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Jokowi announces Indonesia’s first two confirmed COVID-19 cases

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has announced that two Indonesians have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the first two confirmed cases of the disease in the country.

Jokowi said that the two people, a 64-year-old and her 31-year-old daughter, had been in contact with a Japanese citizen who tested positive in Malaysia on Feb. 27 after visiting Indonesia in early February.

“When we received information [about the Japanese citizen] a team in Indonesia immediately traced who the Japanese citizen met with,” Jokowi […]

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Macau worst hit by Covid-19 among APAC hotels

Hotels across the Asia-Pacific region have taken a severe dip in occupancy amid the Covid-19 outbreak, with Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan the most deeply impacted, according to preliminary February data from STR.

Pulling from Tourism Economics’ global top 20 for mainland China outbound travel, STR analysed 14 markets for a six-week period, beginning January 6 till February 16.

Macau registered the steepest occupancy decline in the Asia-Pacific region amid Covid-19

“With so much dependence on Chinese arrivals, it was anticipated that key […]

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Cam Ranh expands tourism ambitions with 800-hectare integrated development

HO CHI MINH CITY – Vietnamese real estate developer KN Cam Ranh Company Limited intends to call for partnerships to invest and operate a new 800-hectare integrated resort in Cam Ranh.

Hotels, retail spaces, attractions and a casino complex are part of the masterplan for the new development, KN Paradise Cam Ranh Integrated Resort (KNIR).

The development, which includes a 5km beachfront property, will be situated a five-minute drive from the Cam Ranh International Airport and 30 minutes’ drive from the Nha […]

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Radisson kicks off expansion spree in India

Radisson Hotel Group (RHG) has entered 2020 with the signing of 17 new hotels in India, boosting the company’s portfolio in South Asia to more than 150 hotels and 17,000 rooms, both in operation and under development.

The new hotels will add approximately 1,880 hotel rooms across India between now and 2025.

RHG expands footprint across India

The 17 hotels include two operational ones: the 165-room Radisson Hotel Agra which opened in June 2019, and the 135-room Radisson Hotel Gurugram Sohna Road City […]

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Hilton to manage third hotel in Bangkok, its biggest for the city

Hilton Hotels has signed a management agreement with real estate company AP Prime Property Company to convert the former Grand Ayudhaya Hotel into the 608-room Hilton Bangkok Ratchada by 2022.

The hotel, which will be the Hilton brand’s largest property in Bangkok yet, is located on Ratchadapisek Road, close to commercial buildings and landmarks. The larger vicinity has also been earmarked as one of Bangkok’s rising business and financial districts.

From left to right: AP Prime Property’s Chotiwit Taechaubol, Krittawat Taechaubol, and […]

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Curio Collection by Hilton to debut in Malaysia

Hilton has signed a 15-year management agreement with Inspirasi Langkawi to build The Nautilus Resort, Curio Collection by Hilton, a 250-room hotel on the island of Langkawi in Malaysia.

Targeted to launch in 2023, The Nautilus Resort is set to be the first property under the Curio Collection by Hilton brand in Malaysia, and Hilton’s first property in Langkawi.

The Nautilus Resort is slated to open in 2023

Resort facilities include an all-day dining restaurant, a speciality restaurant, a rooftop bar, a kids’ […]

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