Recommend December 2017 - 10

Traveltalk
We put the focus on hotel openings in exotic
locales-from Asia to Australia.
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts is opening up
a few properties across Asia in 2018, including
the brand's first Hong Kong property: the 398room Rosewood Hong Kong, located in the
Victoria Harbour waterfront and housing eight
dining venues, and the brand's first integrative
holistic wellness concept, Asaya.
Rosewood Guangzhou, located in the
port city's Tianhe District, will be within
walking distance of cultural sights such as
the Guangdong Museum and the Guangzhou
Opera House. Among its many amenities,
the 251-guestroom property will feature
the highest situated bar in mainland China
featuring a cigar humidor area and a fully
equipped wine cellar. Rosewood Luang
Prabang will open in Laos as the collection's
first ultra-luxury tents and villas property. Set
in a forested area with rivers and waterfalls, it
will be located 10 minutes from the UNESCO
World Heritage site of Luang Prabang.
In neighboring Cambodia, Rosewood
Phnom Penh is opening on the top 14 floors
of the Vattanac Capital Tower One, which
also houses the country's first luxury mall,
along the Preah Monivong Boulevard. From
its 175 guestrooms, guests will be able to
enjoy panoramic views of the city and the
Mekong River.
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Rendering of tent villa accommodations
at Rosewood Luang Prabang in Laos.

Michelle Marie Arean

Marriott International is another brand
going through a flurry of debuts. Among the
new openings in late 2017 were the Element
Chongli in China's mountainous Taiwoo
Ski Resort of Zhangjiakou; the Westin
brand's first hot spring resort in Taiwan, The
Westin Yilan Resort; and the beachfront
Renaissance Pattaya Resort & Spa and
The Ritz-Carlton, Koh Samui, both in
Thailand. The Renaissance Bali Uluwatu
Resort & Spa in Indonesia is scheduled to
open next month.
The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts
will open its first hotel in Tasmania in late
2018: The Tasman, a Luxury Collection
Hotel, Hobart, to be located along the
harbor in repurposed buildings in Parliament
Square. This 128-guestroom property will
feature an upscale restaurant, a lobby lounge,
and a whiskey bar, plus will offer authentic
travel experiences for guests. "Luxury travel
in Australia has grown remarkably in the
last few years, and there is still growing
demand for new hotel product, specifically
in Tasmania," said Sean Hunt, area v.p.,
Australia, New Zealand and Pacific
at Marriott International, in a press
release statement.
The brand will also be opening a new
property in Okinawa, Japan in late 2018:
IRAPH SUI, a Luxury Collection Hotel.

This 57-room island resort, featuring nine
suites with private plunge pools, will be
located in Miyakojima on an elevated
headland on the southwestern coastline of
Irabu, a small island in the Miyako Island
group that's known for scuba diving
due to its underwater rock formations,
caves and grottoes.
The EDITION brand will be unveiling
seven new properties throughout 2018
across three continents-growing from four
properties to 11 by the end of the year. The
new locations include Shanghai and Bangkok
in Asia; Bodrum and Barcelona in Europe;
Abu Dhabi, the brand's first property in
the Middle East; and two properties in the
U.S., in New York's Time Square and West
Hollywood, California.
This month, QT Hotels & Resorts
unveiled QT Queenstown, a luxury
69-guestroom property in New Zealand with
views of the lake and peaks of the Southern
Alps. The property highlights the alpine and
apres ski lifestyle, plus features the Bazaar
Interactive Marketplace, where Bazaar
chefs provide a theatrical and interactive
dining experience. ■
Contact Information
Marriott International: marriott.com
QT Hotels & Resorts: qthotelsandresorts.com
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts: rosewoodhotels.com
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