businesstraveller.com OCTOBER 2017
GRAND HYATT has entered
the market in China’s Hunan
province with the Grand Hyatt
Changsha – about 20 minutes
from the Wuyi business district.
LANSON PLACE’s new Tianfu
Square Serviced Suites by
Lanson Place opened its doors
in Chengdu last month. One-
to three-bedroom units are
available with facilities including
a Sky Garden.
ROSEWOOD HOTELS AND
RESORTS has opened its
second hotel in China, the
Rosewood Sanya. All 246 of
its rooms, which range from
68 sqm to 680 sqm, face the
ocean, with 45 having balcony
plunge pools.
SOFITEL has opened its first
property in the Malaysian
capital. The Sofitel Kuala
Lumpur Damansara is part ofUpfront I 13HOTEL
NEWSan integrated complex about an
hour’s drive from Kuala Lumpur
International Airport.
ST REGIS HOTELS AND
RESORTS has made its
debut in Kazakhstan. The St
Regis Astana is located within
Astana’s Central Park, close to
the Khan Shatyr Entertainment
Center, Astana Opera and
foreign embassies.
THE ASCOTT LIMITED will
be getting a sixth serviced
residence in the Indonesian
capital. The 192-unit Ascott
Sudirman Jakarta is scheduled
to open in 2018.
THE STRAND YANGON has
unveiled details of the final stage
of its 18-month-long renovation
project, which includes a new
outdoor swimming pool, dining
terrace, therapy rooms, gym
and private garden.UNITED has announced a new non-stop route between
Houston and Sydney, launching on January 18, 2018.
The daily service will be the carrier’s second-longest non-stop
route (at 13,834km/8,596 miles) after Los Angeles–Singapore,
which launches at the end of this month. It will also be the only
non-stop service between Houston and Australia.
Flight UA101 will depart Houston at 2000, landing in Sydney at
0630 two days later, with the return leg UA100 leaving Australia
at 1150 and landing back in Houston at 1035 the same day.
Flights will be operated by United’s B787-9 aircraft, configured
with 48 Polaris business class seats, 63 in Economy Plus and
141 in economy.
united.comUnited to connect
Houston with Australia
HYATT has confirmed a
management agreement for a
Grand Hyatt-branded hotel in
Jeju City.
This will be the second Grand
Hyatt property and sixth Hyatt
hotel in South Korea.
The new hotel is projected to
have 1,600 rooms, which will
make it the second largest Grand
Hyatt in the world.
Other facilities will include 11
food and beverage outlets, 1,
sqm of event space, indoor and
outdoor pools and two spas (one
Korean and one Western).
An opening date for the hotel
has not yet been announced.
hyatt.comGrand Hyatt
plans to open
1,600-room
hotel in Jeju
EMIRATES has quietly introduced an amended advance seat selection
policy, with economy passengers facing charges of up to US$135 per
flight to select the most sought-after seats.
The carrier originally launched advance seat selection fees last year
for economy class passengers travelling on Special and Saver fares. The
new policy, valid for tickets bought after August 20, sees a range of fees
introduced for certain “Extra Value” seats.
These range according to seat, route and destination. As an example,
a preferred seat closer to the front of the plane, allowing you to
disembark earlier, will cost between US$25 and US$80, while an extra
legroom seat could cost between US$55 and US$135.
emirates.comEmirates extends paid-for
seat selection policy