Hotels & Tourism

500 evacuated as fire hits Grand Hyatt Hotel near Orchard Road

The blaze involved a kitchen stove and an exhaust duct in a restaurant on the second floor.

GIC buys 25% stake in Netherlands-based hotel operator citizenM

The sovereign wealth fund is looking to expand its portfolio of affordable luxury in urban markets.

Ascott Reit to buy Felix Hotel in Australia for $58.8m

The 150-room property will be rebranded as Citadines Connect Sydney Airport.

Singapore's passport is the most powerful in the world

It shared the top spot with Japan and South Korea, having visa-free access to 189 countries.

Oxley appoints consultants as it looks for Mercure and Novotel's new buyer

This follows the firm’s termination of its LOI from Gracious Land.

Oxley terminates LOI for $950m sale of Mercure and Novotel hotels

Its purchaser Gracious Land failed to make its subsequent 4% consideration deposit of $38m.

ZUZU Hospitality Solutions raises $5m in series A funding to boost APAC expansion

The firm hired country managers for their expansion in Thailand and Australia.

Tourism receipts up by 10% to $3.44b from January to September 2018

BTMICE visits increased by 14% to 2 million arrivals during this period.

Chart of the Day: 6.2% rise in tourist arrivals cushioned retail sales slip in 2018

Growth was driven by substantial increased arrivals from the US and Europe.

Hotel RevPAR up 2.4% to $188.57 in 2018

It was driven by growth in market occupancy and ADR.

First Sponsor to buy German hotel for $75.7m

The 340-room hotel houses more than 1,800 sqm of meeting and event space.

Hotel investment deals hit three-year high at $518.7m in 2018

Investors are embracing hotel assets as the residential segment loses luster.

CDL's profits edged up 6.7% to $557.33m in 2018

The strong-performing residential segment offset a massive decline in its hospitality business.