Thailand hotel group Centara Hotels & Resorts will get its first property in Laos by 2017 in Vientiane, adding a new five-star hotel in the Laotian capital city.
BANGKOK- Centara Hotels & Resorts confirmed on March 27 its future presence in Vientiane, Laos capital city with the opening of Centara Grand Hotel Vientiane in 2017. Thailand’s largest estate and retail company revealed details about the future property. Owned by Laotian Simuong Group, the 200-room hotel will be built under a management contract and will take its inspiration from a French colonial style. It will be located in the city centre of the Laotian capital and will request a total investment of US$ 46.2 million of THB 1.5 billion.
The future Grand Centara Hotel Vientiane will feature two restaurants, Cenvaree Spa facilities, kids club, a swimming pool with a fitness centre as well as high-tech meeting facilities, including a ballroom.
Said Chris Bailey, senior vice president for sales & marketing of Centara Hotels & Resorts: “Laos is a natural market for us, being a direct neighbour of Thailand, and we are delighted that we shall have a five-star hotel in the centre of downtown Vientiane.”
“This will add to our marketing strength in South-east Asia, providing an exciting new destination for our large customer base around the world and adding to the opportunities for our business partners.” Centara has already properties in Vietnam and of course Thailand within the Greater Mekong Sub-region.
Centara Hotels & Resorts is Thailand’s leading operator of hotels, with 46 deluxe and first-class properties covering all the major tourist destinations in the kingdom. A further 20 resorts in Maldives, Vietnam, Shanghai, Bali, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Ethiopia, Qatar and Laos brings the present total to 66 properties.
Luc Citrinot a French national is a freelance journalist and consultant in tourism and air transport with over 20 years experience. Based in Paris and Bangkok, he works for various travel and air transport trade publications in Europe and Asia.
