Luxury Hotelier - April 2008 - (Page 12)

12| Inform Openings Nikki Beach introduced its first fullservice resort and marina complex in the Turks & Caicos Islands. Scheduled to open April 5, Nikki Beach Resort Turks & Caicos is the first of 15 new hotels and resorts Kempinski and Anantara form JV KEMPINSKI HOTELS K NIKKI BEACH located in 12 countries around the world. The resort features luxury studios and one- and twobedroom suites. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company LLC strengthened its presence in China with the opening of The RitzCarlton, Guangzhou and The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Guangzhou in March. This is the company’s fourth hotel THE RITZ-CARLTON in mainland China, with new HOTEL COMPANY LLD openings scheduled for Sanya, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Macau over the next two years. Island Outpost, record mogul Chris Blackwell’s boutique hotel collection, announced the opening of Geejam in Port Antonio, Jamaica, in March. Originally founded by music producer Jon Baker as a recording hideaway, Baker joined forces with Steve Beaver to metamorphosize Geejam into an insider escape. GEEJAM In Teton Village, Wyoming, Terra Resort Group’s HOTEL TERRA Hotel Terra is a 72-room luxury hotel that opened in January and adheres to strict environmentally sustainable building and operating practices. empinski Hotels and Anantara Hotel & Resorts are entering into a limited joint venture for strategic development opportunities in Europe and Asia. Kempinski will help Anantara identify new development opportunities within Europe and also will make available expertise, knowledge and resources to Anantara through Kempinski’s corporate and regional European structures. In turn, Anantara’s extensive knowledge and experience in Asia makes the group well placed to seek out development opportunities on behalf of Kempinski and offer technical service skills in the region. Sol Meliá strategy S ol Meliá’s Strategic Plan outlines expected results over the threeyear period 2008-2010: The Palma de Mallorca, Spain-based company expects to add 19,700 rooms (around 80 hotels) over the period. Sol Meliá gave five key strategic areas that form part of the Plan 2008-2010: 1. Brand equity, including actions aimed at enhancing the value of the brands, repositioning the brands on a higher level, and increasing brand awareness in the market. 2. Customer knowledge and contact, including actions in customer relationship management 3. Development of leisure real estate and mixed ownership formulas 4. Talent management and empowerment 5. Sustainability Luxury Hotelier | April 2008 | www.LuxuryHotelier.com http://www.LuxuryHotelier.com

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