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In South Thailand, Phuket Island is a natural masterpiece. For over four centuries, the Island has witnessed ongoing “Gold Rushes”. Previously, the gold was tin. Now that tin reserves are over, the gold has turned green. It took the visionary of one of the top 100 resort companies in the world, Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts, to turn a polluted, toxic landscape into a hugely successful tourism model thriving with biodiversity. Discover how the Banyan Tree Hotel of Phuket brings tourists on an unforgettable journey inside a former polluted tin mining site while greening communities, empowering local people and sustaining the future of its destination.