{"id":205138,"date":"2022-05-25T02:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T19:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=205138"},"modified":"2022-05-25T03:14:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T20:14:42","slug":"outrigger-joins-culture-and-heritage-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2022\/05\/outrigger-joins-culture-and-heritage-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Outrigger joins culture and heritage association"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SINGAPORE, 25 May 2022: Premier beach resort brand Outrigger Hospitality Group has joined the World Tourism Association for Culture and Heritage (WTACH.org) as part of its larger ESG (environment, social, governance) initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWTACH\u2019s ambition to respect and conserve local culture is fully aligned with <em><strong>\u2018The Outrigger Way\u2019<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; our corporate foundation of caring for the host, guest and place,\u201d said&nbsp; OHG vice president of corporate communications and social responsibility Monica Salter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/castaway-island-fiji-meke-performance10-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-205161 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/400;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re grateful to be part of a network of like-minded organisations to protect and preserve cultural uniqueness through respectful engagement with local communities and custodians,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scottasia.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=0c873b07b6f9e16ea297cd3c9&amp;id=c9059b073d&amp;e=cde49ea3f0\">The Outrigger Way<\/a> values system originated from Hawaii&#8217;s culture of hospitality. 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