{"id":734,"date":"2021-10-11T05:44:09","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T05:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/?p=734"},"modified":"2021-10-11T05:46:06","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T05:46:06","slug":"raffles-adding-several-resort-destinations-to-its-portfolio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/articles\/734","title":{"rendered":"Raffles Adding Several Resort Destinations to its Portfolio"},"content":{"rendered":"

With many markets seeing a return to leisure travel following more than a year of disruptions and pent-up demand,\u00a0Raffles Hotels & Resorts<\/a> is entering a phase of growth that will see it\u00a0add several resort destinations to its worldwide portfolio of hotels, resorts and residences. The heritage luxury brand has announced plans to double its global footprint over the next three to five years. The brand\u2019s resort development pipeline includes Jaipur (India), Sentosa (Singapore), Manama (Bahrain) and Macau (China).<\/p>\n

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\u201cResort travel is rapidly increasing in demand and we are seeing an uptick in resort developments in several markets around the world,\u201d said Agn\u00e8s Roquefort, chief development officer of Accor, the global hospitality group that owns the Raffles brand, in a press release. \u201cThe pandemic has awakened people\u2019s desire to travel further, visit dream destinations and experience the world together\u2014in small groups or with the whole family.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Raffles is aiming to deliver\u00a0a range of experiences that focus on wellness, community and discovery. The luxury brand\u2019s wellbeing program, \u201cEmotional Wellbeing by Raffles,\u201d was launched in late 2019\u00a0and\u00a0can be discovered at resort locations such as Raffles Grand Hotel d\u2019Angkor, Raffles Bali, Raffles Maldives Meradhoo, Raffles Seychelles and Raffles Hainan.<\/p>\n

The brand recently launched India\u2019s first Raffles resort, Raffles Udaipur. It\u00a0offers a fresh perspective on the region of Rajasthan from a 21-acre private island set in the middle of Lake Udai Sagar. The property is reminiscent of a country estate, with manicured gardens and offers views of the surrounding Aravalli Hills, the lake and a 400-year-old temple. The resort houses 101 rooms, suites and signature suites that interweave western cultural references with Rajasthan\u2019s royal heritage and elements of Mughal architecture. Guestrooms have uninterrupted lake views, balconies, private gardens, plunge pools and an east-west design aesthetic with murals, besides handcrafted furniture and other crafts by local artisans.<\/p>\n

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Located on the Palm Jumeirah, Raffles The Palm, Dubai opened on October 1 this year, spanning 100,000 square meters (1,076,391\u00a0square feet) of the West Crescent. Raffles\u2019 second property in Dubai\u2014and its first resort in the Middle East\u2014offers sea views and vistas of Dubai\u2019s skyline. It is located a short drive away from the city\u2019s popular attractions. The resort will offer 389 luxurious guestrooms, suites and villas, each with a balcony and sea-view terrace, along with eight bar and restaurant concepts. To meet the growing demand for bespoke wellness experiences, the resort will have a spa with 23 treatment rooms and two private spa suites, and the city\u2019s largest indoor swimming pool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With many markets seeing a return to leisure travel following more than a year of disruptions and pent-up demand,\u00a0Raffles Hotels & Resorts is entering a phase of growth that will see it\u00a0add several resort destinations to its worldwide portfolio of hotels, resorts and residences. The heritage luxury brand has announced plans to double its global […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":736,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pipeline"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/xxl_153130193-rmoGq1AcYZye.jpg","post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=734"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":737,"href":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734\/revisions\/737"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}