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Frasers plans most aggressive expansion ever

F&N’s hospitality arm to launch 26 projects in next two years alone

CRL general manager Xie Ji (left) sealing the deal with Mr Choe yesterday, at the end of the signing ceremony at which Mrs Lim was the guest-of-honour. — PHOTO: FRASERS HOSPITALITY PTE LTD

Frasers Hospitality is embarking on its most aggressive expansion plan yet, notwithstanding the global downturn that has stung the business clientele it predominantly serves.

The hospitality arm of conglomerate Fraser & Neave is opening 26 new properties over the next two years, but is already looking beyond this number.

Its latest goal is to sign up as many as three times that figure in the coming years, said Frasers Hospitality chief executive officer Choe Peng Sum.

’We are opening up 26 projects, but we are probably looking at double or triple that for new sign-ups going forward,’ he said.

He was speaking at an interview before signing a management contract with landlord China Resources Land (CRL) yesterday to manage Frasers’ fourth service residence in Shanghai. Continue reading

Hospitality sector set for a rebound; serviced apartment segment to lead

The global hospitality sector is set to make a come back next year after several sluggish quarters.

Observers told an industry seminar in Singapore that the serviced apartment segment in Asia will emerge the strongest.

But hotels may struggle with fewer business travellers and an oversupply of hotel rooms.

The hospitality sector has seen sluggish times since the start of the global downturn.

But according to STR Global, a rebound could come in a few months, as the recovery begins to pick up steam. Continue reading