Guests can join dabbawalas, members of the city’s highly regarded lunch-box delivery trade, on delivery runs of hots lunches from the local train station before enjoying a dabbas of their own.

The Sanchaya – the newest property to open on Bintan Island in 10 years – is a luxurious colonial estate that houses 21 villas and 9 suites.

Millennium and Copthorne’s new contemporary 145-key property to target ‘Gen Y’ travellers as hotel group broadens portfolio throughout the region.

The Ritz-Carlton Chicago will be his 8th hotel and 4th assignment as Executive Chef with Four Seasons properties.

Opening in January 2015 with 50 stylishly designed rooms, Mira Cube will be located in the heart of trendy Knutsford Terrace in Tsimshatsui, the Lan Kwai Fong of Kowloon.

MHG will own a 50% stake in two properties in Zambia and stakes in six further properties – one each in Botswana and Namibia, along with two properties in Lesotho and Swaziland.

Dubai has a bold vision to become the world’s most visited city by 2020. The Director of Dubai’s Tourism department discusses how his team will make it happen.

IHG currently employs 60,000 people in the China and with its planned expansion across the country, it will create another 30,000 new jobs over the next 3 years.

The five hotels spread across London and Edinburgh are due to open throughout the second half of 2014 and 2015 in line with Accor’s strategy to expand its portfolio in key destinations.

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