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In a bid to expand its presence in Southeast Asia, Wyndham Hotel Group inked a franchise agreement with Asia Myanmar Shining Star Company for its first hotel in Myanmar.
Featuring 260 rooms, the five-star Wyndham Grand Yangon Royal Lake will form part of the mixed-use project Kantharyar Centre located at the southern part of Yangon’s Kandawgyi Lake. Aside from the hotel, the US$157 million (S$222.6 million) complex will also include an office tower, serviced apartments, residential building and a retail center.
Wyndham Grand Yangon Royal Lake will feature two multi-purpose conference rooms, a banquet hall, a swimming pool, a meeting room, a spa, a gym and on-site international restaurants.
“With more than three million visitors in 2014, Myanmar is growing in popularity among business and leisure travelers, and we continue to be at the forefront of emerging markets,” stated Barry Robinson, Wyndham Hotel Group South East Asia and Pacific Rim’s president and managing director.
“The country’s rich culture, political stability and recent tourism efforts, including the expansion of its e-Visa program and the construction of a new international airport, will continue to help draw more visitors, creating greater demand for high-quality, internationally recognized hotel brands like Wyndham.”
Notably, the new hotel will add to Wyndham Hotel Group’s growing presence in the Pacific Rim and Southeast Asia, which consists of over 60 hotels open under the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Days Inn, Ramada, TRYP by Wyndham and Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham brand flags.
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