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The Peninsula Hotels
Press Release
December 3, 2012

The Peninsula Shanghai is Acclaimed as the World's Best Business Hotel by Travel + Leisure Magazine

The Peninsula Shanghai has been honoured by Travel + Leisure magazine as the world's finest business hotel. In the December 2012 issue of Travel + Leisure, widely recognised as a leading international authority on travel and tourism trends, the US-based magazine published its list of the best hotels for business travellers in cities around the world as voted for by its readers in the annual World's Best Awards survey.

The Peninsula Hotels
Peninsula
Shanghai, China
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)
Press Release
October 19, 2012

IHG is Asia's Leading Business Hotel Brand with 18 World Travel Awards wins across the region

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) took home 18 accolades at the 2012 World Travel Awards (WTA), which took place at the InterContinental Singapore last night. IHG took home the title for Asia's Leading Business Hotel Brand, as well as a slew of awards across its brands for properties across Asia, Australasia and the Pacific.Shantha De Silva, Director of Operations, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, who accepted the award on behalf of IHG said: "We are thrilled to be Asia's Leading Business Hotel Brand and also to have received so many other awards across categories. The recognition from our guests and customers reflect the people and the brand promise that these properties deliver, and we are very proud of this achievement. A big thanks to WTA for the recognition."The WTA also honoured the award's host venue, InterContinental Singapore as Asia's Leading Meetings & Conference Hotel. IHG also recorded notable country-specific wins in categories such as the Leading Hotel in Australia, Vietnam, Japan, South Korea, Nepal and Kazakhstan.The awards IHG received for the first time at the WTA 2012 ceremony are:

IHG Hotels & Resorts
IHG
Singapore
General Hotel Management (GHM) Ltd
Press Release
September 19, 2012

GHM Signs Agreement to Manage The Chedi Nusa Penida, Indonesia

GHM is strengthening its foothold in Indonesia with an agreement to manage The Chedi Nusa Penida, a 100-villa resort scheduled to open in 2015 on a secluded island ten kilometres southeast of Bali.

General Hotel Management (GHM) Ltd
Chedi Hospitality
Indonesia
Richfield
Press Release
August 23, 2012

Richfield Hospitality Expands Management Platform into China

Officials of Richfield Hospitality, a leading hotel management company, today announced that it has formed Richfield Hospitality China, a joint venture with a Shanghai China-based ownership group to operate hotels in China. The new company has signed agreements to manage two extended stay hotels and has six additional contracts in the final approval stages.

Richfield
Richfield Hospitality Services
China
The Ascott Group
Press Release
August 7, 2012

Ascott Clinches Contract To Manage Its Seventh Property In The Philippines

CapitaLand’s wholly-owned serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott), has secured a management contract for a new serviced residence in Ortigas Center, a key business and financial district in Metro Manila, Philippines. Scheduled to open in 2015, the 210-unit Citadines Millennium Ortigas Manila strengthens Ascott’s leadership position as the largest international serviced residence owner-operator in the Philippines with over 1,300 apartment units across seven properties.

The Ascott Group
The Ascott Limited
Philippines
Raffles Holdings
Press Release
August 1, 2012

Raffles Hotel Singapore Celebrates Its 125th Anniversary

Named after Sir Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore, Raffles started out as a 10-room bungalow, 125 years ago. Over the next 20 years it grew to become the landmark that it is today - and the haunt of tycoons, rogues, adventurers, movie stars, authors and journalists. Visiting writers included Rudyard Kipling, Somerset Maugham and Noel Coward, a host of foreign correspondents – all of whom fed in the stories and legends, fact and fiction, which have clung to the hotel ever since. Through their stories, the Long Bar, the Palm Court and the Billiard Room with its tiger, became familiar to people who had never even been to Singapore. Today these stories remain and are relished – but time has not been allowed to stand still at Raffles Hotel.

Raffles Holdings
Raffles
Singapore
Aimbridge EMEA
Press Release
July 24, 2012

Interstate Hotels & Resorts Announces 10th Management Agreement in China

Interstate Hotels & Resorts today announced that Interstate China has signed an agreement to manage the 396-room Jiaxing Jin Jiang Xiang Jiadang Lake Hotel, its 10th managed or signed hotel in China. The Jiaxing hotel is anticipated to open in 2013 and is the third Jin Jiang branded hotel managed by Interstate China. Interstate China Hotels & Resorts Company Limited (“Interstate China”) is a joint venture between Interstate Hotels & Resorts and Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels Company Limited (“Jin Jiang Hotels”), China’s leading hotel operator and developer.

Aimbridge EMEA
Aimbridge EMEA
China
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HPL Hotels & Resorts
Press Release
July 3, 2012

HPL Hotels & Resorts Assumes Management of the 45-villa Soneva Gili, Maldives

HPL Hotels & Resorts, the subsidiary of Singapore-based Hotel Properties Limited and operator of hospitality establishments throughout the Asia-Pacific region, hereby announces that they will be taking over the management of Soneva Gili, Maldives on 1 July 2012. HPL Hotels & Resorts assures that it will be business as usual, with plans for the resort restricted to rebranding it as Gili Lankanfushi, Maldives and minor enhancements going forward.

