The Landmark Mandarin Oriental Plans Joyce Wang Makeover
Joyce Wang returns to refresh the hotel’s rooms, spa and dining.
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Island Shangri-La Hong Kong Unveils The Shangri-La Suite
A 222-square-metre suite adds a private wine cellar and butler service to Island Shangri-La.
TA’AKTANA Opens in Labuan Bajo Near Komodo
Marriott’s first hotel in Labuan Bajo brings 70 suites and villas, including seven overwater villas, to the gateway of Komodo National Park.
ITC Ratnadipa Opens on Colombo’s Seafront
ITC Hotels’ first property outside India brings 352 keys, nine restaurants and bars and a sky bridge 100 metres above the Colombo seafront.
Palazzo Versace Macau Opens at Grand Lisboa Palace
Versace’s first hotel in Asia completes SJM’s Cotai resort, with 271 rooms, a mosaic lobby modelled on its Milan headquarters and two Italian restaurants.
Janu Tokyo, Aman’s First Sister Brand Hotel, Opens
Aman Group’s more social brand arrives in Azabudai Hills with 122 rooms, eight places to eat and drink, and a 4,000-square-metre wellness floor.
Regent Shanghai on the Bund Opens on the Former Seagull Site
IHG’s second Regent in Shanghai reworks the 1984 Seagull Hotel where Suzhou Creek meets the Huangpu, with balconied suites facing the Bund and Lujiazui.
Mondrian Hong Kong Opens in Tsim Sha Tsui
Mondrian’s first Greater China hotel opens in Kowloon with 324 rooms and a rooftop cultural space.
Azabudai Hills Launches in Central Tokyo
Thirty-five years in the making, Mori Building’s 8.1-hectare district pairs Japan’s tallest tower with a Heatherwick-designed landscape, a digital art museum and Aman residences.
The Singapore EDITION Opens Off Orchard Road
Ian Schrager’s brand arrives in Southeast Asia on Cuscaden Road with a Safdie-designed building, 204 rooms and Josh Niland’s first restaurant outside Australia.