Tokyo (VNA) - A new luxury hotel operated by Japanese hotelier HotelOkura will be opened in the center of the business district in Bangkok in 2025,with a total cost of 24 billion JPY (208 million USD), according to Nikkei Asia.
As more countries are lifting entry restrictions and opening their borders,tourism investment, which was hit hard during the pandemic, has graduallystarted to resume.
Japanesecontractor Nishimatsu Construction will start developing the hotel this year,the company announced on February 18. Okura Nikko Hotel Management, a subsidiary ofHotel Okura, will operate the hotel under the brand of Grand Nikko. Okuraoperates its flagship "the Okura Tokyo" and other luxury hotels inJapan.
Thehotel will be built in Bangkok's business district Sathorn Road, which is closeto the Japanese embassy and the many office buildings rented by Japanesecompanies. The 35-storey, above-ground hotel will have 405 guest roomsincluding 13 suite rooms. There will be 36 rooms for longer periods of stay tocater to demand from Japanese executive business travelers.
AsBangkok is frequently hit by floods caused by torrential rains, the hotel willbe equipped with a rainwater storage tank and a stockpile warehouse. It willalso be able to be used as an evacuation facility.
This is the fifth hotel Okura will operate in Thailand. Since before thepandemic, the company has expanded its overseas hotel business and has setThailand and four other countries as their focus markets. By opening five ormore hotels in each region, the company aims to enhance its brand recognition.As of February, there are 79 hotels under the name of "Okura" or"Nikko" in Japan and overseas markets. This is the first time that ahotel bearing the Grand Nikko brand will be operated in Thailand./.
As more countries are lifting entry restrictions and opening their borders,tourism investment, which was hit hard during the pandemic, has graduallystarted to resume.
Japanesecontractor Nishimatsu Construction will start developing the hotel this year,the company announced on February 18. Okura Nikko Hotel Management, a subsidiary ofHotel Okura, will operate the hotel under the brand of Grand Nikko. Okuraoperates its flagship "the Okura Tokyo" and other luxury hotels inJapan.
Thehotel will be built in Bangkok's business district Sathorn Road, which is closeto the Japanese embassy and the many office buildings rented by Japanesecompanies. The 35-storey, above-ground hotel will have 405 guest roomsincluding 13 suite rooms. There will be 36 rooms for longer periods of stay tocater to demand from Japanese executive business travelers.
AsBangkok is frequently hit by floods caused by torrential rains, the hotel willbe equipped with a rainwater storage tank and a stockpile warehouse. It willalso be able to be used as an evacuation facility.
This is the fifth hotel Okura will operate in Thailand. Since before thepandemic, the company has expanded its overseas hotel business and has setThailand and four other countries as their focus markets. By opening five ormore hotels in each region, the company aims to enhance its brand recognition.As of February, there are 79 hotels under the name of "Okura" or"Nikko" in Japan and overseas markets. This is the first time that ahotel bearing the Grand Nikko brand will be operated in Thailand./.
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