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IHG Hotels & Resorts announces triple Thailand signing with long-standing partner Asset World Corporation

IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hospitality companies, announce the signing of three hotels in Thailand with long-standing partner Asset World Corporation (AWC), the country’s leading integrated lifestyle real-estate group.

The multi-property agreement includes the new-build InterContinental Bangkok Chinatown – the first luxury hospitality development in the area – and two further projects in Chinatown and Pattaya, totaling 629 rooms.

Rajit Sukumaran, Managing Director, South East Asia & Korea, IHG, said: “We’re excited to work with our long-standing partner Asset World Corporation to unveil these three outstanding properties […]

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Diaoyutai MGM Hospitality launches new lifestyle hotel brand, Mhub by MGM

Diaoyutai MGM Hospitality has unveiled a new entertainment and lifestyle hotel brand dubbed Mhub by MGM, targeting Gen Z travellers.

The new brand aims to satisfy young guests’ pursuit of individuality and a differentiated travel experience in collaboration with the local community. The brand focuses on offering guests a complete experience of entertainment, freedom and joy, through a diversified approach.

Launched in May, Mhub by MGM Nanjing, Jiangning is the brand’s first property

Mhub by MGM is the fourth international five-star brand launched […]

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Rosewood heads to Chongqing

Rosewood Hotels & Resorts has been appointed by Chongqing Sunac Huacheng Real Estate Development Co. to manage Rosewood Chongqing, set to open in the city’s CBD come 2030.

Situated in the Jiangbeizui International Financial Center, Rosewood Chongqing will be housed in a new-build, mixed-use development that will also feature deluxe offices, apartments, residences, retail shops and public green spaces. The hotel will occupy four towers within the project, which spans 470m and 103 floors and is the tallest building in the […]

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Which countries are opening up for tourism?

Thailand plans to reopen to vaccinated tourists by mid-October. Photo Credit: Getty Images/Kaycco

As countries in Asia Pacific are stepping up their national inoculation programmes, plans on reopening to vaccinated travellers are coming onto the radar.

Here’s a summary of the latest developments regarding border reopening in Asia Pacific and around the world. Be sure to bookmark this page or check back for updates that will be regularly added here.

Thailand

Thailand is planning to reopen to fully vaccinated tourists without any restrictions in […]

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Hilton signs on fourth Maldives resort

Hilton will bring its fourth property to the Maldives by the end of this year through a management agreement with Amingiri Holdings.

The 109 all-villa Hilton Maldives Amingiri will mark the entry of Hilton’s flagship Hilton Hotels & Resorts brand into the Maldives, joining the company’s portfolio of brands already in the destination – Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi, Conrad Maldives Rangali Island and SAii Lagoon Maldives, Curio Collection by Hilton.

Hilton Hotels & Resorts will makes its entry into the Maldives with […]

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