Best Western has announced the launch of its second Premier-branded upscale hotel in Australia, Best Western Premier The Terrace Hotel, Perth. The hotel is set in a heritage-listed terrace building in the West End of Perth’s CBD, and features a range of amenities such as in-room iPads, Apple TVs, complimentary Wi-Fi ...

Asia Pacific, May 17, 2013

Banyan Tree has announced that it will open a new Angsana-branded hot spring resort in southern China's Yunnan province this summer. Located in a mountainous part of western Yunnan, close to the border with Myanmar, Angsana Tengchong Hot Spring Village will offer 28 suites with balconies, and nine villas with private ...

Asia Pacific, May 16, 2013

Jetwing, the Sri Lankan travel company, has launched a new domestic budget hotel brand - Hotel J. Announcing the new label this week, Jetwing said Hotel J would offer "no frills hotels" that appeal to the "modern traveller". The first Hotel J, which is located in the west coast resort town of ...

Asia Pacific, May 16, 2013

Manila has seen the strongest increase in new hotel development of any city in the Asia Pacific region in the past 12 months. According to the latest regional hotel pipeline report from STR Global, the Philippine capital now has 9,968 new hotel rooms either under construction or in the final planning ...

Asia Pacific, May 16, 2013

Serviced residence operator Ascott has entered the Chinese city of Wuxi, with the signing of two new properties. Scheduled to open in the second half of 2015, the 134-unit Ascott Central Wuxi and 169-unit Somerset Wuxi will increase Ascott's portfolio in China to 48 properties in 19 cities, with several more ...

Asia Pacific, May 15, 2013

A new island wellness resort is being developed off the coast of Cambodia. Boutique hotel company, Akaryn Hospitality Management Services (AHMS), has announced plans to open a resort and spa on the island of Koh Krabeay, a 20-minute speedboat ride from the coastal town of Sihanoukville. Launching in the second quarter of ...

Asia Pacific, May 15, 2013

Accor has announced the opening of its first upscale Pullman resort on the Thai island of Phuket. Located on Naithon Beach, on Phuket's west coast, the Pullman Phuket Arcadia offers 277 rooms in a resort-style setting, with tropical gardens, waterfalls and views of the Andaman Sea. "Pullman is Accor's upscale brand specifically ...

Asia Pacific, May 14, 2013

Frasers Hospitality has launched its contemporary Capri by Fraser brand in Vietnam. The serviced apartment operator opened the Capri by Fraser Ho Chi Minh City this week, adding 126 serviced apartments to the city's inventory. Units range from studios to one- and two-bedroom suites, all of which include work desks, home ...

Asia Pacific, May 14, 2013