Regal Airport Hotel in Hong Kong recently launched its Executive Conference Centre consisting of 13 contemporary meeting rooms. The meeting rooms are a separate self-contained venue providing state-of-the-art audio and visual equipment, as well as wireless facilities. They are also equipped with business centre facilities and services, such as fax machine, photocopy machine and secretarial services. The venue is ideal for corporate meetings, corporate lunches and cocktails with a capacity range of 16 delegates boardroom-style up to 140 delegates theatre-style. The property offers some great introductory day meeting packages. Visit www.regalhotels.com.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts has entered into an operating lease agreement with Sekisui House to lease a 159-room new-build St Regis Hotel, located at the intersection of Midosuji Avenue and Honmachi Street, in the central business district of Osaka City. Midosuji is a four kilometres avenue running through central Osaka from north to south, and is a wide boulevard lined with major public institutions, offices and exclusive luxury brand shops. Regional vice president of Starwood Hotels & Resorts for Japan, Korea and Guam, Lothar Pehl, said the company was thrilled with the landmark entry of the St. Regis brand into Japan. “The Osaka hotel market has not seen entry of internationally-branded hotels over the last five years or so and St. Regis Hotel, Osaka will be the first significant opening in the city. Its strategic location on the Midosuji Avenue, which is for Osaka what the Champs Elysees is for Paris, combined with the uncompromising, bespoke service of the St. Regis brand, will make this property an extremely attractive choice for the most discerning travellers,” he said. Facilities at the St. Regis Hotel, Osaka will be situated between the 11th and 27th floors of a mixed-use building and will include two specialty restaurants, a bar, a Remède Spa, more than 4500 square feet of function space, including a wedding chapel and a stunning roof-top garden facing the 12th floor hotel lobby.
Sheraton Dameisha Resort has announced its opening as the first international beach resort in Shenzhen – China’s “international garden city”. The upscale resort will offer 390 rooms and suites (368 rooms in the resort main building and 22 rooms in villas) all offering views of the South China Sea, and positioned as the upcoming icon of Dameisha Beach, on the eastern shores of the world-renowned Shenzhen city. General manager of Sheraton Dameisha Resort, Philip Kang, said the Sheraton Dameisha Resort will become a popular gathering place for families, leisure travellers and incentive planners seeking a relaxing getaway. The opening of Sheraton Dameisha Resort strengthens Starwood’s presence in Shenzhen, where there are currently two other Starwood hotels in operation – Four Points by Sheraton Shenzhen and Sheraton Shenzhen Futian Hotel, both of which are located in the Futian district, reputed to be the new central business district of Shenzhen. Rooms are 50 square metres in size while suites range from 95 to 400 square metres. All guest rooms and suites feature an ocean-facing balcony or terrace.
Carlson Hotels Worldwide – Asia Pacific recently announced the development of Radisson Hotel Indore in India, slated for launch in September 2009. Asia president of Carlson Hotels Worldwide, Paul Kirwin, said Indore was a major industrial city, prominent for its healthcare facilities and pharmaceutical companies. “Being a city with vast potential, we believe the opening of the Radisson Hotel Indore will be yet another strategic move to the already growing number of Radisson hotels in the region.” The Radisson Hotel Indore will feature 200 rooms, a business centre, meeting rooms and a specialty restaurant. Other facilities will include a bar, swimming pool, lobby lounge, health club and retail outlets. The Radisson Hotel Indore brings the number of Carlson hotels currently under development in India to 17. There are currently 32 hotels operating in India under the Carlson hotel brands of Radisson Hotels & Resorts, Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Country Inns & Suites By Carlson and Park Inn.
