Located in Singapore's downtown Civic and Cultural District is the architectural gem, once discretely known as Capitol Building and Stamford House, about which many locals fondly reminisce. Today, after years of meticulous restoration by acclaimed architects and updated with refreshing modern touches by famed interior designers, its glories will be revived as it unveils as a luxury haven - The Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore.
Ascott Residence Trust (Ascott Reit) has acquired a prime greenfield site for S$62.4 million for its maiden development project. It will build the first coliving property in Singapore's research and innovation business hub, one-north. Located at Nepal Hill amidst 400 companies, 800 startups and 50,000 professionals, the property is expected to be managed by its sponsor, The Ascott Limited (Ascott) under the coliving brand, lyf, targeted at the rising millennial segment. To be named lyf one-north Singapore, the property will offer 324 units[1]. It is slated to achieve Temporary Occupation Permit by 2020 and open in 2021.
ITB Asia, 'Asia's Leading Travel Trade Show', will focus on the interdependence of travel and technology this year, under the overarching conference theme of "Travel Reimagined". Key leaders in travel and tech will provide profound insights on the major trends provoking disruption across the travel industry whilst analysing how companies are innovating to stay ahead. Hosted at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Marina Bay Sands, the conference will take place from 17 - 19 October 2018.
Mr Lee Chee Koon, former Chief Executive Officer of The Ascott Limited (Ascott), will be appointed President & Group Chief Executive Officer of Ascott's parent company, CapitaLand Limited, with effect from 15 September 2018. As President & Group CEO, Mr Lee will lead the top leadership team to scale up CapitaLand's real estate capabilities across asset classes and geographies, to achieve sustainable competitive advantage as it rides the waves of economic and technological changes ahead.
Julian Wipper has been appointed General Manager at Hotel Jen Orchardgateway Singapore, the flagship hotel of the Hotel Jen brand.
Raffles Singapore unveiled today its new line-up of dining experiences, which combine the hotel's much-loved culinary traditions with contemporary dining concepts by renowned celebrity chefs. Each dining concept promises to tantalise the senses and has been carefully selected to enhance the famed 'Raffles Experience' for the local community and the discerning travellers.
This month, the Singapore Tourism Board's (STB) Open Hotels Weekend programme returned for a second run with registration numbers soaring 50 per cent.
Paolo brings more than 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry with his most recent post being the General Manager of Hotel Jen Puteri Harbour. With a deep passion for the service industry, he started his career in Mandarin Oriental Manila as a Headwaiter and was first appointed General Manager with The Westin Philippine Plaza (currently Sofitel Philippine Plaza) in 2005.
Hotels in the Asia Pacific region posted growth across the three key performance metrics during Q2 2018, according to data from STR.U.S. dollar constant currency, Q2 2018 vs. Q2 2017Asia Pacific
Under its signature CUBE brand, CUBE Boutique Capsule Hotel at Kampong Glam, is part of the expanding portfolio of hospitality real estate in Asia helmed by RB Hospitality. Its location in the Kampong Glam Heritage Trail underscores the group's premise for affordable, restored heritage accommodation located in popular conservation and cultural enclaves targeted at a new group of digitally-inclined, discerning travellers.
Holiday Inn® Singapore Atrium has appointed Anuradha Venkatachalam, as Director of Sales & Marketing. She will be responsible for growing key corporate accounts and manage all aspects of sales & marketing, including customer relationship management, segmentation marketing, digital marketing, as well as brand & communication strategies. Anuradha has over ~ years of experience in hotel sales & marketing management and has been with IHG for ~ years. Prior to the move, she was Director of Sales & Marketing with Crowne Plaza Sohar in Oman and has championed several successful marketing campaigns that drove incremental revenue. Bringing with her a wealth of experience, Anuradha will identify growth opportunities in the region and reinforce our brand presence as a leading service property in Singapore for business and leisure travellers.
STR's preliminary June 2018 data for hotels in Singapore indicates strong performance results. Based on daily data from June, Singapore reported the following in year-over-year comparisons:
Jessie Khoo-Gan has been appointed general manager of Dorsett Singapore, a midscale hotel with 285 rooms in Chinatown.
AccorHotels has appointed Veronique Augier Nel to the positon of Director of Communications & CSR Asia Pacific. Veronique has been with AccorHotels Asia Pacific for seven years, overseeing Communications for the group's Talent & Culture team. A graduate of the Lausanne Hotel Management School in Switzerland, she has previously worked with Starwood, Hyatt Hotels and Walt Disney World.
A hotel veteran with over 35 years' operational experience, Mr Wong has held many senior management positions in reputable hotels in Singapore and Asia including the Starwood Hotels and Resorts, the Ritz Carlton Hotel Company, Shangri-La International Group and Cairnhill Hotels & Resorts, among others. Mr Wong was most recently the General Manager/Area General Manager of Dorsett Singapore and played an instrumental role in the opening of the hotel. With a Master of Business Administration degree from University of Leicester in United Kingdom, Mr Wong also attended general management courses from University of Cornell in New York.
Though this week's historic summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un will take place at the luxurious Capella Singapore on Sentosa Island, it looks like Kim prefers to stay somewhere a little closer to the action downtown.On Sunday, he checked in to one of the city-state's most luxurious hotels -- the St. Regis Singapore on the doorstep of Orchard Road. This is the main high-end retail district of Singapore, home to more than 25 shopping malls and department stores.
Raffles Hotel Singapore is pleased to announce the appointment of Ho Mun Hoong as the Director of Events, overseeing the management and operations of the hotel's Events team including event planning and execution.
he much-anticipated meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will take place at a hotel on the Singaporean island of Sentosa, the White House has confirmed.
Stéphane brings with him 25 years of experience in the global luxury hospitality industry, including 6 years in Raffles Hotel Singapore as its Wine Director, from 2009 to 2015.
ITB Asia, 'Asia's Leading Travel Trade Show' is already exceeding expectations on exhibitor numbers, recording a 20.8% increase in new exhibitors signing up for the show, versus the same period last year. This comes after the enormous success of last year's 10thanniversary show which saw record-breaking numbers with 113 countries exhibiting at the event.