Tag: hotel

Retail Asia26/10/2023
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International Marriott wants to open 20 more hotels and resorts in Vietnam to further tap the country’s great tourism potential, said its chairman and CEO Anthony Capuano. The potential is due to its geographical location and unique culture, which makes many tourists want to return to the country, Anthony Capuano said at a meeting with […]

Retail Asia22/12/2022
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Kuala Lumpur’s luxury shopping centre The Starhill has unveiled its new look, after a two-year transformation announced in 2019. Integrating hospitality into the retail experience, the shopping centre in Kuala Lumpur’s Bukit Bintang retail district has been repositioned as the “Home of the Tastemakers” where customers can shop and stay in a sophisticated home-like setting that […]

Retail Asia11/10/2022
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It’s a breath of fresh air – almost literally, just in time for our end-of-year travels. While Japan has just announced that visa-free entry will soon open for individual travellers, Hong Kong will end its once-mandatory hotel quarantine from September 26 (next Monday) onwards. Now, instead of having to spend three days in a self-paid hotel, […]

Retail Asia07/10/2021
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The first Ritz-Carlton branded residences in Vietnam is set to open in late 2023. Masterise Homes and Marriot International on May 10 announced the signing of an agreement for The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Hanoi, a standalone luxury branded residential project that marks the debut of the Ritz-Carlton brand in Vietnam, slated to open in late 2023. […]

Retail Asia26/01/2021
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HCMC’s average hotel occupancy rates dropped 54 percentage points year-on-year to 20 percent last year as Covid-19 travel restrictions hit foreign arrivals, a report says. Over 3,600 hotel rooms were closed last year as the number of foreign tourist arrivals plunged 85 percent year-on-year to 1.3 million, according to real estate consultancy Savills. Average room […]

Retail Asia23/12/2020
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Thailand’s Accommodation Occupancy Rate (AOR): Whole Kingdom data was reported at 30.400 % in Oct 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 27.930 % for Sep 2020. Thailand’s Accommodation Occupancy Rate (AOR): Whole Kingdom data is updated monthly, averaging 66.030 % from Jan 2015 to Oct 2020, with 70 observations. The data […]

Retail Asia14/05/2020
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Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, recently donated 1,500 food boxes to the Thai Government’s Public Relations Department, as part of its ongoing efforts to help those communities and individuals most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The meals, which were prepared by a team of food and beverage staff at Centara’s flagship, Centara […]

Retail Asia15/07/2019
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Yanolja’s gentrification of South Korean love hotels has brought the company a valuation of more than $1 billion from investors keen to capitalise on the globalisation of a novel approach to short-stay accommodation, its chief executive told Reuters. The budget hotel and online booking platform operator reached the valuation having secured $180 million from US […]

Retail Asia06/05/2019
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InterContinental Shenzhen, Shenzhen Telecom Engineering and Huawei have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to create the world’s first 5G smart hotel. By introducing the hotel industry’s first end-to-end 5G network with integrated terminals and cloud applications, the project will enable InterContinental Shenzhen to provide guests with an innovative luxury experience and open the door for […]

Retail Asia26/04/2019
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Online reviews sound good in theory. In practice, however, they don’t work so well. Reviews were initially important as proxies of trust for e-commerce businesses, but they have now well and truly spilled over to bricks-and-mortar businesses, where the weakness of the review system is being amplified as some consumers have figured out how to […]

Retail Asia24/04/2019
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More details have been revealed about the massive mixed-use development planned for downtown Bangkok on the high-profile site of the former Dusit Thani Hotel. Dusit Thani, the Thai hotel and property development company, is partnering with Central Pattana, which owns the Central retail and mall businesses, in the development, located a stone’s throw from the […]

Retail Asia15/03/2019
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Recognising the growth of online travel bookings in Malaysia, Tourism Malaysia recently confirms its support towards the largest Online Travel Fair organised by ShopBack Malaysia from 11th to 17th March 2019, and applauds the company’s efforts in enticing travellers to go around Malaysia with attractive travel bonus and cashback. Dato’ Dr. Ammar Abd Ghapar, Senior Director, Domestic & Events Division, Tourism […]

Retail Asia11/03/2019
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Luxury retailer LVMH is harbouring plans to develop a corner of London’s Grafton Street, according to a report on Business of Fashion. The development, made in partnership with privately owned property developer O&H, will reportedly include a Cheval Blanc hotel, a restaurant, a spa and a rumoured flagship Celine boutique. The projects are expected to […]

Retail Asia07/03/2019
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SL Beauty Hotel is coming to Singapore this month, as part of a tour of the world’s fashion meccas, including Paris, New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Seoul. Precise details of the Singapore ‘hotel’ have yet to be revealed, but it is expected to have same style of neon lights, sleek furnishing, and comfy […]

Retail Asia21/01/2019
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Hotel Shilla announced Tuesday that it will actively begin expanding its brand abroad this year, the first new location being a resort in Da Nang, Vietnam. “Starting with Da Nang, we hope to expand our brand to more than 10 overseas locations in Southeast Asia, United States and China,” the hotel company said in a statement. Hotel […]

Retail Asia18/01/2019
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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 […]


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