News about resorts

SINGAPORE (Nov 4): Genting Singapore’s third-quarter (3Q) earnings doubled to S$136.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 15): Sunway Pyramid Hotel West in Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya, will have a brand new name, Sunway Clio Hotel, effective Oct 1 this year, according to Sunway Hotels & Resorts — the hospitality division of property-construction conglomerate Sunway Group.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 26): Genting Bhd’s second quarter net profit jumped by more than four times to RM294.

SINGAPORE (Aug 22): UOB Kay Hian is maintaining its “buy” rating for Genting Singapore, but with a lower target price of 84 cents from 88 previously as the casino operator is hit by lower mass market gross gaming revenue (GGR) at its Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) integrated resort.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 22): Genting Group is among six bidders for a casino project in Toronto, Canada, according to a New York Post report.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 27): Genting Malaysia Bhd has proposed to transfer boat-slip permits from properties on the Miami River in Florida to the casino operator's waterfront site, which has been earmarked for a 50-yacht marina, according to Miami Herald.

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.

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.

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.

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.