Hong Kong: Eaton Hotel Hong Kong Completes Renovation
Thailand: Best Western Chiang Mai
Singapore: St Regis Singapore Opens in December
Australia: InterContinental is Coming to Melbourne
Thailand: The Landmark Hotel Bangkok
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The 461-room Eaton Hotel Hong Kong recently completed a US$18 million renovation that focused on making the 5-Star property more appealing to the new generation of business travelers. Each of the hotel's guest rooms is decorated in warm, earthy tones and outfitted with 100% cotton, 300-threadcount bedding. Each room is equipped with magnifying make-up/shaving mirrors, anti-mist bathroom mirrors, powerful hairdryers, the latest LCD TVs, universal power sockets and integrated coffee/tea making facilities. Additional room features include the 'Eaton Easy Chairs' as well as broadband Internet links complimented by high-tech iHomeTM IH5WB technology, the world's first stereo clock radio connecting to iPods.
The Eaton Hotel Banquet and Conference Centre accommodates 550 and has three ballrooms and 10 function rooms in 3,000 sqm/32,292 sqft. All meeting facilities are equipped with state-of-the-art AV equipment as well as wireless broadband connectivity. Hotel event executives work closely with event planners from the beginning to end of each program.
The hotel's new E Club features an all day lounge with computers and Internet access and serves breakfasts, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and Moet et Chandon in the evenings. Dining venues include the award-winning signature restaurant, Yat Tung Heen that serves "nouvelle Cantonese" cuisine, the Coffee Shop, the 24-hour Lobby Lounge, the Aroma Coffee Exchange with trained baristas and the lush outdoor Garden Terrace.
The Eaton Hotel is located on Nathan Lane in downtown Kowloon, close to the Jordan MTR station.
St. Regis Hotel opens on 22 December in Singapore. The property is located on Orchard Road and features 299 oversized guest rooms and suites. Meeting facilities comprise 1,500 sqm/16,148 sqft of space divided into six function rooms and the John Jacob Ballroom, which features a high ceiling, crystal chandeliers and two large skylights.
The Ballroom accommodates up to 800 guests. Dining at the St. Regis will be a treat with Les Saveurs, a French restaurant lead by a celebrity chef with a two Michelin star background, Yan Ting the Chinese restaurant, LaBrezza the Mediterranean terrace restaurant, Decanter the wine bar, and the Astor Bar, which is a tribute to the St. Regis Hotel New York, where the Bloody Mary was first perfected.
The property will have a spa, an outdoor pool and of course, butler
service.
Web site: http://www.starwood.com
Visit with ICCA Members at the IT&CMA Show in Bangkok
This year, at the 15th Incentive Travel & Conventions, Meetings Asia (IT&CMA) Trade Show in Bangkok, Thailand (23-25 October), ICCA (the International Congress & Conventions Association) is occupying a pavilion space of 66sqm. Our ICCA Pavilion is proud host to nine ICCA members, from Austria to China P.R., and from New Zealand to South Africa, as follows:
Continental launched a non-stop service from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport earlier this month. The service will initially operate four times weekly and then switch to daily frequencies on 28 October. Equipment used on this route is a Boeing 777-200 aircraft configured in two classes of service, BusinessFirst and Economy.
Website: http://www.continental.com
Beside the 24-hour business center with private meeting rooms of 2,500 sqm/26,913 sqft the hotel offers Fitness First health club, outdoor swimming pool, voicemail, high-speed Internet, shopping plaza and a choice of ten gourmet restaurants.
The 414 well-appointed guest rooms, including 55 suites and 44 contemporary rooms on the Lifestyle Floors; provide color television with in-room movies and satellite TV, multi-channel music/radio, individual direct-dial telephone and voicemail, stocked refrigerator and minibar, in-room safe, same day laundry and dry cleaning service, in-room broadband access and coffee/tea making facilities.
Contact: Ms. Jularat Ouepanarangsi, Director of Sales
Email: joi@landmarkbangkok.com
Web site: http://www.landmarkbangkok.com