Chef Li will direct the hotel’s culinary team and specifically focus on Yue, the property’s signature Chinese restaurant that will offer classic and contemporary Chinese selections.
The Laslett to open in London’s Notting Hill mid-2015
Spread across five handsome Victorian mansions on Pembridge Gardens, The Laslett will have 51 guest rooms and suites with a make-yourself-at-home vibe.
Thompson Miami Beach officially open
Thompson Miami Beach’s 380 ocean front, ocean view and city view guest rooms and its 30 suites, blend of beach appointments and mid-century international resort style.
Institute of Hospitality makes UDOL programmes first to gain online accreditation
The accreditation provides the University of Derby Online Learning with the international recognition of a quality benchmark standard set out by the Institute of Hospitality.
Anthony McHale appointed General Manager of Burj Al Arab Jumeirah
McHale joins Jumeirah Group after more than five years as General Manager of Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park in London.
Accor announces 5-star Sydney airport hotel
The Pullman Sydney Airport will have 229 rooms and will be the first internationally branded 5-star hotel serving the international airport precinct.
Mandarin Oriental Bangkok’s Exec Chef named Gault&Millau’s Swiss Star Abroad
The accolade is bestowed annually on a Swiss-born chef working abroad according to culinary achievements.
Hilton Garden Inn opens in downtown Louisville
It is the brand’s fourth property in Louisville and offers 162 guest rooms.
Raffles will open in Jakarta in late February 2015
The hotel’s 173 luxurious rooms and suites are set to be some of the largest in Jakarta, with floor to ceiling windows that frame views of the bustling capital city.
Ovolo Hotels opens first overseas headquarters in Melbourne, Australia
The move marks a new era for the independent hotelier as it grows outside its Hong Kong home market and takes on Australia and the world’s burgeoning hotel scene.
