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THE Peninsula Hotels is keen to establish one of its luxury properties in Australia, but any acquisition “must be ideal,” according to general manager marketing Jean Forrest. She’s part of a delegation from some of the Peninsula Hotels around the world which has been visiting Australia this week, and told TD “we’re always looking”. However the Peninsula group is unique in that it owns all of its properties rather than just managing them, meaning that opportunities are harder to find. She said Peninsula was also keen to add London to its portfolio, while there’s also a possible addition in Delhi. On other fronts, the iconic Peninsula Hong Kong is set fo ra major makeover in 2012 – its first significant renovation since 1994. The works will include upgrades to in-room technology which will also be rolled out at the new Peninsula Paris, set to open in the northern spring of 2013. Forrest said Australia was a key and growing market for Peninsula for both business and leisure. Pictured above in Sydney yesterday are, from left: Donald Harrington, The Peninsula Beijing; Sonja Vodusek, The Peninsula Manila; Joseph Chong, The Peninsula Shanghai; Sian Griffiths, Director of Communications; Jean Forrest, Director of Marketing; and Malcolm Thompson, The Peninsula Tokyo. |
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