HPL Hotels & Resorts
HPL Hotels & Resorts
Maldives
M
Press Release
May 1, 2012

Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts Prepares for China Expansion

A Chinese name and logo, a new Shanghai executive team, a website in Mandarin, three new hotels under development and a record number of Chinese consumers embracing Swiss products are paving the way for success in China for Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts. In China Mövenpick will be known as Rui Xiang (瑞享), which means "brings you enjoyment and luck with Swiss quality". This name and logo were created in collaboration with brand specialists Interbrand and developed following extensive customer research in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. However, the new name is just one aspect of the upmarket Swiss hospitality company"s Chinese preparations. A Mandarin website has been launched to enable easy access to Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts for Chinese speaking guests and a Vice President Development, Sunny Li, has been appointed to steer further expansion in China. The new Shanghai office for Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has also appointed a Director of Global Sales and a Director of Technical Systems Services.Already Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has three projects under development in China: the 300-room Mövenpick Hotel Jiading, Shanghai, the 380-room Mövenpick Resort & Spa, Phoenix Island, Sanya, both opening next year and the Mövenpick Hotel & State Guest House Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, opening in 2015. The company"s Chinese expansion has been accompanied by increasing interest in Swiss quality products with the non-profit organisation Swiss Center Shanghai (SCS) reporting that exports to China and Hong Kong from Switzerland increased by 19% last year. This trend is in line with an increasing number of Chinese investors approaching Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts about possible future projects. "Large cities in China are saturated with hotel brands and many Chinese investors are discovering we offer a Swiss breath of fresh air," said President and CEO of Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, Jean Gabriel Pérès. "Our brand underlines Swiss values of reliability and quality, but we also offer a warm and human approach which is refreshing to investors who may want a personable alternative to anonymous huge multi-national companies." Managing director of SCS, Nicolas Musy, said Switzerland"s high living standards and quality products and services were irresistible lifestyle choices to aspirational Chinese. "With quality positioning and fast development, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has the opportunity to capitalise on the excellent Swiss image and become very successful in China," he said.

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Mövenpick
China
Swiss
Press Release
April 2, 2012

Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts to Manage the 180-room Courtyard by Marriott at Kamala Beach in Phuket, Thailand

Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts is about to add its first property in Phuket to its portfolio. The international hotel group has been appointed the manager of the existing Courtyard by Marriott at Kamala Beach, which will be re-branded as Swissôtel Resort Phuket on 1 April 2012. This will be the group's third property in Thailand and its first resort property in Southeast Asia.

Swiss
Swissôtel
Phuket, Thailand
Aimbridge EMEA
Press Release
March 29, 2012

Interstate Hotels & Resorts to Manage Khyber Mountain Resort and Spa in Gulmarg, India

"This management agreement represents our seventh signed hotel in India and we are delighted to be selected as the operator of this world-class resort for a new owner," said Jim Abrahamson, Interstate's chief executive officer. "Khyber Mountain Resort and Spa, situated at the foot of the Himalayas in Gulmarg, a well-known ski destination in Asia, will be a high-quality, resort that will take full advantage of its prime location year-round.

Aimbridge EMEA
Aimbridge EMEA
India
Global Hyatt Corporation
Press Release
March 28, 2012

Hyatt to Rebrand Renowned Cambodia Hotel to Park Hyatt Siem Reap

Located at the center of one of Asia's major emerging cultural destinations, the property, designed by award-winning Bangkok-based interior designer Bill Bensley, was voted as Cambodia's No. 1 hotel by Travel + Leisure and ranked No. 29 on its World's Best Hotels 2010 list.

Global Hyatt Corporation
Hyatt
Cambodia
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Press Release
March 15, 2012

Mövenpick to manage Huma Island resort in the Philippines

Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts announces that it is to manage Huma Island resort – a private island in the heart of the stunning archipelago of Palawan Province in the Philippines. The island is world famous among divers who visit to experience the area's exceptional corals and abundant marine life as well as to explore 12 of the most iconic shipwrecks of the mid-20th century.

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Mövenpick
Philippines
Hotel Yearbook
Opinion Article
March 9, 2012

2012 Legal Issues for Hotels In China: Flexibility on the horizon

What will be the key legal issues facing the hotel industry in China next year? We asked Dr. Ulrike Glueck (pictured) , Managing Partner of the Shanghai office of the international law firm CMS, and her Senior Associate Hugh Zhou, to share their expectations with The Hotel Yearbook. What will be the key legal issues facing the hotel industry in China next year? We asked Dr. Ulrike Glueck (pictured) , Managing Partner of the Shanghai office of the international law firm CMS, and her Senior Associate Hugh Zhou, to share their expectations with The Hotel Yearbook.

