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Radisson grows Pakistan portfolio with Islamabad signing

Radisson Hotel Group is set to open a serviced apartment property in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, in what the group has touted is the “first internationally branded serviced apartments in the country”.

Radisson signs Pakistan’s first internationally branded serviced apartments

Scheduled to open by 2Q2023, the Radisson Blu Serviced Apartments, Islamabad will form part of a mixed-use development, which includes offices and a retail mall. The new-build hotel will feature 224 upscale apartments, varying between 51 to 84m2; an all-day dining restaurant; […]

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Dusit plots expansion in India

Thailand-based Dusit International will expand its footprint across India, with a plan to open at least two Dusit-branded hotels in the country each year beginning 2021.

The expansion will target tier one and tier two cities, such as Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore; as well as key leisure destinations throughout the country.

Dusit Princess Serviced Suites Kolkata is slated to open in 2Q2022

Already, the hotel group has signed Dusit Princess Serviced Suites Kolkata, under a franchise agreement with the Kolkata-based real estate developer […]

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Avani makes its way to Ho Tram, Vietnam, scheduled to open in the third quarter of 2023

Vietnam’s up-and-coming beach town of Ho Tram will welcome an Avani+ resort when it is scheduled to open in the third quarter of 2023.

The upscale resort is an expansion of Avani Hotels & Resorts’ robust development pipeline in Vietnam, which consists of three properties currently under construction in Ho Chi Minh City, Doc Let and Cam Ranh, as well as two hotels in operation in Hai Phong and Quy Nhon.

The 200-key Avani+ Ho Tram Resort will occupy a scenic beachfront […]

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Danang outbreak’s chilling effect on domestic tourism recovery

Vietnam, among a handful of countries, served as a role model in dealing with the initial outbreak of the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic. With the government relaxing travel restrictions as pent-up demand built up in the country, domestic tourism was on a definite upswing – until recently.

However, the record of 100 days without a case was abruptly brought to end during the July outbreak in Danang. The government’s swift steps to the contagion containment, including locking down Danang and halting all flights […]

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Labuan Bajo in Flores, Indonesia presses on with tourism development

Infrastructure development across Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia has carried on in earnest even as the Covid-19 pandemic disrupts travel and tourism businesses, to ensure the destination is ready for both the ASEAN Summit and the G-20 Summit come 2023.

Shana Fatina, president director of the Labuan Bajo Flores Tourism Authority Agency (BOP), said that infrastructural works include new roads and airport runway extensions.

Shana: Labuan Bajo development is progressing

Shana said: “The construction of Komodo Airport is a focus this […]

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APAC hotel pipeline remains robust through Q2

While Covid-19 has dealt a hammer blow to the hospitality industry, the Asia-Pacific hotel construction pipeline, excluding China, shows continued growth in 2Q2020, according to a recent report by Lodging Econometrics (LE).

Asia Pacific’s total construction pipeline, excluding China, grew to 1,906 projects and 404,520 rooms, up six per cent and three per cent respectively, year-over-year.

Jakarta (above) tops the list of Asia-Pacific cities with the largest construction pipelines, followed by Seoul and Tokyo

Currently, the region has 996 projects – a cyclical […]

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