Released on = August 4, 2006, 1:52 am

Press Release Author = Penner-Madison & Company Limited

Industry = International Trade

Press Release Summary = Asia's finest destination resort, Laguna Phuket, is set to
join the upcoming PATA Travel Mart (PTM) at the Asia-World Expo in Hong Kong from
12-15 September 2006. This is the second time Laguna Phuket has participated at PTM
under the destination banner.

Press Release Body = Thailand -- Asia's finest destination resort, Laguna Phuket, is
set to join the upcoming PATA Travel Mart (PTM) at the Asia-World Expo in Hong Kong
from 12-15 September 2006. This is the second time Laguna Phuket has participated at
PTM under the destination banner.

Laguna Phuket will unveil a new booth design created by Penner-Madison & Company,
which replaces the former traditional Thai sala-style booth with a contemporary
look. Spanning a space of 45 square metres, the Laguna Phuket destination booth (B
111, B 112, B 129, and B 130) will showcase its five resorts, 18-hole golf course,
spas, wedding chapel, shopping village, and extensive range of integrated facilities
and services, suitable for just about any traveler from couples and families to
corporate meetings and incentive groups.

Laguna Phuket, comprising Banyan Tree Phuket, Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket, Dusit
Laguna Resort, Laguna Beach Resort, and Allamanda Laguna Phuket, aims to further
strengthen brand, its integrated destination resort concept, and unified image
regionally. Attending the booth are six representatives from each of the resorts and
Laguna Phuket's Destination Marketing department.




About Laguna Phuket:

Laguna Phuket is Asia's finest destination resort comprising five deluxe hotels:
Banyan Tree Phuket, Dusit Laguna Resort, Laguna Beach Resort, Sheraton Grande Laguna
Phuket and Allamanda Laguna Phuket, which all share 600 acres of tropical parkland
and three kilometres of beach frontage with the Laguna Phuket Golf Club, Canal
Shopping Village, Banyan Tree Spa, four Angsana Spas, Laguna Wedding Chapel and
Quest Laguna Phuket Adventure, a leading corporate training and outdoor recreation
facility.

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MEDIA CONTACTS:

Laguna Resorts & Hotels Public CO., LTD.
Tel: +66 76 324 060
Fax: +66 76 324 061
Ms. Nattira Anakasiri
Assistant Public Relations Manager
nattiraa@lagunaphuket.com

Ms. Naravadee Swangridht
Public Relations & Advertising Manager
naravadees@lagunaphuket.com

Ms. Debbie Dionysius
Director of Destination Marketing
debbied@lagunaphuket.com

Online Media Centre at http://media.lagunaphuket.com



Web Site = http://www.lagunaphuket.com

Contact Details = Laguna Resorts &Hotels Public Co., Ltd
390/1 Moo 1, Srisoonthorn Road, Cherngtalay, Thalang, Phuket 83110 THAILAND

Tel: +66 76 324 416-7
Fax: +66 76 324 061