Anantara Vacation Club opens new resort in Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia. Over the coming months the resort will undergo a significant refurbishment, before being officially rebranded later in the year.

The property is said to showcase “French elegance” in Bangkok. This is the second Sofitel in the capital of Thailand.

Situated at Hung To Road, Kwun Tong, the property features 361 rooms, including eight rooms specially designed for physically challenged guests. Highlights of the hotel include suites that offer space of up to 420 square feet.

Situated in the entertainment district of Patong, the hotel offers 44 rooms ranging in size from 22 square meters to 58 square meters, with categories from standard rooms all the way to two-bedroom apartments for short term and long-stay guests

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Standing out from the crowd is never easy, but a strong PR strategy surely helps. Communications expert Sarah Priddis lists 15 of the main points to consider when opening a new hotel.

Hotel Solutions Partnership’s Ibrahim Koura lists the most common errors to avoid when planning and executing a hotel pre-opening and opening.

The hotel, which will feature 362 guestrooms and 210 serviced apartments, is scheduled to open in 2013.

The Novotel Bangkok Fenix Silom now set for opening September 28.

Opening of world’s highest hotel now scheduled for first quarter of next year.