Hospitality industry
Four Thai hotel groups expanding in the Middle East
With tourism on their home turf slowing, four Thai hotel companies are now expanding in the Middle East to tap the high-end hospitality market...
Accor plans 10 new hotels in Saudi Arabia
Accor Middle East, a leading hospitality group in the Gulf region, said it has forged a strategic alliance with top Saudi conglomerate Alesayi Group...
Number of hotels in Myanmar increasing
The number of star-rated hotels, motels and guesthouses in Myanmar has reached 923 by the end of 2013, with more than 300 guesthouses in...
Holiday Inn targets Southeast Asia
Economy hotel chain Holiday Inn is pushing into Southeast Asia and China with the aim to capture a share of the ballooning numbers of...
Sultan of Brunei on hotel buying spree
Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, who via the Brunei Investment Agency controls the Dorchester Collection, chain of currently 9 luxury hotels in the US and...
Remaining best in class in Jakarta’s hospitality
Mandarin Oriental Jakarta is one of the landmark hotels in Jakarta that continues to attract business and leisure travellers from all walks of life in a thriving city. Inside Investor spoke to General Manager Mark S Bradford.
Continued improvement in 5-star hospitality
JW Marriott is one of the leading hotels in Jakarta for business and accomplished travelers. Inside Investor sat down with general manager Karan Berry.to discuss how the hotel has progressed in its 12-year presence.
Japan firm to build 100 hotels in Vietnam
Japanese hotel chain Toyoko Inn has said it will build 100 hotels in Vietnam over the coming years in an aim to capitalise on...
Five-star hotel going up in Yangon
Myanmar's construction giant Max Myanmar Group of Companies, one of the largest conglomerates in the country, has acquired a majority 60-per cent stake in...
Accor grows Indonesia hotel network
Europe’s biggest hotel operator Accor plans to open half of its new Southeast Asian hotels in 2013 in Indonesia to serve the middle and...
Brunei eyes Four Seasons New York
The flagship luxury hotel Four Seasons in midtown Manhattan has obviously become a target of the Brunei Investment Agency, the sultanate's sovereign wealth funds...
Kempinski to operate “Hotel of Doom”
The world's third tallest hotel, the 105-storey Ryugyong Hotel in the center of North Korea's capital Pyongyang, is set to open next year under...
Prince Hotel raises stakes with diversity
The Prince Hotel & Residence in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is leading the way in integrating traditional hotel services with the accommodation needs of long-term...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...