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Preferred Hotels & Resorts adds 24 new member hotels
Preferred Hotels & Resorts, an independent hotel brand, has added 24 hotels to its portfolio over the past three months, which mark the company’ s debut in key regions, signal the expansion of existing partnerships, and represent enhanced presence in key markets. The new hotel additions include- The Hari London – London, United Kingdom; Lancaster Bangkok – Bangkok, Thailand; Vivienda Granada & Vivienda Residences – Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Tarrytown House Estate & Conference Center – Tarrytown, New York. Additional properties that joined the Preferred Hotels & Resorts brand
Anantara Hotels to open new resort in Zanzibar
Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas announced the development of Anantara Zanzibar Resort, expected to open in 2020 as part of the Zanzibar Amber Resort mixed-use lifestyle community. Occupying in excess of 1,000 hectares of prime Indian Ocean coastline in the north east of Zanzibar, Zanzibar Amber Resort is an integrated project which is currently under development blending contemporary lifestyle aspirations with premium hospitality and world-class facilities. The master planning and infrastructure works for Anantara Zanzibar Resort have already commenced. The luxury waterfront resort is to feature 100 guest rooms, alongside 50 one- and two-bedroom pool villas. Leisure facilities will include a luxury spa and wellness centre, a gym, a kid’ s club and a teen’ s club, in addition to three restaurants and bars. There are also plans to introduce marine life and coral to restore and re-create a reef ecosystem. Anantara Zanzibar Resort guests will have access to Zanzibar Amber Resort, a mixed-use project which will offer a retail souk, a tropical aqua park, a marina, an equestrian centre and international polo club, along with further hotels. In addition, Zanzibar Amber Resort will also feature East Africa’ s first signature golf course, which is confirmed to be designed by Ernie Els. portfolio from August through early November 2016 include – Rosen Centre( Orlando, Florida, United States); Rosen Plaza( Orlando, Florida, United States); Rosen Shingle Creek( Orlando, Florida, United States); AT Six( Stockholm, Sweden); Hotel Monville Montreal( Montreal, Canada); The Domain Hotel & Spa( Manama, Bahrain); Pendry San Diego( San Diego, California, United States); Hotel Royal Palm Tower Indaiatuba( Indaiatuba, Brazil); Mukul Residences( Rivas, Nicaragua); Dukes Dubai( Dubai, United Arab Emirates); Nordic Light Hotel( Stockholm, Sweden); AKA University City( Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States); Edgewood Tahoe( South Lake Tahoe / Reno, Nevada, United States); Zota Beach Resort( Longboat Key, Florida, United States); Hyde Resort & Residences( Hollywood, Florida, United States); Hotel Sea Cliff( Dar es Salaam, Tanzania); Sea Cliff Resort & Spa Zanzibar( Zanzibar, Tanzania); Mountain Shadows( Paradise Valley, Arizona, United States) and Hotel SKT. PETRI( Copenhagen, Denmark). Travellers can further enhance their guest experience when booking a stay at these new hotels and resorts by enrolling in the iPrefer hotel rewards program, which offers perks such as points redeemable for free nights and other on-property expenditures, elite status, and complimentary Internet upon every eligible stay at more than 600 participating properties worldwide.
Taj brings luxury to the Andaman Islands
The luxury hotel chain, Taj will make its debut in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in 2017, when it will open a new luxury resort at Havelock, the most sought after tourist destination in the archipelago. Scheduled to launch in autumn this year, the Taj Exotica Resort & Spa Andaman Islands will become one of the only big brand hotels in the Bay of Bengal island chain. Pitched at the highest end of the market, the property will feature 75 villas, including a 743 sq mtr presidential villa, plus its own private beach. The new resort is being designed in the low-rise style of traditional Jarawa huts, reflecting the villages of one of the Andaman tribes. The decision by Taj to open in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands reflects an upswing in tourism to the remote Indian archipelago; several airlines – most recently Vistara – have launched additional flights to the Islands’ capital, Port Blair, in recent months. Havelock Island is accessible from Port Blair via ferry and seaplane. Taj Exotica Resort & Spa Andaman Islands will join existing Taj Exotica-branded resorts in other key beach destinations including Goa and the Maldives.
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