Upcoming Superbike World race drives hope for Lombok’s tourism revival

Lombok is gearing up to host its first post-pandemic mega international motorbike race at its brand new 4.3km Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit next week, a warm-up event to MotoGP 2022 and eyed as a launchpad for the revival of tourism in the destination.

The World Superbike (WSBK) will take place from November 19-21, and all preparations are completed for the event, according to Sandiaga Uno, minister of tourism and creative economy, who conducted a site visit.

Lombok will play host to […]

Pan Pacific to open two Kuala Lumpur properties

Pan Pacific Hotels Group (PPHG) is taking its Parkroyal Collection brand beyond the shores of Singapore with the launch of Parkroyal Collection Kuala Lumpur in June 2022.

This will be followed by the opening of the 210-key Pan Pacific Serviced Suites Kuala Lumpur in October 2022, yet another first with the group’s signature Pan Pacific flag in Malaysia.

Parkroyal Collection Kuala Lumpur is scheduled to open in June 2022

Located in the heart of Bukit Bintang, both properties will open in a mixed-use […]

Indonesia’s Lombok to get a Gran Meliá hotel

Spain-based Meliá Hotels International will be opening a new luxury resort in Indonesia on the paradise island of Lombok come 2024.

Gran Meliá Lombok will mark the first Gran Meliá property in Lombok and its second in Indonesia, after Gran Meliá Jakarta.

Gran Meliá Lombok will open in 2024 at the Torok Bay in the south of the island

Situated at the Torok Bay in the south of the island, the hotel will boast 22 luxury beachside villas and another 105 villas on […]

Phuket’s Mai Khao Beach welcomes five-star Meliá resort

Meliá Hotels International partners Phuket Villa Group to expand its portfolio of hotels in Thailand. Photo Credit: Meliá Hotels International

Slated to open in December, the new Meliá Phuket Mai Khao Beach is a 30-suite and 70-villa beachfront resort launched by Spanish hotel group, Meliá Hotels International, and owned by Thailand’s real estate developer, Phuket Villa Group.

The 110-key property encompasses more than 32,000sqm of Phuket’s north-western coastline with Mediterranean-inspired accommodations fused with touches of Thai culture. Its accommodations span 78sqm suites and 85sqm […]

Artotel to rebrand Vue Palace Hotel in Bandung, Indonesia

An Artotel property is set to open in the city centre of Bandung city, West Java next year, following the rebranding of Vue Palace Hotel.

Artotel Group has signed a MoU with a public company on behalf of PT Planet Properindo Jaya Tbk to transform the four-star Vue Palace Hotel into an Artotel branded mid-scale boutique hotel.

Vue Palace Hotel will reopen as Artotel Vue Palace – Bandung next year following a renovation

In operation since 2008, Vue Palace Hotel features 102 guestrooms, […]

First hotel brands unveiled for Red Sea Development

St Regis Hotels & Resorts is among the brands to have signed up for the Saudi project

The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC) has announced the signing of nine hotel management agreements with international hotel brands to operate resorts in the first phase of the project.

The agreements were unveiled at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) 2021.

The collection of hospitality brands is set to operate nine of the 16 properties currently under development in the first phase.

Collectively the brands confirmed total will […]