Yesterday, Kipp was going to write about the eyebrow-raising news that Angsana Hotels and Resorts pulled out of managing a luxury hotel in Abu Dhabi. The reason for the separation? They grew apart, realised they wanted different things and decided to go their separate ways. Very Hollywood, wouldn’t you say? (If you want the quote Banyan Tree, which manages the Angsana Brand, gave The National here it is. But trust us, it’s not half as good as how we’ve said it and it means exactly the same thing.) Anyway, partnerships come and go in the business world as much as it does on the red carpet so this story doesn’t really stand out, except that the Singapore-based operator has been having a hard time finding the right partners in the region.

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