146 Residences at Mandarin Oriental will be developed as part of a large mixed-use project known as ICONSIAM, located on the Chao Phraya River.

The newly constructed property is part of a two-year development agreement with Ivers Trade, Inc. to bring four Ramada properties to Guatemala.

Bernabé’s appointment follows the retirement of Reto Wittwer, Kempinski’s President and CEO since 1995.

Karin Sheppard appointed COO for Australasia, Japan, Korea & Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) Franchising; succeeded by Nick Barton as Chief Commercial Officer for AMEA.

Two development deals bookend Snapchat production project and premiere of “Year of Surprises”, an original series on YouTube.

With a vision of operating 100 hotels by 2020, Rotana also plans to hire more than 10,500 staff in the next five years to operate the hotels.

The Group has announced that it has been appointed to manage a beachfront resort in Khao Lak, Thailand and a hilltop resort in Bali, Indonesia.

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Kukulski joins Wyndham Hotel Group from Starwood where he spent 18 years in operational leadership roles for managed, owned and franchised property portfolios.