Raffles Bali set to open in 2020 in Jimbaran

Hot on the heels of recent openings in Maldives and Shenzhen, Singapore’s Sentosa island, Bali and India will be among the next destinations to welcome Accor’s luxury hospitality brand Raffles.

Set to open next to Sofitel Sentosa Resort & Spa in 2022, the Raffles Sentosa Resort & Spa will be the brand’s second property in Singapore. The resort will feature 61 keys, ranging from the 260m2 one-bedroom villa to the 450m2 four-bedroom villa, each sporting its own private pool and garden terrace area. Other facilities on […]

Movenpick opens its green heart hotel in Bangkok

Mövenpick BDMS Wellness Resort has opened in the heart of Bangkok with a focus on health and wellness.

The 293-room Sukhumvit resort is surrounded by 1.2-acres of greenery with trees dating back more than a century.  Balconies overlook the gardens and  guestrooms come equipped with yoga mats and a dedicated health and fitness TV channel.

Organic food is offered at the resort’s restaurant Tamarind Natural Dining.

Guests can opt to visit BDMS Wellness Clinic, adjacent to the hotel, for a range of preventive […]

Marriott signs second Autograph in Japan

Marriott International will add a second Japan property, the mesm Tokyo, to its boutique Autograph Collection brand.

Slated to open in 2020, the hotel will occupy the 16th to 26th floors of the Waters Takeshiba main building, a multi-purpose complex that is part of the Takeshiba Waterfront Development Project.

A rendering of the mesm Tokyo

The mesm Tokyo will feature 265 rooms and suites, where some will offer views of the city skyline or the Hama Rikyu Gardens, a traditional Japanese park created […]

Minor Hotels to bring Avani and Oaks brands into Yangon

Thailand-based Minor Hotels will debut its Avani and Oaks brands in Yangon, with the development of two hotels as part of a management agreement with Kajima Yankin, a wholly-capitalised subsidiary of Kajima Overseas Asia.

Construction work has begun onsite and vertical construction is scheduled to commence in 2021. The 250-room Avani Yangon Hotel and 221-key Oaks Yangon are both set to open in 2024 and will be part of a mixed-use development, complete with office and retail space located in central […]

Hore! Indonesia, building bridges in Indonesia’s hospitality workforce

Having spent more than 15 years working in the hospitality industry, Wing Prakoso, co-founder at Hore! Indonesia, only knows the staffing issues in the sector too well.

He said: “It is difficult to get competent daily workers, especially when hotels have events or are fully booked. The problem is not because no one can be employed, but because millennial workers lack motivation and commitment to work, and also have attitude problems.”

Prakoso: staffing issues in hospitality sector led to forming […]

Hoshino Resorts to open its first luxury hot spring sanctuary in Taiwan

On June 30, 2019, Hoshino Resorts will open the group’s first HOSHINOYA luxury resort in Guguan, a region rich in natural hot springs, located near Taichung, Taiwan. Travelers will not only be able to escape to their own private sanctuary within the grounds of this sprawling, 50-room resort but they will also have access to the area’s sought-after hot springs to relax and rejuvenate, and explore a vast array of nature trails including the majestic Xueshan Mountain range (Snow Mountain) […]