Bali Tourism News

Dusit International to expand in Bali and Egypt

April 29th, 2008

Over the next three year a total of 13 new properties in Thailand and abroad will come under the management of Dusit International as part of its overseas expansion.

Dusit International will open four new hotels in Bali and Cairo over the next 18 months. The chain will open its first Balinese Hotel called Dusit Princess Bali this December.
Dusit’s second Balinese site called Dusit Devarana Bali, will have 144 rooms and is expected to open in late 2009.

“Bali’s tourism has fully recovered”, the hotel chain said. “Tourists from Russia, South Korea, and China as well and Japan are coming to Bali as they feel confident about their safety there,” said Octavio Gamarra, Senior Vice President.

This is evident in last year’s foreign arrival figures which stated that the island drew 1.6 million visitors in 2007 up 32 per cent from 2006.

The Dusit International group will also run the Dusit Thani Cairowhich will open in June. Its second Egypt hotel called Dusit Residence Lake View opens in 2009.

The company’s boutique brand called Dusit D2, will open in Pattaya midyear while Dusit D2 Samui is scheduled to open next year.

Seven Dusit hotels are set to open in 2010. These include properties in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.

The group is currently running 18 properties, including hotels in the Philippines and Dubai.

Mr Gamarra said its new developments are on track, even though the global economy has slowed with oil prices skyrocketing and air tickets becoming more expensive. The group is also negotiating with investors to manage hotels in Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, the Maldives, Australia and Bhutan.

“We are a Thai operator with an aim to be a global chain,” said Mr Gamarra.

Source: http://www.etravelblackboardasia.com/

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