Travelbeat Inside Information A Solid Month Of Expansion For Pullman Asia's fastest growing 5-Star hotel network has announces an additional five hotels, taking development commitments for the month to ten new hotels. Pullman hotels - designed for the modern business and leisure traveller, has announced five more hotels - in addition to the five announced in mid August - to its ever growing network in Asia. Pullman at Sydney Olympic Park The five hotels are located in the key growth markets of India and China. These hotels take the development commitments for the Pullman brand in Asia to 22 hotels, in addition to the twelve operating Pullman hotels in the region. Michael Issenberg - Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, Accor Asia Pacific said ... "The Pullman brand is experiencing a major spike in development within Asia. Whilst we expected the brand to establish a foothold in the Asian region, we did not anticipate the speed with which this would happen. "The tightening of credit markets and the slowing tourism arrivals has hotel owners and developers looking for contemporary hotel brands that appeal to the modern traveler, priced and distributed efficiently and offer a high quality product without the clutter of more traditional 5 star hotel brands. "The Pullman brand is fitting this demand nicely." Three new Pullman's for India Pullman Gurgaon Central Park - will be a new built 284 room hotel located in Gurgaon - the corporate satellite city of New Delhi. The hotel will feature extensive food and beverage outlets including two specialty restaurants, bar and deli, along with 2,000sqm of event space. The hotel will offer the Pullman signature connectivity lounge combining state of the art technology and personal IT services, keeping guests connected and efficient. The hotel is scheduled to open in late 2010 and is 30-minutes from Delhi International Airport. Pullman Lavasa will open in mid 2011, featuring 258 guest rooms and perched atop India's first hill town. Lavasa is located 1-hour from the new Pune International Airport. The hotel will offer two restaurants, patisserie and a 500 sqm ballroom and an integrated meeting centre for smaller business events. The hotel will be connected to the Lavasa Lakes Convention Centre. Pullman Delhi International Airport - located within the 'Delhi Aerocity' precinct will be this 270-room hotel. The hotel's outlets will include and all day dining restaurant along with a specialty restaurant, lounge bar and deli. Signature Pullman spaces such as Connectivity Lounge and Chill Out space will form part of the meetings and event facilities, which includes a 1000 sqm ballroom and extensive outdoor entertainment area by the hotel's swimming pool. The hotel is scheduled to open in 2012. Pullman Shanghai Skyway An additional two Pullman Hotels for China Pullman Wuxi T-Park is scheduled to open in 2012, with 350 guest rooms including 64 executive floor rooms. Situated in the Wuxi New District in Jiangsu Province, the hotel is close to Government Hall and 15-minutes from the airport and the Shanghai - Beijing High Speed Train Station. The future metro link station is located below the hotel. Facilities will include three restaurants, lobby lounge, indoor swimming pool, fitness and business centre. There is also a 1,200sqm pillar less ballroom and nine meeting rooms at the hotel. Pullman Tianjin Kunlun is a new 300 room (including 38 apartments) hotel located in the heart of Tianjin commercial area, 30-minutes drive from the airport. The hotel will offer three restaurants and comprehensive business and leisure facilities and is scheduled to open in mid 2013. Recently announced Pullman Hotels Five Pullman hotels were announced in mid August 2009. These hotels were: Pullman Shanghai Pudong Zhangjiang and Pullman Shanghai South in China, Pullman Pattaya Aisawan and Pullman Phuket Arcadia Naithorn, both in Thailand and Pullman Hanoi Horison in Vietnam. The Pullman network today Today there are twelve Pullman hotels and resorts throughout Asia and 39 around the globe. The brand is on track to achieve its development ambitions of 50 hotels globally by year end and 300 hotels by 2015. Issenberg added ... "The prospects for the Pullman brand remain strong throughout Asia, where we anticipate having 100 Pullman Hotels by 2015. "Whilst ambitious, we are well on our way towards achieving this objective." ____________________________________________________________________________________ Pullman, is the upscale hotel brand of Accor. It was designed with the requirements of business women and men in mind. Located in the main regional and international cities, Pullman hotels provide an extensive range of tailored services, access to ground-breaking technologies and the 'Co-meeting' offer, a new approach to organizing meetings, seminars and high-end incentives. (Accor Asia Pacific) Back to Front Page