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Development Design & Construction

issue 13 | February 2012

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Panorama Group aims to increase its presence in the hospitality industry by launching two new hotel brands through its PHM Hospitality subsidiary this year. Although the brand names have yet to be announced, it has been confi rmed that one will target the budget market while the other will be a mid- er thema c brand. One hotel

under each new brand is set to be built in Bali. Meanwhile, there are also plans to open four addi onal hotels under the company’s The 101 brand. The new 3-star proper es will be located in Jakarta, Bali, Bogor, and Jogjakarta, with the launch

dates tenta vely set for the middle of 2013. There could also be a similar number of new developments under the company’s The Haven 4-star brand over the next 12 months if all goes according to plan. PMH Hospitality has confi rmed that it hopes to have 15 hotels in opera on across Indonesia by the end of 2013 and 30 by 2015. travellers. The Holiday Inn Express brand is going through a rapid expansion phase that includes a pipeline of more than 50 hotels with over 11,000 rooms in the Asia pacifi c region alone.

PANORAMA GROUP TO INCREASE HOTEL PORTFOLIO ACROSS INDONESIA

Swiss Interna onal Hotels is set to expand into the Chinese market a er signing an agreement with the HuaYuan Group of Xiamen. The partnership provides the HuaYuan Group with the opportunity to achieve

sustained group in the luxury hotel segment in its na ve China. The company already owns the 588-room Wyndham Hotel in Xiamen and has three more luxury hotels currently under development.

The arrangement also fi ts in with Swiss Interna onal Hotel’s strategy to expand into new markets in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa as well as Asia.

SWISS INTERNATIONAL HOTELS TO ENTER CHINESE MARKET

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Leading interna onal hotel groups Starwood and Marrio have both expressed an interest in entering Myanmar, one of the last truly underdeveloped tourism markets in the world. With Myanmar gradually opening up to foreign tourists and entrepreneurs, the country has huge poten al although its

infrastructure is in desperate need of investment and development. However, while both Starwood and Marrio have monitored the situa on closely, neither group is likely to fi rm up its interest before trade sanc ons imposed by America and Europe are li ed.

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The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) of Singapore has given its provisional consent for the construc on of several new residen al and commercial projects in the city state. Most notable among the projects given the green light is a 670-room hotel to be built on Orchard Road by the Hong Fok Corpora on’s Yat Yuen Hong unit. Other large developments include a mixed offi ce and retail project to be constructed at Jurong Gateway by Watergate,

a joint venture between CapitaMalls Asia, CapitaMall Trust, and CapitaLand.Also receiving provisional approval was a 532-unit condominium at Punggol Field by Publique Realty, and the 429-unit Fraser Centrepoint’s Palm Isles at Flora Drive. Approval was also given to Asplenium Land to develop 276 units for Seletar Park Residences, while Keppel is set to build a 367-unit condominium at Keppel Bay Drive.

URA APPROVES SEVERAL NEW RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS IN SINGAPORE

The Mulia Group is set to open a stunning new beachfront resort in Bali this year. Located in Nusa Dua, the resort will feature a range of luxury accommoda on that includes villas, suites, and a 6-bedroom mansion. A café-style brasserie will off er idyllic ocean views, while Mediterranean cuisine will be on off er at the resort’s

main restaurant. Guests will be able to recharge their ba eries in the lounge, oceanfront pools, or spa. There is a 250-capacity lakeside wedding chapel, while corporate and private events can be accommodated in the Grand Ballroom and conference rooms with a combined capacity of 5,000.

MULIA GROUP TO OPEN LUXURY RESORT IN BALI

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On the back of the largest growth in the company’s history last year, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has confi rmed its expansion plans for 2012 with a focus on the Asia Pacifi c region. Having opened a record 21,000 rooms

in 81 new hotels worldwide last year, Starwood plans to launch 80 new proper es in 2012. By far the biggest growth sectors for the group are the luxury and upper upscale segments, which account for more than 60% of all planned new proper es.

Asia Pacifi c is the geographically most important market with almost 50 new hotels planned across the region in 2012 taking the company’s Asia Pacifi c por olio to 250. Almost 35 of those new hotels will be in China.

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Intercon nental Hotel Group (IHG) has completed its set of Crowne-Plaza proper es in the capital ci es of Indochina a er reaching an agreement with Vietnam’s BIM Group to build a new hotel in the Lao an capital city of Vien ane. The deal also includes a new resort development on the Vietnamese island of Phu Quoc and adds to exis ng proper es in Hanoi and Phnom Penh. Both of the new hotels are due for comple on in 2015.

IHG COMPLETES ITS INDOCHINA CAPITAL SET

The Accor Group enjoyed another great year in the Asia Pacifi c region in 2011 with the opening of 67 new proper es in 10 countries across the region as well as the acquisi on of Mirvac Hotels & Resorts. With a

presence in 16 countries across the Asia Pacifi c, Accor now operates a total of nearly 92,000 rooms in 480 hotels, confi rming its posi on as the leading hotel operator in the region. The company also raised its profi le

in Australasia with the strategic acquisi on of Mirvac Hotels & Resorts, which manages 6,100 rooms in 48 hotels in Australia and New Zealand.

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