In 2024, Centara Hotel Mandalay will open as part of a mixed-use project which will also include a shopping mall, office and casino. The 200-room hotel will feature three restaurants, meeting facilities, fitness centre with swimming pool, and guest recreational facilities.
Centra by Centara Hotel Thiri Hpa-An, a 77-key hotel nestled against one of Hpa-An's legendary karst mountains and featuring two F&B outlets, outdoor swimming pool, fitness centre, and meeting facilities.
Bangkok, Thailand - Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand's leading hotel operator, signs Hotel Management Agreements (HMAs) with three new hotels in Myanmar. The HMAs cover management of three hotels developed by SL International Construction Co., Ltd., including Centra by Centara Hotel Thiri Hpa-An, Hpa-An Hilltop Resort & Spa, and Centara Hotel Mandalay. In the last 12 months, Centara has inked management deals for a total of nine Myanmar properties, including the latest signings with SL International Construction. Established in 2019 as an office and residential construction firm, SL International Construction is headed up by a team of professional engineers and project managers committed to excellent building work completed to high international industry standards.
Laurent has stepped up as general manager at Awei Pila, the Group's most exotic resort which is situated on a private island in the pristine Mergui Archipelago, one of the newest and most desired destinations in Southeast Asia.
Though just 30 years old, Swiss national Thibaut Stettler has worked in the hotel sector for more than 12 years. Born in Jakarta and having spent most of his life in Asia, he considers this continent his home although he graduated in his homeland from the Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, one of the world's foremost schools in hospitality.
Showcasing a fusion of contemporary Burmese style and old-world grandeur, Rosewood Yangon opens its doors today. As Myanmar continues to welcome a fast-growing number of international travelers, the hotel takes on a transformative role in the country's largest city, combining an elevated level of luxury with strong cultural outreach.
Marriott has signed a landmark agreement with one of Myanmar's leading property developers, Yoma Land, to bring the Westin brand to Myanmar in late 2021.
Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand's leading hotel operator, and KMA Group, a subsidiary of Kaung Myanmar Aung (KMA) Group of Companies, signed a Hotel Management Agreement (HMA) in Bangkok for the management of a new hotel in Myanmar owned by KMA. The property, located at one of the country's most popular tourist destinations, will be rebranded and managed under the Centara brand beginning this year.
Hilton, one of the fastest-growing hospitality companies in Asia Pacific, remains upbeat about Myanmar as a growth market within its South East Asia operations on the back of the country's positive tourism outlook.
Minor Hotels, a hotel owner, operator and investor, currently with a portfolio of more than 520 hotels in 53 countries, will debut its Avani and Oaks brands in Yangon, Myanmar, with the development of two hotels as part of a management agreement with Kajima Yankin PPP, a wholly-capitalized subsidiary of Kajima Overseas Asia.
Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand's leading hotel operator, and KMA Hotels Group, a subsidiary of Kaung Myanmar Aung (KMA) Group of Companies, have announced the signing of a MOU to begin the development and renovation of 6 hotels located at some of Myanmar's most popular tourist destinations, all to be managed under Centara brands. Work on the project will begin in 2019.
Hilton (NYSE: HLT), together with the United States Embassy, jointly held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Embassy's U.S. liaison office in the capital city of Myanmar today. The groundbreaking ceremony took place in the presence of Ambassador Scot Marciel and Union Minister U Kyaw Tin, Union Minister for International Cooperation, Myanmar. When it completes in 2020, the U.S. liaison office will be housed within Hilton Nay Pyi Taw, which represented Hilton's entry into Myanmar when it opened in 2014.
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) announced the signing of a management agreement with Myanmar partners Crown Advanced Construction Co. Ltd to operate a 308-key hotel near downtown Yangon, Myanmar. Set to launch under its flagship Hilton Hotels and Resorts brand, Hilton Times City Yangon marks the company's continual expansion in Myanmar and will be its first hotel in the Myanmar city when it opens in 2022.
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has kicked off 2019 by doubling its presence in the rapidly growing Asian economy of Myanmar, introducing its upscale Wyndham Grand label to the country's capital, Yangon.
Hilton has appointed Veronique Sirault as cluster general manager of three hotels in Myanmar - Hilton Nay Pyi Taw, Hilton Ngapali Resort & Spa and Hilton Mandalay.
Recently appointed general manager Leila Nortier from France takes the reins at the landmark hotel after three years at another Memories resort in nearby Hpa-an.
Designed by US architect Daniel West, the 72-key Hotel Suggati is set to celebrate its grand opening on December 15 in Mawlamyaing, the capital of Myanmar's Mon State.
With more than 30 years of experience in the luxury hospitality industry, Mr. Brea has managed prestigious properties in Asia, most recently for Kempinski Hotels, as well as for Hyatt, Shangri-La and One&Only Resorts.
Currently in the final phase of restoration, The Heritage Hotel Kempinski Yangon is scheduled to open its doors to guests in spring 2018. Located on The Strand, in the heritage district of Myanmar"s largest city and opposite the new riverside cruise terminal, this outstanding five-star deluxe hotel will define luxury in the city of Yangon. Built in 1927 as the New Law Courts, The Heritage Hotel Kempinski Yangon was created by architect Thomas Oliphant Foster and built by Doorman Long UK, the builders of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, as the first multi-level steel structure in the Far East. With its imposing columns standing three floors high, the Heritage hotel seems to stretch endlessly along the Strand. Over the last five years the building has been carefully restored from the inside out to preserve the spirit and grandeur of its past. This fine work has been done in partnership with the Yangon Heritage Trust, founded in 2012 by Dr. Thant Myint U, the eminent Burmese writer and historian. The building is the first property to receive Conservation Management Plan approval from the Yangon Heritage Trust focusing on local artistry and specialist skills by carefully undertaking the transformation into Myanmar"s finest luxury hotel.
Pan Pacific Hotels Group is pleased to announce the debut of its Pan Pacific brand in Myanmar with the opening of Pan Pacific Yangon in November.