Blog Category: People
Recycling Goods and Designing Homes for the Homeless
365Playground is a huge advocate for any person or organization working to create a better world for all those around them, and so we loved this story about California-based sculptor Gregory Kloehn. Recognizing that his sculptures would end up in the homes of the rich, he decided to take his talent and use it to help…
Delving Into the World of Private Hideaways and Luxury Estates
Though the 365Playground team is mainly known for our work in niche resorts, hotels and sports facilities, we’re quickly becoming more and more involved in the world of private hideaways and luxury estate asset and operational management. Our expectation and our mission is to deliver the same top 6 and 7-star products and services, just…
Branding, Development and a Good Portion of Fun
A large portion of our business is not only to creating products, systems and training teams, but also creating their brand. Since we are “hands-on” in everything we do, our Managing Director took it to a whole new level while working with a client on a Kids’ Club brand development — we definitely recognize the…
Healthier Children with 365Playground’s Chef Tammasak Chootong
With childhood obesity on the rise around the world, an international school in Phuket, Thailand, has taken countermeasures with the help of 365Playground’s Chef Tammasak (Noi) Chootong, owner of the popular Phuket restaurant Suay. Having trained in Germany and worked at a Michelin star restaurant and several luxury hotel brands, Chef Noi has won several…
Cameron McEvoy, Olympian
The diversity of the 365Playground team — both in location and experience — means we’re lucky to hear about all exciting work our team members take part in. Most recently, Ludovic Nourdine, 365Playground Fitness Professional with a long history of managing and training roles within the hospitality and competitive sport, was thrilled to see Cameron…
Everything Active: Giving Back Through the Dream of Sports
Born from the dream of giving back to the South African community founder Leroy Phillips grew up in, Everyone Active is a company that encompasses multiple aspects of sports development and rural development through sporting initiatives. Growing up in South Africa in the middle of political turmoil created many challenges for children like Phillips. Fortunately he had…
2014 Trends: Adapting Technology to Meet Guest Expectations
A recent poll conducted by SmartBrief.com and sponsored by The Wall Street Journal took a close look at the changing demands of hotel guests in regards to their technology expectations during their stay. Rather than an exploration of what the tech industry is projecting, the study really delves into the perspective of everyday travelers. Here’s…
Angie & Gregory Burns Event at One&Only Reethi Rah: An Escape into Nature
When guests arrive at the Maldives’ luxury hideaway One&Only Reethi Rah, they are usually seeking a brief escape from their lives. Often it can take some time to disengage from hectic reality, but eventually nature takes hold. Reethi Rah’s Artist Studio helps connect guests back to nature and creativity, by providing both stunning works of…
Brazil’s Newest Dining Experience: ASSUQ
The creative mind behind Brazil’s newest dining experience, ASSUQ, finds that the simplicity of life moves him to create. As executive chef and 365Playground team member Alex Nassar says, “To be alive and healthy is an inspiration.” That purity and simplicity translates well at ASSUQ, where key philosophies and elements — simplicity, freshness, local, the…
Japan’s Season of Kouyou
365Playground’s own Akino Nourdine (Corporate Business Development, Sales & Marketing & Training) guest blogs about her home country of Japan, and the beauty of its season of “Kouyou”. Autumn leaf colour season is another magical time of the year in Japan. Like the cherry blossom, autumn-coloured foliage (“Kouyou” 紅葉) has a special place in the heart of…