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NEWS IMPACT New Hotels and Resorts in Asia Nikki Beach Resort to Open in Koh Samui, Thailand Nikki Beach has chosen the island of Koh Samui in Thailand to launch a new Nikki Beach Club this December. Nikki Beach Koh Samui will be on the west coast of the island at Lipa Noi Beach. The beach club, pool bar and sunset terrace lounge will open in December 2008 with retail operations following in the first quarter of 2009. The second phase of the project will comprise a private enclave of 16 two-bedroom beach and garden villas, scheduled to open by July 2009. Phase three will culminate with the opening of the official Nikki Beach Resort complex, consisting of 80 one-, two- and threebedroom condo-hotel residences and four ultraexclusive penthouse suites. Completion of the condominium construction phase is scheduled for the end of 2010. Visit www.nikkibeachhotels.com. Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts Enters the Vietnam Market Swiss chain Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has assumed management of the Omni Hotel Saigon, which opened in 1994 as Ho Chi Minh City’s inaugural international-standard hotel. Now called Mövenpick Hotel Saigon, the landmark is undergoing upgrades and changes that will bring it into the high-end category. Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts’ arrival in Ho Chi Minh City is the first in a series of steps the group plans in Vietnam. A similar overhaul-andoperate strategy has been plotted at the former Guoman Hotel in Hanoi, starting in January, as well as the development of up to three more hotels in Vietnam by 2010. Visit www.moeven pick-hotels.com. MARK ROGERS Hyatt Regency Chongqing to Open in 2012 Chongqing, the most populous city in China, will see a new Hyatt Hotels & Resorts’ 354room hotel in 2012. The site of the 27-story Hyatt Regency Chongqing is in the Jingbei Paradise Revealed opening late summer 2008 beachside infinity pool + marina + H2O sports guest rooms + suites + gourmet dining + spa Anse Marcel the fascinating French side of the island 800.333.3333 Radisson.com/StMartin StMartin@Radisson.com Interested? Request #012. 106 | TravelAgent August 18, 2008 ST MARTIN RESORT, MARINA & SPA http://www.nikkibeachhotels.com http://www.moevenpick-hotels.com http://www.moevenpick-hotels.com http://Radisson.com/StMartin http://Radisson.com/StMartin

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