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Marriott adds Malaysia hotel to Tribute Portfolio

Marriott International has signed an agreement with Malaysian property developer IOI Properties Group to rebrand the current 151-room Palm Garden Hotel in Malaysia into a Tribute Portfolio hotel.

Palm Garden Hotel to rebrand as Marriott International’s Tribute Portfolio following conversion

Located in the 318ha IOI Resort City and on the edge of the Palm Garden Golf Club, the hotel will undergo a renovation and begin operating later this year as the Palm Garden Hotel, Putrajaya, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, under the Marriott […]

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Le Méridien lands in Maldives paradise this summer

The private island can be reached via a 35-minute seaplane flight north of Velana International Airport.

The Le Méridien Maldives Resort & Spa will from 1 August welcome travellers at its address on Thilamaafushi, tucked away in a secluded southeastern corner of the Lhaviyani Atoll.

The natural island, located a 35-minute seaplane flight north of Velana International Airport, is home to indigenous flora and fauna, lagoon and coral reefs teeming with vibrant marine life.

The 154 villas at Le Méridien Maldives Resort & […]

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Laurent Chevalier
was Director of Operations
at Ensue by Christopher Kostow Shenzhen, China

“I have been dealing with a lot of Head Hunting companies in the past 10 years and I want to sincerely thank Dietrich and the Global Expat team for their amazing professionalism.

I highly recommend their services to anyone in the hospitality industry.”

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Hyatt’s Alila to make China debut in Shanghai

Hyatt will develop a 188-room Alila hotel in the Jing’an District of Shanghai, which is expected to debut in 2023.

A high-profile conversion project, Alila Shanghai will be the first Alila branded urban hotel in China, and located in a mixed-use development that will also feature premium offices and retail space. The property is the result of a management agreement between the affiliates of Hyatt and Fungseng Prosperity Holdings.

Alila Shanghai will offer an urban retreat concept when it opens in 2023

Designed […]

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China’s 5-star hotels up for sale at bargain prices but get few takers

Hong Kong and foreign investors are looking to offload luxury hotels in Shanghai but have received a lukewarm response despite being priced at a loss, mainland media says, indicating the sluggish economy and slow tourism recovery in China.

Buyers were not forthcoming although the asking prices of the five-star hotels were as low as 8,000 yuan to 9,000 yuan (US$1,240 to US$1,390) per square meter, Securities Times reported.

It was understood that renovations for each hotel room cost at least 10,000 yuan […]

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Indonesia hotel price war stirs debate on rate controls

Hotels in Indonesia have triggered a severe price war in a bid to stimulate domestic demand amid the pandemic, but the government and hotel associations do not see imposition of ceiling prices over room rates as a way out.

In a dialogue with the media in Jakarta, Artotel Group COO Eduard Pangkerego flagged falling average room rates in spite of rising occupancies across the group’s hotels, apart from those in Bali.

Hotels in Indonesia drop room rates in a bid to boost […]

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