New hospitality brand Kaia to open first sustainable resort on Koh Phangan

Bound and Beyond and Cloud Collective have teamed up to launch Kaia, a new hospitality brand in South-east Asia. The new brand will feature outdoor resorts with tented suites designed to blend with nature and the local community, focusing on luxury and sustainability.

Founded by Bound and Beyond, a Thai-based hospitality firm, and Cloud Collective, a specialist in light footprint developments, Kaia’s first resort will open on Koh Phangan, Thailand, in late 2025. Surrounded by a national park, the resort will be a 30-minute speedboat ride from Koh Samui.

The resort uses sustainably sourced materials such as upcycled teak and recycled plastic rugs, and will feature 31 private 77m² tented suites with ocean views, outdoor decks, bathtubs, and pantries with local and resort-made products, as well as four 248m² two-bedroom…