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Azumi Setoda Set for March 2021 Opening in Japan
Azumi | December 10, 2020
10 December 2020, JAPAN: Adrian Zecha and Japanese hospitality group Naru Developments announce the launch of Azumi Setoda, the first opening of their new brand Azumi. The property will be ready to welcome guests from 1 March 2021. Azumi Setoda is located on Ikuchijima, a small island of about 8,000 people in the Seto Inland Sea. With this debut property, the brand will take the cultural framework of the traditional ryokan and infuse it with a quality offering that appeals to the modern, global traveller. The balance between tradition and innovation is integral to all parts of Azumi; demonstrated through everything from the design, service...
New Hospitality Brand Azumi Launches
Azumi | October 20, 2020
October 2020, JAPAN: Adrian Zecha, Founder of Aman, alongside Japanese hospitality group Naru Developments, announce the launch of their new brand Azumi. The brand will offer a fresh take on the Japanese ryokan by combining the wholehearted, personal hospitality that characterizes a traditional stay with the best elements of the global hotel experience. The first Azumi property is scheduled to open in the Setouchi Region of Japan in Spring 2021. The ryokan - a type of Japanese inn - can be traced back to as early as the 8th century, serving as a waypoint for weary travellers to refuel and rest overnight. While modern hotels have been d...
Aman Resorts’ Founder, Adrian Zecha Honored with Inaugural SHTM Lifetime Achievement Award
May 20, 2016
Mr Adrian Zecha, founder of Aman Resorts, received the inaugural SHTM Lifetime Achievement Award from the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) at a ceremony held in his honor at the SHTM's teaching and research hotel, Hotel ICON, on 19 May 2016. The SHTM Lifetime Achievement Award is established by the SHTM to honor outstanding personalities who have contributed substantially to the development of hospitality and tourism industry in Hong Kong, the region and around the world. In awarding the distinction, the School seeks to recognize true leaders who help define the global hospita...
Asia Hotel Design Awards Reveal 2016 Winners
Sleeper Magazine | March 11, 2016
(Singapore - 11th March 2016) The Asia Hotel Design Awards, which celebrate exceptional hotel design and architecture and honour the work of industry-leading architects, designers and hotel operators in Asia, has just revealed its roll call of 2016 winners. Announced at a glittering ceremony at The South Beach, Singapore, attended by over 400 of the region's leading industry figures, they are: Architecture – Resort Phum Baitang - Siem Reap, Cambodia by AW2 Architecture - Urban The Old Clare Hotel – Sydney, Australia, by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Interior Design - Lobby, Lounge & Public Areas Rosewood Beijing – China,...
