Urban resort La Miniera Pool Villas in Thailand’s Pattaya is taking firm steps to provide a warmer welcome to guests with health and physical issues and to achieve a more positive environmental impact.
Pongwit Ngamjarukit, general manager of the all-villa property, told TTG Asia that the team is now working with IncluCare, a UK-based organisation that offers inclusive and accessible travel training, assessment and accreditation for the tourism industry, to perfect its journey towards inclusivity and universal accessibility.
La Miniera Pool Villas is working with IncluCare to ensure the resort is on the right track in its journey towards inclusivity and universal accessibility
“They have identified a few things we must do at the resort to be more welcoming to guests in wheelchairs, guests who are deaf, guests with autism and ADHD (Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), etc,” shared Pongwit.
Chanisorn Mongkollapkij, chief marketing officer at La Miniera Pool Villas added that the new kids’ club on property – now in construction – is also designed for children with autism and ADHD in mind.
“Richard Thompson, the CEO of IncluCare, Pongwit, and I are working together to make this new kids’ club as accessible and inclusive as possible. There will be an outdoor calming zone for neurodivergent kids to connect with nature, touch some water from a fountain, and play with sensory toys while improving their emotional regulation skills,” detailed Chanisorn.
At press time, 40 per cent of villas are wheelchair-accessible and adaptable, but “that’s not good enough”, remarked Chanisorn.
Additionally, the resort is making changes to achieve better green goals. According to Pongwit, the property is already certified with the Department of Climate Change and Environment of Thailand’s Green Hotel Plus programme.
New hardware and improved operations in support of inclusivity, universal accessibility and sustainability are expected to be ready by the fourth quarter.
La Miniera Pool Villas hopes to qualify for Small Luxury Hotels of the World’s Considerate Collection once these improvements are complete. The Considerate Collection, launched in 2021, is a portfolio of properties that pass strict assessment across three levels – Environmentally Conscious, Cultural Custodians and Community Minded – by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council. There are now 61 properties in the collection.
Urban resort La Miniera Pool Villas in Thailand’s Pattaya is taking firm steps to provide a warmer welcome to guests with health and physical issues and to achieve a more positive environmental impact.
Pongwit Ngamjarukit, general manager of the all-villa property, told TTG Asia that the team is now working with IncluCare, a UK-based organisation that offers inclusive and accessible travel training, assessment and accreditation for the tourism industry, to perfect its journey towards inclusivity and universal accessibility.
“They have identified a few things we must do at the resort to be more welcoming to guests in wheelchairs, guests who are deaf, guests with autism and ADHD (Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), etc,” shared Pongwit.
Chanisorn Mongkollapkij, chief marketing officer at La Miniera Pool Villas added that the new kids’ club on property – now in construction – is also designed for children with autism and ADHD in mind.
“Richard Thompson, the CEO of IncluCare, Pongwit, and I are working together to make this new kids’ club as accessible and inclusive as possible. There will be an outdoor calming zone for neurodivergent kids to connect with nature, touch some water from a fountain, and play with sensory toys while improving their emotional regulation skills,” detailed Chanisorn.
At press time, 40 per cent of villas are wheelchair-accessible and adaptable, but “that’s not good enough”, remarked Chanisorn.
Additionally, the resort is making changes to achieve better green goals. According to Pongwit, the property is already certified with the Department of Climate Change and Environment of Thailand’s Green Hotel Plus programme.
New hardware and improved operations in support of inclusivity, universal accessibility and sustainability are expected to be ready by the fourth quarter.
La Miniera Pool Villas hopes to qualify for Small Luxury Hotels of the World’s Considerate Collection once these improvements are complete. The Considerate Collection, launched in 2021, is a portfolio of properties that pass strict assessment across three levels – Environmentally Conscious, Cultural Custodians and Community Minded – by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council. There are now 61 properties in the collection.