Excitement is building up for the third Sofitel-branded property in Singapore - the Sofitel Singapore City Centre which will be located in Tanjong Pagar is now taking room reservations from September 2017 (the hotel is supposed to open in July 2017). The Sofitel Singapore City Centre has also appointed French-born Jean-Charles Dubois as its Executive Chef.

Following the successful opening of The Kitchen by Wolfgang Puck in Terminal 3 of Changi Airport, Emirates Leisure Retail is bringing in two more largely popular dining concepts (Pret A Manger and Hudsons Coffee) to international travellers at one of the world's best airport.

AccorHotels has just unveiled yet another new property in Bangkok - the Mercure Bangkok Makkasan is located within Bangkok's city centre and it offers direct access to the Bangkok Airport Link Makkasan station as well as the Petchburi MRT Station.

AccorHotels has just announced a new management contract with strategic partner SC Capital Partners Group that will re-brand the existing seven-storey Micasa Hotel Apartments Yangon rebrand to Mercure Yangon Kaba Aye in Quarter 3 of 2017. Located in close proximity to the famed Shwedagon Golden Pagoda, the serviced apartment is the perfect “home away from home” for long and short term stays.

When Park Hotel Group first announced the introduction of the Destination brand, they did not mention whether or not it will be a brand new property that is opening this year or simply a rebrand. It appears that the Premier Inn Singapore Beach Road has quietly been rebranded to the Destination Singapore Beach Road with a more muted colour scheme (in the rooms) but keeping the same affordable price tag.

AccorHotels has just unveiled a brand new Novotel-branded hotel in the heart of Sukhumvit which caters to both business and leisure travellers. The Novotel Bangkok Sukhumvit 20 is located just a short 10-minute walk away from the MRT and BTS stations and it offers plenty of dining options in the area. 

Hilton has just announced the opening of a brand new property in the beautiful Jiuzhaigou - a UNESCO World Heritage national park that is famous of the biodiversity and picturesque landscape. The Hilton Jiuzhaigou Resort is located on the lush hillside of the Min Mountains and it offers a total of 426 rooms, suites as well as villas.

Manhattan (located within Regent Singapore) will be celebrating her third anniversary on Monday (24 April 2017) from 7:00PM to 11:00PM and in conjunction with celebrations and the sneak preview of the upcoming new food and drinks menu, Nikos and Vasilis from one of the world's best bars, The Clumsies (ranked #9 in the whole world), will be bringing some innovative and experimental cocktails to this beautiful bar for one night only.