Kempinski Hotels, Europe's oldest luxury hotel company, announced the upcoming opening of its first property in Myanmar, Kempinski Hotel Nay Pyi Taw. The 141-room and suite hotel will begin welcoming guests on 1 November, in time for the first ASEAN Summit to be held in the country. Reservations can now be made via Kempinski.com.
Although Myanmar's capital has been moved to Naypyidaw, Yangon still remains Myanmar's commercial center being the largest city with a population of more than 4 million. Yangon is the country's gateway city where international travelers stop enroute to exploring other regions of the country.As a result of the city's appeal to leisure and business travelers, many international hotel operators are eager to establish their presence in Yangon.
Hilton Worldwide today announced the signing of management agreements with Eden Group Company Limited for five Hilton Hotels & Resorts properties in Myanmar. The partnership with Eden Group represents another significant milestone for Hilton Worldwide's expansion in Myanmar, following the company's earlier announcement in 2013 as the first western hotel groupi to have signed an agreement to operate a hotel in the country.
The hotel market in Yangon is set to continue its record growth in 2014, following a 46 percent y-o-y increase in international visitor arrivals in 2013, according to the latest report from JLL. The Yangon Hotel Market Update highlights the huge opportunity present to investors and operators looking at the market as occupancy for the upscale and luxury segments increased from 45.8 percent in 2009 to a record 80 percent in 2013.
Pan Pacific Hotels Group has announced the opening of PARKROYAL Nay Pyi Taw today, the first international hotel in the capital of Myanmar, Nay Pyi Taw. The launch also makes PARKROYAL the first international hotel brand in Myanmar to enjoy a presence in two major cities – the commercial centre, Yangon and the administrative seat of the government, Nay Pyi Taw.
Audra Arul has become the new director of sales & marketing for the Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon. A Malaysian national, Ms Arul has previously worked for Marriott, Hyatt and Starwood, and most recently served as director of sales & marketing at the Westin Siray Bay Resort, Phuket.
A German national, Mr. Rehlaender graduated from the School for Operational Management in the Hospitality Industry, Dortmund, Germany.
The hotel company, which currently operates more than 4,000 hotels around the world, has identified the South Asian countries of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh as key growth markets. Sri Lanka welcomed one million international visitors for the first time in 2012, and is targeting 2.5 million arrivals by 2016. To cater for this rapid growth, Best Western has already announced plans to launch its first hotel in the country - a 60-room BEST WESTERN midscale property in Colombo, which is expected to open in the next few months.
Situated in Yangon's prime residential area in 15 acres of greenery overlooking the serene Kandawgyi Lake and sacred Shwedagon Pagoda are 240 elegantly appointed apartments that make up the Shangri-La Residences. Just opened to offer the brand's signature level of luxury and legendary hospitality, the apartments are housed in twin towers and range from two-bedroom units to four-bedroom penthouses with rooftop terraces. Exclusive residential facilities include a lounge and function room, gourmet shop, well-equipped gymnasium, tennis courts, swimming pool and covered car park.
Yangon’s tourist arrivals are likely to increase dramatically over the next five years, given the redevelopment plans for the Yangon and the Hanthawaddy International airports. When completed in 2016, these airports collectively will have an annual passenger handling capacity of 10 million passengers. Passenger arrivals from the ASEAN countries are also likely to increase after 2015, once the ASEAN open sky policies are initiated in Myanmar.
Shangri-La International Hotel Management Ltd. will open its second hotel in Yangon, Myanmar in 2017. With a prime location on the banks of Kandawgyi Lake, the 350-room Lakeside Shangri-La, Yangon will command magnificent views of the glittering Shwedagon Pagoda and unparalleled vistas over the lake.
Christine Beland has been announced as the new director of sales & marketing for the Bagan Lodge – Apple Tree Group’s 85-room property in Myanmar. Ms Béland most recently worked for two years as the sales & marketing manager of the Victoria Angkor Resort & Spa in Siem Reap.
Singapore, 29 October 2013 – Pan Pacific Hotels Group has announced a conditional joint venture with Shwe Taung Group, one of Myanmar's leading corporations in real estate and infrastructure development, to develop the first "Pan Pacific" hotel in Myanmar, to be known as Pan Pacific Yangon (subject to receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals from the relevant Myanmar authorities).
Hailing from Australia, Jon brings a wealth of experience having spent more than two decades living and working in Europe and Southeast Asia. Jon moved to Saigon in 2001, pursuing his passion for Asian culture and cuisine. With a background in Food & Beverage and as a Chef, his first General Manager position was (with the Accor group) at the Novotel Resort in Phan Thiet, followed by his tenure at the historic Sofitel Dalat Palace in Vietnam’s central highlands. His most recent post was at the MGallery La Veranda Resort on Phu Quoc Island in the Gulf of Thailand.
Best Western International has announced plans to launch its famous hotel brand in the world's most exciting emerging market, Myanmar.
Best Western International is already the 'World's Largest Hotel Chain®', but it is always seeking to expand into exciting new markets. One of the hottest hotel markets in the world right now is Myanmar (Burma), and Best Western has confirmed plans to tap the enormous potential this stunning country has to offer.
Accor, the leading international hotel operator in Asia-Pacific, announces the development of three newly built hotels in Myanmar – an MGallery hotel in Naypyidaw, Novotel Yangon Max, and Novotel Mandalay Mingalar – representing the group's 18th market in the region.
SINGAPORE, 19 November 2012 – A new report released today by Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels highlights the opportunities and challenges of the hotels market in Yangon, Myanmar. According to the report Market Insight: Yangon, current estimates have found that international quality hotel supply in the former capital is expected to grow by 36.7 percent per annum (CAGR) from 2012 to 2016, assuming all projects which are underway or in the pipeline are completed.
Myanmar has great potential to establish itself as a prime tourist destination in Southeast Asia. The development of the tourism industry was not a priority for several decades, but now the situation is changing. What is the current condition of the tourism and hotel industry? What are the opportunities for development in the country?