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2ND QUARTER OPERATING PROFIT UP 51% ON THE BACK OF 29% REVENUE GAIN
29 Aug 2008 - Main-Board listed Banyan Tree Holdings Limited (“Banyan Tree” or the “Group”), a leading manager and developer of premium resorts, hotels, spas and galleries, announced today its half year result which shows a 31% increase in revenue and profit after tax to S$247.6 million and S$31.2 million respectively, largely driven by its Hotel Residences segment.

BANYAN TREE AND THE ART OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE
29 Aug 2008 - Long lauded as a service-oriented hospitality company, Banyan Tree faces a long-term challenge: to grow its existing pool of 7,000 employees into a major ocean of 24,000 employees by 2011.

LULLED BY BANYAN TREE LIJIANG AND BANYAN TREE RINGHA’S WINTER SONATA
29 Aug 2008 - Be greeted by snow-capped mountains and the wintry glow of the sun this winter at Banyan Tree Lijiang and Banyan Tree Ringha. Heralded as the next exhilarating travel destination, Yunnan’s snowscape is an invitation to experience a poetic winter unlike any in the highlands of China.

BANYAN TREE BINTAN CONSERVATION LAB SHINES WITH PATA GOLD AWARD AND FIRST TURTLE HATCHING
31 Jul 2008 - Officially launched in September 2007, Banyan Tree Bintan Conservation Lab has recently won the 2008 Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Award in the Ecotourism Project category. This annual event recognises exceptional achievements in various hospitality categories and seeks to highlight the best Asia Pacific’s travel industry has to offer.

BANYAN TREE LIJIANG HERALDS FRESH RESORT EXPERIENCES WITH ADDITIONAL ROOM INVENTORY
31 Jul 2008 - Banyan Tree Lijiang is poised to deliver the next level in hospitality, two years after its opening ushered sustainable tourism in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Dayan Old Town. Having won over 15 international awards and accolades, the resort is introducing a total of 33 new villas to its extensive Naxi village-styled resort grounds.

TAKE THE WEIGHT OFF YOUR MIND WITH A “DIET OF PLEASURES” AT BANYAN TREE PHUKET AND BANYAN TREE BINTAN
31 Jul 2008 - When did holidays stop being about fun and start becoming about losing weight, getting fit and detoxing? Banyan Tree brings back the pleasure principle with a tempting package designed to invigorate even the most jaded of travellers.

BANYAN TREE PHUKET OFFERS A ‘QUINTESSENSUAL’ WORLD OF ROMANTIC INDULGENCE WITH THE DOUBLEPOOL VILLA
31 Jul 2008 - The DoublePool Villa at Banyan Tree Phuket brings a new concept to villa experiences in Thailand. Guests are catapulted to a magical world of intimacy where every element, from the ambience to the design lends itself to creating a ‘quintessensual’ oasis – a perfect embodiment of sensuality inspired by Banyan Tree’s signature tagline ‘Sanctuary for the Senses’.

BANYAN TREE GROUP GARNERS NEW INTERNATIONAL AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
30 Jun 2008 - In the months of May and June, Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts added new international awards and accolades at both group and property levels. The Group now counts over 386 awards and accolades since it was established 14 years ago. The awards are testimony to Banyan Tree’s strong global branding and continued diligence in corporate social responsibility and service standards as the Group spreads its wings globally.

BANYAN TREE LAUNCHES TOLL FREE LINES IN 17 COUNTRIES AND EIGHT LANGUAGES
30 Jun 2008 - Beginning 01 August 2008, Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts will commence services of its inaugural global toll free lines, increasing the portfolio of communications and reservations options available to its growing global audience. Administered by Trust International, 18 toll free lines across 17 countries will provide hotel enquiry and booking services for Banyan Tree and Angsana, over strategic key regions including Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and the United States.

BANYAN TREE BANGKOK MARKS 10 YEARS OF AID THROUGH ANNUAL VERTICAL MARATHON
30 Jun 2008 - At 61 storeys tall, Banyan Tree Bangkok boasts one of the most glorious views of one of Asia’s most dynamic metropolises. At this vantage point, it is also uniquely poised to lead the way in Corporate Social Responsibility, enshrined in its philosophy to embrace the environment and empower people.