W Bali – Ubud hotel slated to open in 2020

Hotels Worldwide, part of Marriott International, will open W Bali – Ubud, the brand’s newest W Escape.

Developed in partnership with Indonesia’s Ruang Teknik Group, W Bali – Ubud will offer 100 guestrooms, including 10 villas with private swimming pools and an EWOW suite (the brand’s take on the traditional Presidential Suite).

This expansion into Ubud marks the second W Hotel in Indonesia, following the opening of W Bali – Seminyak in 2010.

Two pools – one a WET Deck featuring terraced pools […]

Interview with Marc Steinmeyer, CEO of The Green Oak Hotel Management, the holding company of Tauzia Hotels, now partially owned by Ascott

Why do you want to expand beyond Indonesia when the country still offers so many opportunities?
One, because as Indonesians travel more outside of Indonesia and see a Harris, Yellow or Pop! hotel, I am sure they will take to these (homegrown) brands. Two, the Harris Hotels brand is a success story in Indonesia. If I have Harris properties in Bangkok, Manila or elsewhere in the region, the brand will indirectly become more successful in Indonesia, as it will gain more […]

Accor Brings its Iconic Raffles Brand to India with two new hotels

Accor Brings its Iconic Raffles Brand to India with two new hotels   

Accor announces two majestic hotels in India – Raffles Jaipur and Raffles Udaipur – in the presence of Accor Chairman & CEO Sébastien Bazin and owner, Ratankant Sharma.

The iconic Raffles brand is synonymous with luxury and extraordinary adventure and this announcement signals a new direction for Accor in India, with a stronger focus on luxury and premium brands. Both hotels will deliver a palatial experience in an extraordinary […]

Luminor Hotel Opens in West Jakarta

In response to the current developments in the hospitality industry, the Waringin Hospitality Hotel Group has helped enhancing tourism facilities in Indonesia.

Luminor Hotel is the second brand of the Waringin Hospitality Hotel Group with the concept of a 4-star Boutique Hotel that fits your business and vacation.

Operating since 2010, it is a subsidiary of Waringin Group and operates 18 hotels across Jakarta, Bekasi, Bandung, Jambi, Surabaya, Sidoarjo and Jember.

Luminor Hotel is the second brand of the Waringin Hospitality Hotel Group with the […]

Rosewood Bangkok opens in Thailand

BANGKOK, April 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Rosewood Bangkok, a striking new landmark for the capital, has opened as an intimate, ultra-luxury hotel on Ploenchit Road in the heart of the city’s prime central business and retail district.  As the 27th property in the growing global network for Rosewood Hotels & Resorts®, the hotel is the brand’s second destination in Thailand and also serves as a gateway to its sister Southeast Asian properties in Phuket Phnom Penh, Cambodia; and Luang Prabang, Laos. Rosewood’s A Sense […]

‘Live, work, play’ demand drives mixed-use development boom in Bangkok

A spate of large-scale mixed-use projects are taking shape in Bangkok, as developers seek to incorporate more productive use of land space in the Thai capital and capitalise the surging demand for live, work and play.

Central Bangkok is the focus of several major mixed-used projects, among which is Dusit Central Park, a 36.7 billion baht (US$1.2 billion) joint venture project from major Thai hotel development company Dusit Thani and retail and property giant Central Pattana.

Concept art of Dusit mixed-use […]