LaSalle Investment Management recently announced that it has appointed French hotel group Accor to manage the Majestic Hotel in Hong Kong, following their purchase of the hotel and Majestic Retail Centre. LaSalle Investment Management announced that the Majestic will undergo a comprehensive HK$188 million (US$24 million) refurbishment program to upgrade the hotel to a four-star Novotel. The hotel will be closed towards the end of the year for approximately four months to allow the renovation of all rooms and public areas, after which it will be officially re-branded Novotel Nathan Road Kowloon. Until its closure, the hotel will continue to operate as the Majestic Hotel, managed by Accor. The 380-room hotel is located on Nathan Road in Kowloon, providing travellers to Hong Kong with easy access via MTR to Hong Kong’s main commercial and shopping districts on either side of the harbour. Acclaimed tourist attractions such as the Jade Market and Temple Street Night Market are in close proximity.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts has entered into an agreement with Rajadamri Residence Company Limited, a subsidiary of Minor International PCL., in which Starwood will manage the St. Regis Hotel & Residences, Bangkok. Situated along Rajadamri Road, the capital’s most prestigious commercial and residential address, the St. Regis Hotel & Residences, Bangkok comprises 198 guestrooms, 22 serviced apartments and 71 exclusive residential units. Upon completion in early 2010, the St. Regis Hotel & Residences, Bangkok will set new standards for urban luxury living in Thailand and is ideally positioned to serve both the city’s influential business leaders and discerning leisure travellers. President of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Asia Pacific, Miguel Ko, said the company was excited by entry of the brand to Thailand. “The luxury hotel market in Bangkok has not seen any recent additions of internationally-branded hotels yet the growth of international arrivals has remained strong through the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s efforts at promoting Bangkok as a destination for business, leisure and meetings,” he said. “The sustained demand for luxury accommodation, the renowned Thai hospitality combined with the legendary service of the St. Regis brand, and the unrivalled location of this hotel in the Rajadamri area, will make this property an extremely attractive choice for travellers to Bangkok.”
Premier Inn, the UK’s biggest value-for-money hotel brand known for its guarantee of quality rooms, has secured a prime location to build its fourth hotel in the United Arab Emirates at Capital Centre - Abu Dhabi’s new strategically-planned micro-city comprising hotels, retail zones, and residential and commercial towers. On the plot, situated immediately opposite the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Premier Inn will construct a 250-room hotel, taking full advantage of the location’s accessibility and proximity to the site of many major events. Premier Inn’s first property in the UAE will be a 308-room hotel in the Dubai Investment Park, currently under construction and scheduled for completion in the first quarter 2008. It has also secured sites in Garhoud close to Dubai airport and in the Dubai Silicon Oasis.
After a re-branding from Central Hotels & Resorts to Centara Hotels & Resorts, the group has expanded by adding one more resort in Hua Hin. Chairman of the Executive Board of Central Plaza Hotel (Public) Co., Ltd. Suthikiati Chirathivat recently announced that Centara Hotels & Resorts had signed a contract to manage a resort in Hua Hin, which is now under construction and expected to be completed at the end of 2008. Centara Hotels & Resorts has signed a contract with Baan Hua Hin Arcadia Co. Ltd. to manage a new resort to be called Centara Grand Silapura Beach Resort and Villas Hua Hin, a five-star boutique and luxury resort. Construction began in June and will be completed and ready to open at the end of 2008. The resort consists of a three-storey building with 46 rooms, each with a personal jacuzzi, 28 luxury pool villas, a beachside restaurant and bar, fitness centre and a Spa Cenvaree. Each villa has one or two bedrooms, a living room, terrace and private pool. In total there are 74 rooms. Centara Hotels & Resorts operates 12 hotels and resorts in major destinations including Bangkok, Hua Hin, Phuket, Krabi, Samui, Chiang Mai, Hat Yai and Mae Sot. There are three projects under construction including Centara Grand at CentralWorld, which will be opening in April 2008, Centara Grand Silapura Beach Resort and Villas Hua Hin, which will be completed at the end of 2008, and Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya, which will be completed in 2009.
After the introduction of four exclusive dining experiences in 2006, Banyan Tree Bintan, located on Bintan Island, one hour from Singapore, has upped the ante with two new specially-designed dining destinations. Reflection and Fisherman’s Table are the hotly-anticipated meal experiences now available to guests at Banyan Tree Bintan and Angsana Resorts and Spas Bintan. In addition, guests at Banyan Tree Bintan can now enjoy yoga breakfasts at One Degree North, a specially built rustic balau pavilion located in the heart of a mangrove beach area. The resorts are located less than one hour away by high-speed ferry from Singapore, making for an ideal romantic day or overnight sojourn. Reflection is a dramatic dinner experience hosted on the calm surface of the Rock Edge Pool at Banyan Tree Bintan. As dusk approaches, a magical floating platform is built over the pool to accommodate a private table for two, surrounded by reflections of majestic trees. Suffused by candlelight as the sun sets over the horizon, group can dine on an Asian-accented five-course continental degustation, with items such as steamed black cod with sabayon of Sumatran-red curry. Authentic seafood is the lure at Fisherman’s Table, a gastronomic beach destination. Fisherman’s Table is a spread of finely calibrated seafood specialties, which diners enjoy while seated in a traditional fisherman’s boat with the sand beneath their toes. The highlight is wok-fried chilli crab from Bintan’s mangroves served with bok choy, mango chutney and steamed jasmine rice. Visit www.banyantree.com for further details.
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