Posted on 07/09/2013 9:56:48 PM PDT by TexGrill
SINGAPORE: The Westin hotel is making a comeback in Singapore after a 10-year absence.
Its owner Starwood Hotels and Resorts is aiming to double its footprint in Asia in the next three to five years.
The group has about 160 new hotels in the pipeline for Asia, one of them - The Westin Singapore - is due to open this November.
It is looking to fill 300 job vacancies, amid the tight labour situation.
Located within the new financial district in Marina Bay, the 305-room hotel will serve an increasing number of business and leisure travellers in the region.
Starwood is bullish about prospects ahead. Starwood runs 1,146 hotels and resorts across nine brands in nearly 100 countries. The group is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Chuck Abbott, regional vice president, Southeast Asia, at Starwood Hotels and Resorts, said: "The demand is going to continue to grow. We have obviously China and India, being the two largest countries in the world, Indonesia being the fourth largest, all within five or six hours (away from) Singapore.
“Right now in Asia we have over 230 hotels, I think 160 in development. We expect in the next three to five years, we will probably double our footprint from where we are today."
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The breakfasts at the Shangri-La Hotel on Orange Grove Road in the mid ‘80s were unbeatable.
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