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Inside the ultra-exclusive Velaa Private Island resort in the Maldives

Hotel Management

When it comes to the most luxurious resort experiences in Asia, high up on the list is Velaa Private Island in the Maldives, where villas the size of houses come alongside several world-class restaurants, a private golf course and some of the best water activities in the nation.

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Kerzner CEO Explains How to Scale New Brands While Keeping One&Only and Atlantis Exclusive

Skift Blog

Skift Take: There's a funny thing about ultra-luxury: You want to grow because growth economies of scale are real. But also, if you grow too much, you're not exclusive anymore. Kerzner aims to thread that needle. Sean O'Neill and Josh Corder Read the Complete Story On Skift

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Hyatt Buys Playa for $2.6 Billion in Bet on All-Inclusive Resorts

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Skift Take: The acquisition positions Hyatt to capitalize on the growing demand for luxury all-inclusive experiences, while adding significant scale to its resort portfolio in key leisure destinations where development opportunities are limited. Sean O'Neill Read the Complete Story On Skift

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Kerzner CEO Explains How to Scale New Brands While Keeping One&Only and Atlantis Exclusive

Skift Blog

Skift Take: There's a funny thing about ultra-luxury: You want to grow because growth economies of scale are real. But also, if you grow too much, you're not exclusive anymore. Kerzner aims to thread that needle. Sean O'Neill and Josh Corder Read the Complete Story On Skift

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IHG accelerates Japan growth with ANA Holiday Inn Iwate Kitakami signing

Hotel Management

IHG Hotels and Resorts has signed an agreement with Odate Royal Hotel Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fet System Inc., IHG Hotels and Resorts Managing Director, Japan and Micronesia, and CEO of IHG ANA Hotels Group Japan, Abhijay Sandilya, said: We are delighted to strengthen our partnership with FET SYSTEM INC.

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Accor’s Queensland hotels see Easter bookings spike

Hotel Management

Accor is Australias largest hotel operator with more than 350 hotels, resorts and apartments nationally and over 100 in Queensland. Victorian hotels are also high on the popularity scale, with 39% growth year-on-year.

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‘The brand is back’: Sofitel CEO Maud Bailly reveals grand plans for luxury brand at the reopening of a Sydney icon

Hotel Management

Sofitel Noosa Pacific Resort will be among the Australian properties to be fully refurbished in line with the luxury brand’s new direction, according to Bailly, who was forthcoming with media about the challenges the Sofitel brand has faced. “We We had a two-speed network, and discrepancy in scaling credibility and scaling luxury,” she said.

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