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Preview: Mandarin Oriental to Open Dubai Resort in 2017

September 15, 2014· · tags: Arabian Gulf, dubai, luxury events, madarin Hotel
Here’s a hotel to keep in mind for top-tier business travelers to the UAE: Mandarin Oriental will open a luxury urban resort in Dubai in 2017. The Mandarin Oriental, Dubai‘s 200 rooms and suites will include 12 over-water villas (top-picks for CEOs), accessible via private bridge. Each villa will have its own infinity edge pool and a private swim platform, allowing for direct access to the Arabian Gulf.     Speaking of infinity edged pools, the resort will be centered around a variety of them that lead down to the beachfront. The innovative design will use glass walls, cabanas and exterior landscaping. The resort will also have multi-purpose function rooms, including a 5,600-square-foot ballroom with glass walls opening onto a landscaped beachfront terrace for social and business events.         Mandarin Oriental, Dubai will also have nine restaurants and bars including a signature pier-top restaurant with docking facilities (private yacht, anyone?). Other dining venues will include a poolside restaurant, two bars (with sunset pier!), lobby lounge and a signature Mandarin Oriental Cake Shop.             read more
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Hilton to open five hotels in Myanmar

June 13, 2014· · tags: asia, events asia, Hilton, luxury events, Myanmar
Event organisers now have more options to consider at Myanmar’s capital city and beyond, with Hilton Worldwide having signed agreements with local conglomerate Eden Group to manage five properties across Myanmar, following the country’s sweeping social and economic reforms.     Eden Group’s two most recent properties will be rebranded into Hilton Nay Pyi Taw at the capital city and Hilton Ngapali Beach Resort at Rakhine State. Both properties will complete the brand makeover by October 2014. In the next three years, the hotel group will extend its presence across the country with Hilton Bagan in 2016, located in the Bagan ancient city next to Ayeyarwady River that is known for its high number of Buddhist temples. The Hilton Inle Lake, situated within the scenic lake precinct, will also open in 2016, while the Hilton Mandalay is slated for 2017.     “We are delighted to continue our strategic growth in Myanmar and to significantly increase our footprint with this landmark deal, which will allow us to contribute economically and socially to this great country,” said Martin Rinick, president of Asia Pacific for Hilton Worldwide.     Read More
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Does China Have Too Many Luxury Hotels?

May 05, 2014· · tags: asia events, china, Hong Kong, luxury events, Luxury Hotel, Shangai
China may be facing a case of oversupply in its luxury hotel scene.     “When a new market opens up it is quite normal that you will see a lot of new supply go in,” Clement Kwok, CEO of Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels tells CNBC. “At the moment many people see great future prospects for China and they are building hotels in China.” Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels is the owner of the brand Peninsula with a total of nine hotels across the U.S. and Asia. The group has hotels in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, and is looking toward second-tier cities in China for future development.     Read More
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Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam to Open in August

January 16, 2014· · tags: amsterdam, luxury entertainement, luxury events, netherlands, Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam
One of the most hotly anticipated new hotels of the year is now taking reservations from August 20: The Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam, which will be a conversion of six original 18th century canal houses (all heritage-listed!)–into a luxury hotel.   Located directly on Herengracht, one of the city’s oldest canals, the Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam is a short walk from the city’s main attractions like the Hermitage Museum.   Read More
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Waldorf Astoria opens first Dubai hotel on Palm Jumeirah

January 13, 2014· · tags: dubai, luxury entertainement, luxury events, Palm Jumeirah, UAE, Waldorf Astoria
The 319-room Waldorf Astoria hotel on Dubai‘s man-made Palm Jumeirah island has eight naturally-lit meeting rooms with a multi-purpose ballroom that can host up to 600 people.   The hotel has six restaurants and bars, a 200m private sandy beach, two outdoor pools, tennis courts and water sports facilities.   The hotel is located on the East Crescent of the Palm Jumeirah island and is 35 minutes from Dubai International airport.   The property is Waldorf Astoria’s second hotel to open in the UAE, with the Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah having opened last year.   Read More
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