Hotel Yearbook
HYB
China
Aimbridge EMEA
Press Release
February 29, 2012

Interstate Hotels & Resorts Announces Management Agreement for First Franchised DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in China

Interstate Hotels & Resorts today announced that Interstate China has signed an agreement to manage the 850-room DoubleTree by Hilton Shanghai-Pudong, the first Hilton Worldwide-franchised hotel in China. The hotel, owned by Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels (Group) Co. Ltd., converted to the DoubleTree by Hilton Shanghai-Pudong on February 28, 2012 and will immediately begin a multi-million dollar comprehensive renovation to be completed in 2013.

Aimbridge EMEA
Aimbridge EMEA
Shanghai, China
ONYX HOSPITALITY GROUP
Press Release
February 2, 2012

Onyx Takes Over Management of Wesley Hotel in Hong Kong

Onyx Hospitality Group has taken over the management of the Wesley hotel located next to Admiralty in the vibrant Wanchai district of Hong Kong. Appointed by Methodist Centre Limited, Onyx will close the property to undertake an extensive refurbishment programme before relaunching it as OZO Wesley Hong Kong in the last quarter of 2012.

ONYX HOSPITALITY GROUP
Onyx
Hong Kong (SAR)
The Ascott Group
Press Release
December 22, 2011

Ascott Jakarta Named ‘Leading Serviced Apartment And Suite’ In Indonesia

The Ascott Limited's (Ascott) premier Ascott Jakarta has been named 'Leading Serviced Apartment and Suite' at the Indonesia Travel and Tourism Awards 2011/2012. The awards recognise outstanding brands and individuals in Indonesia's travel and tourism industry for their top quality services.

The Ascott Group
The Ascott Limited
Indonesia
Meritus Hotels & Resorts
Press Release
December 12, 2011

Meritus Hotels & Resorts Is Singapore's Most Popular Heritage Brand

Meritus Hotels & Resorts emerged as the Most Popular Heritage Brand at the Singapore Prestige Brand Awards (SPBA) 2011. The distinction comes following a public voting to determine the most popular choice amongst this year's Heritage Brand Award recipients. Both the Heritage Brand and the Most Popular Heritage Brand awards were presented to Meritus CEO Michael Sengol by Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who was the Guest-of-Honour at the prestigious award ceremony held at Raffles City Convention Centre on 8 December.

Meritus Hotels & Resorts
Meritus
Singapore
Aimbridge EMEA
Press Release
November 8, 2011

Interstate Hotels & Resorts Announces Sixth Management Contract in India

"This brings to six the number of hotels opened or signed in India, a country which continues to play a key role in our global strategy," said Thomas F. Hewitt, Interstate's chairman and chief executive officer. "We have established a successful platform for growth that allows us to take advantage of the many opportunities we continue to see in India's hotel industry for both individual hotel owners and institutional investors alike."

Aimbridge EMEA
Aimbridge EMEA
India
Outrigger Hotels - Resorts
Press Release
October 13, 2011

Outrigger Hotels & Resorts Agrees to Purchase Management Rights and Real Estate Assets for Holiday Inn Surfers Paradise in Australia

Outrigger Hotels & Resorts today announced it had entered into an agreement to purchase the management rights and associated real estate assets of the hotel property currently operating as the Holiday Inn Surfers Paradise.The sale includes the management rights from Colryan Pty Ltd (managers and receivers appointed) for up to 414 hotel rooms and the real estate assets from Seasilver Hotels Pty Ltd comprising reception, extensive conferencing areas, and restaurant and bar.The contract is subject to the satisfaction of standard commercial conditions. However, it is expected to settle in late 2011 or early 2012 and the property will then be re-branded to Outrigger Surfers Paradise.Outrigger Hotels & Resorts is a 64-year-old privately-held U.S. company and one of the fastest growing hospitality groups in the Asia-Pacific and Oceania regions. The hotelier has a long association with the Gold Coast after selecting the destination as its base to expand the brand from the U.S. into Australia in 1998.The company's decision to invest in Surfers Paradise's tourism sector is also a major show of confidence it has for the Gold Coast and builds upon the presence of its Australian head office in Surfers Paradise.Regional General Manager-Australia, Grant James, said he was extremely confident in the future of the Gold Coast's tourism industry."The Gold Coast has fared much better than other regions in Queensland which can be evidenced by our other Gold Coast resort at Coolangatta eclipsing revenue and occupancy forecasts for the 2011/2012 period," Mr James said.His belief in a rebounding domestic tourism market was echoed by the release last month of Tourism Australia's National Visitor Survey stating that domestic tourism was on the rise with June recording a jump in domestic travellers by 8 per cent."Despite current global economic woes, there is a lot of positive news coming out of the Gold Coast which includes the opening of two new five-star hotels, construction of the Gold Coast light rail and planned runway extension at Gold Coast International Airport to allow direct flights from China."We are pleased to be back in the heart of Surfers Paradise and we're looking forward to working with local industry and operators and making a positive contribution to the local economy," Mr James added.

Outrigger Hotels - Resorts
Outrigger
Surfers Paradise, Australia
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