Hotel Okura announced that it will open The Okura Prestige Yangon, the first Okura Hotels & Resorts member hotel to operate in Myanmar, in 2020, It will be situated within a large commercial complex, including office buildings and retail facilities, to be constructed on the site of the former Defense Services Museum.
AccorHotels and LP Holding have signed a joint agreement to develop three new hotels in Myanmar (Burma). The partnership will see the opening of Mercure Mandalay Hill Resort in the second quarter of this year and the development of Pullman Yangon Centrepoint and Mandalay Hill Resort MGallery by Sofitel slated to open in 2017 and 2020 respectively.
TRYP by Wyndham, Wyndham Hotel Group's modern and trendsetting lifestyle hotel brand, has arrived on the shores of South East Asia with the opening of a new-construction hotel in Yangon, Myanmar. The 60-room TRYP Yangon is Wyndham's inaugural hotel to open in Myanmar.
Best Western® Hotels & Resorts has arrived in one of Southeast Asia's most alluring and enchanting tourist destinations: Inle Lake, in Myanmar's Shan State.
Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon is delighted to announce the appointment of Ms. Patcharee Meethong as the hotel’s new Director of Sales and Marketing.
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, which is also known as Burma, is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia bordered by Bangladesh, India, China, Laos, and Thailand. As the second-largest country in Southeast Asia, Myanmar has a total land area of 676,578 square kilometers and 1,920 kilometers of coastline, which borders the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal. Governed as a unitary parliamentary republic, there are 15 administrative states/regions in the country. The capital city was moved to Naypyidaw in 2005, from the previous capital and the largest commercial city, Yangon.
The first upscale hotel to come on line in one of Myanmar's most compelling tourist destinations will officially debut October 1 when 94-room Sanctum Inle Resort holds its grand opening on the shores of Inle Lake.
Best Western Hotels & Resorts has continued its rapid growth in Myanmar with the launch of new hotel in Mandalay. The new BEST WESTERN PLUS Eastern Palace Hotel is located in the heart of the city, just minutes from Mandalay's main business district and many historical landmarks. A modern midscale hotel, BEST WESTERN PLUS Eastern Palace offers a selection of rooms and suites that combine the latest amenities, such as flat-screen TVs, USB ports and complimentary Wi-Fi, with local touches that represent the traditional warmth of Myanmar hospitality.
Best Western Hotels & Resorts has revealed plans to launch its new boutique lifestyle brand, Vīb, in Myanmar. Scheduled to welcome its first guests in 2018, the new-build Vīb Yangon will bring a new sense of style and contemporary comfort to guests in Myanmar's largest city.
A native of Malaysia, Mr. Mok has spent the last three decades managing hotels and operations at five-star luxury hotels, resorts and mixed use properties throughout China and Malaysia. Most recently, over the past ten years, Mr. Mok worked with the Accor Group where he managed and helped to open several properties under the Sofitel brand, including the pre-opening activities for Sofitel Guiyang Hunter, located in Western China’s tallest building; Sofitel Nanjing Galaxy, where he oversaw a major expansion and renovation; Novotel Nanjing East Suning Galaxy; Sofitel Wanda Ningbo; the Grand Mercure & Mercure TEDA Hotels, two interconnected properties in Dalian; and the Renmin Square Hotels Xi’an, a multi-branded hotel with four hotels under the Accor Group brand.
A French-Italian hotelier with 28 years of operations and management experience spanning Europe and Asia, Jean-Marc will take charge of the award-winning and newly refurbished 333-room hotel. Pan Pacific Hotels Group is pleased to appoint Jean-Marc Poli as the new General Manager of PARKROYAL Yangon in Myanmar.
Meliá Hotels International continues progressing with its global expansion strategy in Asia Pacific, a key growth market, where the Spanish leading hotel company's portfolio now stands at 24 hotels and more than 6,300 rooms. The Company has announced its entry into Myanmar with the signing of Meliá Yangon, a strategic project which will increase the Group's exposure in Southeast Asia.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today announced its market debut in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar with the signing of Sheraton® Yangon Hotel, a new build property in the dynamic capital city. Owned by Family Business Group Hotel Limited, the milestone signing builds upon the Sheraton first mover advantage in the region, meets accelerating demand, and brings the brand's Asia-Pacific portfolio to 73 hotels and 37 resorts.
Best Western International has continued its expansion in Myanmar with the opening of its first hotel in Mandalay. The company has taken over the management of the existing Hotel Shwe Pyi Thar, which has now been repositioned as the BEST WESTERN PREMIER Hotel Shwe Pyi Thar.
Dusit International announces the signing of a hotel management agreement (HMA) for the first-ever dusitD2 project to be located in Myanmar.
Every year, the hotel experts and analysts at Horwath HTL worldwide produce a series of mini-country reports exclusively for The Hotel Yearbook. Each report focuses on just two things: first, a quick snapshot of the country’s current economic and hotel market situation, and second, the outlook for the year ahead, highlighting specific events that are anticipated to have an impact on the health of the country’s hotel business.
Hilton Worldwide today announced the opening of Hilton Ngapali Resort & Spa, its second property in Myanmar. Located on the west coast of Myanmar facing the Indian Ocean, Ngapali is one of the most well-known beach destinations in Myanmar, boasting the finest, unspoiled coastline on the Bay of Bengal.
On November 21st, Kempinski Hotel Nay Pyi Taw officially opened its Royal Pavilion to welcome Mr. Barack Obama, President of the United States of America for the inaugural ASEAN Summit held in the capital of Myanmar in November 2014.
Mingalabar! All this week we'll be focusing on one of the fastest changing hotel scenes on the globe: Burma, or Myanmar. (For Burma or Myanmar, see here - as fence-sitters, we'll be using the two interchangeably throughout the week.) Coming up, we'll take detailed looks at some of the country's standout hotels, but for today, let's talk basics.
NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar and MCLEAN, Va. -- Hilton Worldwide today made its debut in Myanmar with the opening of Hilton Nay Pyi Taw, in the country's capital city. Set amid lush tropical landscaped gardens, the 202-key Hilton Nay Pyi Taw spans more than 100 acres of land and is situated within the developing Dekhina Thiri Township.