New CEO for Berjaya Hotels & Resorts
KUALA LUMPUR (May 10): Berjaya Hotels & Resorts Sdn Bhd said in a statement yesterday it had appointed Hanley Chew (pictured) as its chief executive officer (CEO), effective April 1.
Best Western Hotels & Resorts expands in Thailand
BANGKOK (April 8): Best Western Hotels & Resorts signed its largest ever multi-hotel agreement with real estate developer AD Houses Co Ltd, which will lead to the opening of four Best Western Plus hotels in Thailand this year.
Sunway invests RM875m to expand hospitality unit
PETALING JAYA (April 1): Sunway Hotels & Resorts, the hospitality arm of property-construction conglomerate Sunway Group, will invest RM875 million to facilitate the redevelopment and expansion of its hotels across Malaysia, Cambodia and Vietnam.
Binastra Land in talks with AccorHotels for new hotel brand
PETALING JAYA (March 23): Binastra Land Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Binastra Group, is in talks with AccorHotels Group to bring in a new hotel brand to its upcoming mixed development ION at Jalan Sungai Besi, said Binastra Land executive director Datuk Ong Theng Soon.
Shangri-La Doha opens for business
DOHA (Feb 29): Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts welcomed a new hotel in Doha, Qatar – the Shangri-La Hotel, Doha, the latest addition to its line of existing hotels – on Feb 23.
Genting Malaysia doubles its investment in GITP
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 24): Genting Malaysia Bhd (Genting Malaysia) is raising its investment to RM10.
Oxley Holdings plans to open hotel and residences in KLCC area in 2020
PETALING JAYA (Feb 16): Singapore-listed property developer Oxley Holdings Ltd (Oxley) has announced it will open its 207-room So Sofitel Hotel and a 590-key So Sofitel Residences in the heart of Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) area in 2020, it said in a press statement today.
Best Western Hotel & Resorts opens third hotel in Pakistan
PETALING JAYA (Feb 10): International hospitality group Best Western Hotels & Resorts opened its first hotel in Faisalabad, Pakistan -- its third hotel in the country.
GuocoLand signs AccorHotels as hospitality managers in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur
SINGAPORE (Jan 6): GuocoLand Ltd and AccorHotels have signed a deal for the management of GuocoLand’s two newly-built hotels: the Sofitel Singapore City Centre at Tanjong Pagar Centre, Singapore, and the Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara at Damansara City, Kuala Lumpur.
Best Western Hotels & Resorts launches third hotel in Myanmar
BANGKOK (Dec 16): Best Western Hotels & Resorts recently launched the Best Western Plus Eastern Palace hotel in Mandalay, Myanmar.
