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21st Dec 2020

Millennium & Copthorne’s The Bailey’s Hotel Ranked Among Top 20 ‘Cool and Unusual’ London Hotels by Global Grasshopper

Singapore/London, 21 December 2020 – The Bailey’s Hotel London, a luxury Victorian-style hotel operated and owned by Millennium Hotels and Resorts (MHR), has been named among London’s top 20 cool and unusual hotels by Global Grasshopper, an award-winning travel blog and resource for independent travellers.

Global Grasshopper praised the “immaculately presented” The Bailey’s Hotel – restored from a 19th century townhouse – for its “quintessentially English, old-world charm”, replete with a sweeping staircase, intricate stonework and stained-glass windows.

14th Dec 2020

CDL To Sell Penang Hotel; Combined Sales Of S$105 Million And Divestment Gains Of S$50 Million From Disposal Of Three Hotel Assets

City Developments Limited (CDL)’s wholly-owned hotel subsidiary, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Limited (M&C) has entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement to divest the Copthorne Orchid Hotel & Resort Penang in Malaysia for RM 75 million (approximately S$25 million). The divestment is in line with the Group’s strategy to extract value from its non-core hotel assets, streamline its portfolio and recycle capital following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

03rd Dec 2020

Global Hospitality Leader Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Announces Spikes In Online Staycation Bookings In Singapore and London Ahead of Festive Season

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Limited (M&C) said today that its hotels in key gateway cities of Singapore and London have reported spikes in staycation bookings and restaurant outlets, with strong domestic demand ahead of the Christmas and New Year festive season leading up to Chinese New Year in February 2021.

Singapore hotels under M&C – a subsidiary of Singapore Exchange-listed City Developments Limited (CDL) – recorded bookings of 31,480 room nights in the August to November 2020 period, up nearly seven-fold from 4,698 in the preceding four months. M&C owns or operates over 2,000 hotel rooms in Singapore, including Orchard Hotel Singapore, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Copthorne King’s Hotel, M Social Singapore, M Hotel and Studio M.

03rd Dec 2020

Millennium Hotels and Resorts Eases Redemption of SingapoRediscovers Vouchers

Singaporeans who are looking to use their SingapoRediscovers Vouchers on staycations will now find it easier to redeem them. Addressing the troublesome multiple-platform issue for voucher redemption, Millennium Hotels and Resorts (MHR) has integrated the vouchers into their website. MHR is amongst the first hospitality groups to partner GlobalTix for this initiative.

“We wanted an easy way for Singaporeans to use their vouchers at our hotels. The first thing was to simplify the process by incorporating the vouchers into our website,” said Mr Lee Richards, Vice President Operations, South East Asia, MHR. “By doing so, we removed the additional layer of going to different websites to complete the redemption process.”

02nd Dec 2020

My Millennium Crowned Best Loyalty Programme At The Loyalty & Engagement Awards 2020

My Millennium, the global guest loyalty programme of Millennium Hotels and Resorts (MHR), recently trumped shortlisted contenders from across South Asia, Southeast Asia and ANZ regions to win Gold for Best Loyalty Programme – Travel/Hospitality and Bronze in Best Regional Loyalty Campaign at the Loyalty & Engagement Awards (LEA) 2020 on 25 November. Ranked amongst industry-leading finalists and judged by an independent panel of marketing and loyalty experts, MHR was rewarded for its outstanding loyalty programme in the Travel/Hospitality category and within the region.

This is the second consecutive year that MHR has placed amongst the top of class at the LEA. In 2019, MHR was awarded two Silver awards for Best Loyalty Programme (Launch/Relaunch) and Best Loyalty Programme – Travel/Hospitality.

01st Dec 2020

Family Of Brazen Otters Spotted At Orchard Hotel Singapore As Millennium Hotels And Resorts Launches Otter Family Christmas Adventure For A Good Cause

Otter sightings in Singapore have become commonplace and these adorable otter families are now weaving their way beyond parks and forests to explore upscale shopping belt Orchard Road.

Taking inspiration from Singaporeans’ fascination with the much-loved otter families, Millennium Hotels and Resorts (MHR) will be launching an Otter Family Christmas Adventure in the newly decorated family-themed rooms at Orchard Hotel.

Experience MHR’s brand-new Otter Family Adventure staycation package and kids will be delighted to receive a Christmas Otter upon arrival. For every package purchased this Christmas, $20 will go to The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund (STSPMF), a charity devoted to helping needy kids and youth. For packages purchased after Christmas, $10 will go to the yearlong charity programme.

26th Nov 2020

Sincere Group Announces Stronger Sales and Average Prices for Chengdu Residential Project

Sincere Property Group (Sincere 协信远创), one of China’s top 100 developers, announced today strong sales and higher average selling prices (ASPs) for the Phase 3 launch of its prestigious residential project in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, reflecting improving homebuyer sentiment as the country continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

First-day Phase 3 sales of TianFengHe Mansion (协信天奉合府) on 10 November 2020 reached RMB 150 million. Of the 762 total units of the project, 540 units have been launched, of which 430 units or close to 80% were sold leading up to 25 November 2020.

18th Nov 2020

Global Hospitality Leader Millennium & Copthorne Prepares For Post-COVID-19 Recovery Of Hotel Operations

A year after delisting from the London Stock Exchange, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Limited (M&C), a global hospitality leader, disclosed today major initiatives that will prepare it for a recovery by as early as 2021 from the recent challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The privatisation granted M&C greater agility and cushioned impact of the pandemic. Lessons learned and operational changes in recent months have helped to lay a much stronger foundation. Properties across the globe have started to show ‘green shoots’ of improvements in occupancy and Gross Operating Profit (GOP) from the second half of 2020 which are expected to gain momentum in 2021.

09th Nov 2020

Hong Leong Group Wins EY Family Business Award of Excellence at EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2020 Singapore awards

The Hong Leong Group, one of Singapore’s most established business groups and parent of SGX-listed City Developments Limited (CDL), was named today as winner of the Family Business Award of Excellence at the highly-prestigious EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2020 Singapore awards.

The award conferred by K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and
Minister for Law, at a virtual ceremony, recognises Hong Leong Group for its
ability to harmonise business and family matters, enabling the execution of business
and living out family values.