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Retail Asia05/06/2017

Huawei has teamed up with China Unicom’s Henan branch Henan Unicom to develop a smart hotel connectivity solution based on all-optical access. The solution involves the delivery of broadband capability based on a large-capacity converged optical line terminal, fibers routed inside buildings and converged smart gateways. Each hotel room will be provided exclusive Wi-Fi access, […]

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Retail Asia09/02/2017

Agoda, Traveloka, Booking and Expedia have to pay VAT (value added tax) and CIT (corporate income tax), which is 5 percent of total revenue, for profits from doing business in Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF). MOF released the decision one month after Vntrip.vn, a Vietnamese owned firm, criticized Agoda for evading tax […]

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Retail Asia26/01/2017

The lands and waters we now know as Indonesia used to be under the influence of Hindu empires (prior to the expansion of Islam in the Archipelago after the 1200s). However, on most Indonesian islands this Hindu chapter has been erased, either by time or conquest, from the Archipelago’s history. The only exception being the […]

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Retail Asia27/12/2016

The Vinpearl Cần Thơ Hotel, the first five-star hotel in the southern city of Cần Thơ, was inaugurated last weekend, becoming the tallest building in the Mekong Delta region. Vinpearl Cần Thơ Hotel, with 30 floors and a three-story lobby, is the ninth hotel in the chain of Vinpearl-branded tourism hotels owned by Vingroup – […]

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Retail Asia15/12/2016

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Prada will shut its boutique at the Peninsula hotel shopping centre on December 31 in the latest sign that the retail slump is hurting high-end brands. The Italian luxury fashion label made its debut in the city with its 3,091 sq ft outlet at the landmark Tsim Sha Tsui address in 1986. But with fewer […]

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Retail Asia06/12/2016

Set to open in 2021, the new-build InterContinental Vientiane will become the company’s second hotel in Southeast Asian country, following the existing Crowne Plaza Vientiane. It will also become one of the Lao capital’s largest hotels, with more than 400 rooms. Built by Lao International Development, the hotel will form part of the new World […]

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Retail Asia09/11/2016

Amor added the Adonara Group will open the 20 new hotels in Bali, Makassar (Sulawesi), Yogyakarta, Bangka (administratively part of Sumatra) and Solo (Central Java). These locations were selected as local demand for hostelry is considered high enough. Moreover, the central government of Indonesia has high hopes for the tourism sector. By expanding the tourism […]

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Retail Asia20/10/2016

The occupancy rates of star rated hotels in Bali averaged 72.40 percent in August or an increase of 1.76 percentage points from 70.62 percent in the previous month. “The occupancy rate was quite encouraging when visits by foreign tourists shrank 9.52 percent in Bali compared with the previous month,” head of the Bali branch of […]

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Retail Asia16/08/2016

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, along with PT Thamrin Ekspress Indonesia today jointly announced the opening of Four Points Jakarta, Thamrin. The opening marks the first Four Points property in Jakarta, and the sixth in Indonesia. The hotel is part of an approximate 159,000 square foot mixed used development that consists of offices located on […]

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Retail Asia12/08/2016

Building on the global success of the sharing economy and its poster child Airbnb, a team of experienced entrepreneurs is building GuestReady.com to professionalise hosting on home-sharing platforms. The service, which is aimed at busy Airbnb hosts launches today in Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, London, Paris, and Amsterdam. GuestReady’s set of services is aimed […]

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Retail Asia27/06/2016

Hilton Worldwide, a US-based global hotel chain, has steadily been expanding its operations in Indonesia to tap new market opportunities in a hospitality industry that is thriving on the back of steady economic growth and the free visas being offered to the citizens of most of the countries in the world. “We already have four […]

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Retail Asia22/06/2016

Busan’s Haeundae district is best known for its beach that attracts millions of visitors each summer. But it’s also a major MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions) center, with the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO),and hosts major annual events such as the Busan International Film Festival. Under these conditions, competition between hotels is higher than ever. […]

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Retail Asia25/05/2016

Hilton Worldwide today announced the signing of a management agreement with P.T. Caterison Sukses to manage and re-brand the Grand Nikko Bali as Hilton Bali. The 408-room resort, located on Jalan Raya Nusa Dua Selatan, is planned to open on December 1, 2016. “We are deeply committed to expanding our presence in Indonesia, both by […]

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Retail Asia22/04/2016

Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton Worldwide’s upscale global brand of hotels, today announced its entry into Indonesia with the opening of Hilton Garden Inn Bali – Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali. Owned by PT. Anggada Duta Realty Tbk., the hotel brings 291 new rooms to the Hilton Garden Inn brand. ‘We are proud to open our […]

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Retail Asia09/03/2016

Hotel Shilla has described Phuket as an eventual “crown jewel” of Thai travel-retail after confirming it is to open its first overseas downtown duty-free shop on the island with a local partner in the second half of the year. While the exact size of the store in Tambon Kathu, Amphoe is unknown, the store will consist of traditional […]

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Retail Asia06/02/2016

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide announced today that the company has reached a management agreement with Rajawali Property Group to open The St. Regis Jakarta and The Residences at The St. Regis Jakarta. Centrally located on Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said, Kuninganin in South Jakarta, the hotel and residences will be part of a new mixed-use […]

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Retail Asia25/12/2015

The Novotel Zhuhai has been rebranded by AccorHotels as the “Pullman Zhuhai,” in line with the company’s plans to promote its up-market Pullman brand in China, reported Travel Daily on Sunday. The Novotel Zhuhai opened only last December, but AccorHotels has decided to rebrand the resort. This will take the group’s Pullman portfolio in the greater […]

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Retail Asia16/10/2015

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. today announced the opening of Sheraton Jakarta Gandaria City Hotel, the second Sheraton to debut in the cosmopolitan city of Jakarta, Indonesia. Owned by PT. Pakuwon Jati Tbk, the opening further propels the brand’s fast pace growth in Asia Pacific, and drives Sheraton closer to its goal of adding more […]

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Retail Asia29/09/2015

Radisson Medan will be the fifth Carlson Rezidor hotel scheduled to open in Indonesia after Radisson Blu Bali Uluwatu, Radisson Golf & Convention Center Batam, Park Inn by Radisson Lampung and Radisson Jakarta Cengkareng. Medan is the fourth largest city in Indonesia, and within a one-hour flight radius of Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Penang. Given […]

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Retail Asia25/09/2015

Best Western International has unveiled its first hotel in Indonesia’s second largest city, Surabaya. The new BEST WESTERN Papilio Hotel is a modern midscale hotel conveniently located just 20 minutes’ drive from Juanda International Airport and close to popular attractions including Suroboyo Carnival Night Market and the MAS Mosque. Set in an eye-catching glass and […]

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