Advance Synergy unit buys London's Beaver Hotel for RM55.63m
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 22): Kuching-based Advance Synergy Bhd is buying Beaver Hotel in London, UK, for £10.
MUI's new chairman: If it makes sense to sell assets, we'll do it
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 14): Malayan United Industries Bhd (MUI)'s new executive chairman Andrew Khoo Boo Yeow, who is the second oldest son of its former chairman Tan Sri Khoo Kay Peng, says he will consider selling the group's assets, even its prized ones, if it makes business sense.
Dr M's political secretary charged with acting as middleman for Isa Samad
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 14): Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's political secretary has been implicated in the graft case against Tan Sri Isa Abdul Samad in the Sessions Court today.
Spain’s Meliá Hotels chain to manage Ekovest’s hotel suites in EkoCheras
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): Ekovest Bhd has enlisted Spain’s largest hotel chain, Meliá Hotels International, to manage its hotel suites in the EkoCheras development here.
A hotel befitting your beloved pet
Pets are often treated as a member of the family and hence facilities for pets and pet owners are becoming very much sought after.
Hotel swimming pools not suitable for lessons, says association
PETALING JAYA (Nov 22): The Malaysian Association of Hotels have said that it is not a good idea to have hotel pools used for swimming lessons, reported The Star today.
Aloft Hotel appointed to operate in Aspen Vision City in Penang
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 22): The joint venture (JV) between Aspen Group and IKEA Southeast Asia has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Marriott International, appointing Aloft Hotel as the hotel operator in the planned development of Aspen Vision City in Batu Kawan, Penang.
Park Lane Hotel in NY can be sold after Jho Low drops claim, says report
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 19): The Park Lane Hotel located in New York City can be sold to the Abu Dhabi state-owned Mubadala Investment Co after controversial deal maker/financier Low Taek Jho aka Jho Low (pictured) agreed to drop his claims to the hotel in a US forfeiture lawsuit, reported Bloomberg yesterday.
房屋趣：勾画出本地色彩的The Canvas Hotel
The Canvas Hotel执行董事Kelvin Taing坚信，一间好的酒店不应只单凭空间和设施来定义，也应该将其便利程度和是否具备宾至如归的氛围纳入考量。 所以，Taing策划The Canvas Hotel初期，就决定只采用本地艺术家的作品，作为酒店装饰的主调。 这间位于巴生Bandar Bukit Tinggi的精品酒店共有98间客房，强调的是房间的舒适度、便利和本地文化色彩。 “我们希望让访客感受到一间马来西亚家庭的感觉，所以酒店内的家具和装饰都委托了本地设计师负责。” 四位与Taing合作的主要本地设计师和艺术家，包括了得奖无数的画家Wong Chee Meng、家具品牌Nokta、灯饰设计师Stephanie Ng和居家装饰品品牌Nala Designs。 他说：“我们相信如果没有体验到当地文化，就不算真正到过一个地方旅游。所以我们与Wong合作创作20副具本地色彩的画作，为每间房增添属于马来西亚的韵味。” 另外，The Canvas Hotel也与Nokta的设计师们合作设计沙发、椅子和茶几等家具，并配上由Nala Design出品的抱枕，勾勒出马来西亚寻常家庭的面貌。 此外，Ng也为The Canvas Hotel量身设计新系列的灯饰，而这批灯饰系列也会在稍后投入市场。 瞄准市场空隙 尽管巴生并不是热门旅游景点，但Taing却认为这个地方的潜力无限，因为The Canvas Hotel位于全马最大的Aeon对面，占尽地利的优势。 “我们的酒店在巴生港口和城镇之间，而且全马最大的Aeon就在对街，加上来往吉隆坡国际机场的接驳巴士站，就在酒店正前方。” 他表示，当地只有四星级以上、每晚RM300的酒店，或者是每晚RM100以下的廉价店屋酒店，The Canvas Hotel正好介于两者之间。 “我们正好填补了市场的空隙，我们的目标客户是国内外游客，以及商业旅客。” 英文版原文已刊登于2018年10月12日的EdgeProp.
Pushing for more solar power
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 29): In an effort to drive the green agenda, the government has come out with a slew of solar photovoltaic (PV) initiatives to encourage the renewable energy (RE) uptake.
