Hotels

Art fair experts share why hotels make good gallery spaces

20 May 2013

Hotel art fairs are the antithesis of the "white cube" concept for a gallery space, and some consider it decidedly unfashionable. But proponents see it as a convenient and cost-efficient model.

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Hoteliers' anger at steep rises in property rates

8 May 2013

The Federation of Hong Kong Hotel Owners has demanded an explanation from the Rating and Valuation Department, saying the rises will add to pressure on the industry, especially after a sluggish "...

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Investors snap up serviced apartments in Dubai hotel boom

8 May 2013

It took Damac Properties just one day to sell the first 200 apartments in its Hollywood-themed apartment and hotel project as buyers seized the opportunity to invest in Dubai's booming tourism...

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Avian visitor curries favour with Hong Kong

7 May 2013

That duck - don’t pretend you don’t know the one I’m talking about - is the talk of the town.

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New fee put off May Day visitors, Fenghuang hotel operators claim

5 May 2013

Tourism operators in the historic city of Fenghuang, Hunan province, claim the introduction of an entry fee caused a sharp drop in visitors over the three-day May Day holiday.

5:32AM

New World joins hotel spin-offs trend

3 May 2013

New World Development has submitted a listing application to the Hong Kong stock exchange to spin off its three hotels in the city, a plan it announced in March.

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Opinion

Hari Kumar

Workers pay the price for our bargains

5:20AM

Howard Winn

Barry Cheung makes waves in Moscow

3:47AM

Boom in local boutique hotels not abating

He looks very much at home in the newly opened Ovolo 2AR hotel in Central. That's not just because Girish Jhunjhnuwala heads the group running the joint, but because anyone would feel at home here...

9:23AM

Shui On Land to convert Shanghai hotel into flagship retail store

The conversion of a luxury boutique hotel in a historical district of Shanghai into a multi-storey flagship retail outlet will be the first project to be tackled by China Xintiandi, a commercial...

5:20AM

Shangri-La Asia to add nine new hotels

Luxury hotelier Shangri-La Asia plans to add nine new hotels, including one in Hung Hom, it said yesterday after posting a 42 per cent year-on-year increase in net profits.

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TOURISM

China Travel on spending spree in new game plan

China Travel International Investment Hong Kong says it will ramp up capital expenditure to HK$2.6 billion this year from HK$600 million as part of its new strategy to invest more in hotels and...

4:19AM

LISTINGS

New World Development forecast to raise US$1b from hotels spin-off

New World Development is expected to raise US$800 million to US$1 billion from the spin-off of its hospitality assets.

8:16PM

DIVESTMENTS

New World Development plans separate stock listing for hotels

New World Development is mulling a spin-off and listing of its hospitality assets, a move that some analysts see as an indication that the fast growth experienced by the hotel industry is coming...

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