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World’s first ultra-luxury
Orient Express Hotel to
open in Bangkok
Orient Express Mahanakhon Bangkok will bring exquisite dining, luxuriously appointed rooms and world-class
service to the city’s tallest tower
Europeans flock to Japan
ahead of 2019 Rugby World Cup
Europeans are flocking to
In time for the influx, Accor
Japan in the lead-up to the 2019 launched the Pullman Tokyo
Rugby World Cup and 2020 Tamachi as its 1000th hotel in
Olympic Games, with Japan Asia Pacific and will soon open
named amongst the hottest the MGallery Kyoto Sanjo as
destinations in the world.
well as the ibis Osaka Umeda,
Newly refurbished Mercure Tokyo Ginza ready for the 2019 Rugby
World Cup
offering visitors new hotels
in the country’s most coveted
destinations.
With a perfect location atop
Tamachi train station, the
Pullman’s rooms are spacious
by Japanese standards and bold
colours can be found throughout
the hotel, inspired by Kabuki
theatre and Japanese street art.
KASA restaurant puts a fine
dining spin on local dishes and
cocktails have been created
by award-winning mixologist
Roman Foltan.
The MGallery Kyoto Sanjo will
be a beautiful boutique hotel
with a highly individualised
personality infused with the
spirit of Kyoto.
Japan National Tourist Office
(JNTO) is heavily targeting
Europeans with a new campaign
that focuses on the ‘golden route’
of Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka
highlighting nature and outdoor
activities.
Orient Express, one of the
most legendary names in travel,
will soon make its luxury hotel
debut with the launch of the
spectacular Orient Express
Mahanakhon Bangkok. Located
in the tallest tower in Bangkok,
the hotel will provide the perfect
link between West and East, past
and future.
Orient Express redefined rail
travel in the 1900s, introducing
the first sleeper cars linking
Occident to Orient and
delivering unprecedented levels
of comfort and dining.
Esteemed designer Tristan
Auer will reimagine the Art
Nouveau stylings and plant
motifs of the original Orient
Express carriages into a modern
skyscraper in the heart of
a bustling metropolis. The
sumptuous
bedrooms
and
exquisite bathrooms will bring
new levels of style and luxury to
Bangkok. The finest dining will
be provided by David Thompson
whose Nahm was named #5 Best
Restaurant in Asia and Mott 32
who will bring an exceptional
Chinese dining experience
to the city. Also within the
complex will be a Skywalk and
Observatory on levels 47 and
78, while a flagship King Power
Duty Free will occupy levels one
to four.
Swissôtel leads Wellness Travel Trends
Swissôtel’s Vitality Rooms take in-room wellness to new levels
The global wellness industry is
worth US $4.2 trillion and wellness
tourism is experiencing 6.5%
annual growth, so Accor is working
with some of the best names in
wellness across its brands to ensure
that guests can stay fit and healthy
during their stay.
Swissôtel is leading the charge
with its revolutionary Vitality
Rooms at Swissôtel Singapore
Stamford. They feature a built-
in wellbeing wall incorporating
dumbbells, horizontal bars and
cable-pull systems along with
personal training videos. Features
include circadian lighting to avoid
jetlag, showers with different water
pressure to either awaken or relax
guests and adjustable desks so you
can stand while working. Ensuring
a holistic approach to wellness, the
Vitality program also offers healthy
menus, energising drinks, jogging
maps and even cocktails made with
health-giving ingredients so even
when you are being naughty you
can be good.
The Pullman brand, meanwhile,
works with renowned wellness
expert Sarah Hoey to create menus,
in-room fitness programs and yoga
workouts. Checking-in at Pullman
resorts, guests are offered a choice
of four healthy juices: Age Defence,
Energy-Boost, Detox, or Balance,
which can be combined with a
corresponding work out. These
tailored workouts for beginner,
intermediate or advanced are 7
minutes long so anyone can fit
them in.
Accor now Australia’s largest Hotel Operator
The luxurious Sofitel Sydney
Darling Harbour
Following its acquisition of the
Mantra, Art Series, Peppers and
Breakfree brands last year, Accor
now dominates the Australian
accommodation scene and is on
target to reach 350 hotels and
resorts.
The acquisition means that
Accor now offers the perfect
accommodation across every
state and territory, from luxury
retreats and coastal resorts to
serviced apartments in CBD and
key leisure destinations.
Newly launched properties
include the Fantauzzo Hotel
at Howard Smith Wharves
in Brisbane, which is part
of the Art Series collection
of hotels dedicated to local
artists. Named after acclaimed
Australian
painter,
Vincent
Fantauzzo, the hotel is carved
into the cliff under Story Bridge
and features 166 rooms featuring
both original artworks and up to
500 reproductions of Fantauzzo’s
most recognised works. Facilities
include four restaurants and bars,
an impressive rooftop pool, gym
and conference rooms.
Meanwhile, Shadow Play by
Peppers is set to open in April in
Melbourne’s vibrant Southbank
arts and entertainment precinct.
The landmark hotel will feature
a heated pool, gymnasium, sauna
and steam room, and an enclosed
garden space on the 46th floor,
complete with a freestanding
fireplace, two private dining
rooms, a lavish guest lounge and
library with commanding bayside
views. Edwin Wine Bar & Cellar
will boast an extensive wine
list selected by the restaurant’s
resident sommelier.
Meanwhile, as the largest
operator of hotels in Australia’s
‘Red Centre’, Accor is thrilled to
see that the incredible Field of
Light art installation has been
extended until 31 December
2020, giving more visitors the
opportunity to experience Bruce
Munro’s fantasy garden of light
sculptures which brings the
Uluru desert to life under a star-
studded Outback sky. Accor has
five hotels and resorts in Ayers
Rock from which to enjoy this
immersive art installation which
continues to draw visitors from
around the world.
Field of Lights Uluru has been extended to the end of 2020