorn Grand Plaza. After a 30 minute ride we arrived at the marina of Phuket. Then all the tourists gathered there were divided into a few groups according to each ones itinerary. After a short break the tour started with a photo taken in front of the marina. Then we boarded the boat with 15 other tourists, mainly Australian, German and French. The crew welcomed us aboard with fresh soft drinks.

After one hour ride on the speedboat we arrived at Bamboo Island. There we had the possibility to go snorkeling, walk along the beach with the stunning white sand or sunbathing for one additional hour. After we returned to the speedboat again we arrived a special place in the middle of the sea, were we could jump in the wide sea and discover the coral reef on our own. There we were able to feed the fish with bananas. After half an hour it was time to say goodbye to the coral and the fish. Back on board we got fresh bananas as a snack.

After a short ride to Phi Phi Don we enjoyed a great lunch at a beachside restaurant. There we got the choice between international lunch buffet and thai food. After the lunch we spent our free time relaxing and walking along the beach. After one hour we left Phi Phi Don and arrived at Monkey Bay to feed the monkeys with fruits.

The next destination on our journey was Viking Caves. These caves are very famous because there are many bird nests here which are collected to produce a special and very expensive soup. Then we arrived after 15 minutes at Koh Phi Phi Ley. This place is worldwide famous because of the British-American movie THE BEACH. At this place we had 40 minutes free time to enjoy the amazing landscape with the wonderful contrast of the crystal clear water.

The next and last destination of our tour was Khai Nai Island. There we had 40 minutes free time for snorkeling again, sunbathing or enjoying the breathtaking beach! Finally at 5.40 we arrived again at the marina. Here the van was waiting for us to take us again safe back to the hotel Thavorn Grand Plaza in the city center of Phuket.

Introducing the Interns

Alejandra Lopez

Marketing Management Trainee

Camilla Tomazini

Marketing Management Trainee

Elisabeth Schwarz

Marketing Management Trainee

Marine Doom

Marketing Management Trainee

Marine Doom

Marketing Management Trainee

Introduction to the Interns

Welcome to our intern blog

Thavorn Hotels & Resorts Group (THR) offer Internships for motivated and dedicated students in the department of Sales & Marketing as well as in Hotel Operations.

Interns start by gaining necessary product knowledge, in order to work as a part of our international team and finding solutions to problems independently regarding Communication, Contracting, Marketing, Project Development & Management. Interns are given the chance to put their skills into practice by directly working for our Resorts as Guest-Relation, Reservation, Front Office and Hotel Management.

This blog is written by our current interns and outlines their experiences on the program.

For more information or if you are interested in joining our team please email us

Internship@ThavornGroup.com

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