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host country singapore
Old and new
worlds kiss
As Singapore welcomes a spate of new luxury
hotel brands, the evergreens are not resting
on their laurels. It’s a case of the old learning
from the young and vice versa, not at all a
collision. Pamela Chow takes a look
One Farrer Hotel & Spa adds more colour to the Little India neighbourhood
22 TTG Asia luxury | May 2018
A wave of new luxury hotels opening in Singapore
is an indicator that the city is a gold mine for the
business.
From January to June 2017, RevPAR of luxury
properties here grew 2.4 per cent to S$373 (US$285),
and ARR rose 2.4 per cent to S$444 – the only hotel
segment to post an increase in ARR.
Last year alone, eight new properties joined
the ranks of what is now 420 hotels in Singapore.
The country is expecting 3,372 more rooms in 2018
and beyond, including new brand entries such
as Six Senses Singapore and Dusit Thani Laguna
Singapore.
Though more compact, these boutiques marry
creative design with personalised and playful
indulgence, in contrast to the sweeping spaces and
grand opulence of traditional luxury hotels.
As this new brand of luxury sweeps in, where do
the old-world titans stand within the golden circle?