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(Left to right) Mohamed Moustafa Arafa, contracts manager, Parkway International Contracting LLC; Suparat Chirathivat, executive vice president – corporate development, Central Group; Sanjay Manchanda, CEO, Nakheel. Standing: Ali Rashid Lootah, chairman of Nakheel.

Centara lands on the beach in DubaiThailand’s Centara Hotels & Resorts will enter the United Arab Emirates in 2020 after inking a joint venture with UAE-based...

Room with a View: the Mahjong Suite at Crockfords.

Room with a View: Crockfords, Resorts World GentingThe View: As you’re at the peak of the mountain the weather decides your vistas. When it’s in your favour, you have a stunning...

The Komodo National Park will be a big attraction for Courtyard by Marriott guests.

Marriott gets up close with the Komodo dragonsMarriott International will open Courtyard by Marriott Labuan Bajo Komodo Resort on the western tip of Flores Island, Indonesia...

Accor is selling its Australian portfolio of mainly economy-style hotels.

On the block: Accor’s hotels Down UnderAccor is selling a portfolio of 23 Australian hotels, its entire local real estate holdings, for more than A$300 million...

From left to right: Jose Franco B. Soberano, CLI’s chief operating officer; Jose Soberano III, CLI’s chief executive; Kevin Goh, Ascott’s chief executive; and Daniel Wee, Ascott’s country general manager for the Philippines at the MoU signing ceremony of Ascott’s strategic alliance with CLI.

Ascott goes in search of quality across The PhilippinesCapitaLand’s wholly owned serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Limited, has boosted its presence in the Philippines by...

Aerial view of Faarufushi, Maldives, to open December 2018.

Faarufushi Maldives opens December 2018On December 15, the Raa Atoll will be home to the Maldives’ newest resort, Universal Resorts’ Faarufushi Maldives.

Hotelbeds Group employees will be able to search, schedule, and collaborate on a range of meaningful volunteer opportunities.

Hotelbeds launches global volunteering programmeThe Hotelbeds Group has chosen its Asia Pacific hub office in Singapore from among its 120 offices globally to launch its...

Hayman Island resort will rebrand to Hayman Island, by InterContinental.

IHG increases its management contracts in Australasia and SW AsiaIHG will be taking over management of Hayman Island in a rebrand that will see The Whitsunday Island resort become Hayman...

The Gold Coast was a star performer for Australia’s hotel sector in Q2 2018.

A red-hot performance on the Gold CoastAustralia was the hot spot for Asia Pacific hotel performance in Q2 2018, according to data from STR.

Tented luxury in a Cambodian jungle hideaway.

Why we’re wild about this new glamping resortNow this is what we call making a grand entrance. Guests at the new Bensley Collection Shinta Mani Wild who arrive at the gate...