article_snippet: Nikki Beach Resort in Phuket Phuket was flooded with complaints over the photo, reports The Daily Telegraph.
article_snippet: A holiday resort in Thailand quickly deleted the photo, and released a statement to address the controversy. '
article_snippet: we never intended to be disrespectful.'
article_snippet: a statement to address the controversy did little to calm the stampeding herd of online protesters, and the anger spilled onto Nikki Beach Resort in Phuket's TripAdvisor page.
article_snippet: However, TripAdvisor deleted negative reviews based on the elephant incident. '
highlights_snippet: Picture quickly deleted from Facebook page after widespread criticism .
  
highlights_snippet: Comments flooded resort's social media accounts after the 'offensive' act .