hospitality

Retail Asia07/03/2019

Hospitality-and-retail integrated development Tekka Place has marked its topping out, and is scheduled for a soft opening by the end of this year. Located at 2 Serangoon Road, the complex has a main tower and a seven-storey annex with rooftop deck. Tekka Place will cater to the needs of nearby residents, office workers and commuters […]

Retail Asia18/01/2019

Berjaya Land Bhd’s (BLand) subsidiary Berjaya Okinawa Development Co Ltd will develop the Four Seasons Resort and Private Residences Okinawa in Japan, which has an estimated gross development value of US$1 billion (RM4.1 billion), in partnership with hospitality company Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. BLand’s parent Berjaya Corp Bhd founder and executive chairman and BLand […]

Retail Asia21/12/2018

The London-based owner of the Hotel Cipriani in Venice and the Orient Express train service is being acquired by LVMH for $3.2bn including debt, marking a return to dealmaking by the world’s largest luxury group by revenues. The acquisition of Belmond boosts the hotel portfolio of LVMH, which already has Cheval Blanc hotels in Courchevel, the Maldives, […]

Retail Asia30/11/2018

Hotel Chocolat has opened its second store in Asia Pacific. The British-based luxury chocolate retailer has opened an outlet in Tokyo to follow up its first store in the region, in Hong Kong. The new store is in the giant Aeon Lake Town shopping mall on the outskirts of Tokyo. More are planned for Japan, […]

Retail Asia27/11/2018

Hotel booking sites Agoda and Booking.com have been ordered to revise their no-refund policies or potentially face legal action. Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Wednesday that it has ordered the two global travel platforms to revise the terms and conditions which allow them to unfairly deny refunds for products and services. Customers are […]

Retail Asia03/01/2018

Ask hotel owners and others in the tourist industry about last year and the prospects for 2018 and they will likely give you a thumbs-up; ask retailers and you might get a big frown. The two sectors are intertwined to a great extent, yet their fortunes have veered widely over the past 12 months. While […]

Retail Asia22/05/2015

Leading Japanese hospitality company Fujita Kanko Inc. will open two new overseas offices in Bangkok, Thailand and Jakarta, Indonesia in June. The openings are intended to accelerate the globalization of its business, one of the key goals the company has set for the next five years, aiming at 25 percent growth in overseas guests by […]

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Tekka Place Soft opens End of Year

Berjaya Land to build Four Seasons Resort in Okinawa for US$1b GDV

LVMH acquires Belmond hotel group

Second Hotel Chocolat opens door

Korea’s FTC orders Booking.com, Agoda to change rules

Tourism sector likely ended 2017 on strong note

Fujita Kanko Opens Bangkok and Jakarta Offices