Resort Planned For South Korea

By Staff -- HOTELS Magazine, 1/1/2001

KOHAN, KOREA The internationally renowned architecture,

planning and design firm of Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WAT&G),

Honolulu, has been awarded the interior design contract for the Kangwon

Casino Resort in Kohan, South Korea. The development team of the project

includes the owner, Kangwon Land Inc.; the architect of record, Yarehim

Architects Planners and Consultants; and the Korean interior design

firm of Ridge Company Ltd. Kangwon Land Inc. will be the operator.

The hotel is scheduled to be open in December 2002.

The 475-room hotel (with two deluxe presidential suites)

includes six restaurants and bars, meeting and conference facilities,

a freestanding spa, and a 125,000-sq.ft. (11,613-sq.m) casino including

restaurants, entertainment venues and VIP areas. The overall project

includes a retail village, a lake and sites for future hotels and condominiums.

ASIA/PACIFIC

Rajgarh Palace, Madhya Pradesh, India; 50 rooms to open in 2001; contact

Oberoi Hotel Group.

The Trident, Maharashtra, India; 500 rooms to open in 2002; contact

Oberoi Hotel Group.

Shangri-La Rasa Sentosa Resort, Singapore; 459

rooms; renovation to be completed mid-2001; contact Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts.

EUROPE

Park Plaza Hotel, Marseilles, France; 162 rooms to open in early 2002;

contact Park Plaza Worldwide LLC.

Hyatt Regency, Poland, Warsaw; 250 rooms to open in 2001; contact Hyatt

International Hotels.

Robinson Tavira, Portugal, Tavira; 300 rooms to open in late 2002;

contact TUI Group GmbH.

El Hierro Princess, Canary Islands, Spain; 750 rooms to open in late

2001 at a cost of US$48 million; interior designer is Miguel Gonzalez

and developer is J.C. Construcciones; management and contact: Princess

Hotels.

Columbia Beach Resort, Pissouri Cyprus; 120 suites to open in early

2002 at a cost of US$20 million; architect is Vakis Hadjikyriakos and

Associates; contact Columbia Resort.

Radisson SAS Hotel and Radisson SAS Residence, Warsaw, Poland; 330

hotel rooms and 300 serviced apartments to open in mid-2002; contact

Radisson SAS Hotels.

Meliá Formigal, Formigal (Huesca), Spain; 135

rooms to open in late 2002; owner is IZAS 2002; management and contact:

Sol Meliá.

MIDDLE EAST

Hilton Cairo, Egypt; 300 rooms and 10 villas to open in late 2002;

owner is Tiran Estate Investment Company; management and contact: Hilton

International Hotels.

Hilton Marsa Alam Coral Beach Resort, Marsa Alam

(near Hurghada) Egypt; 280 rooms plus 14 villas to open in late 2001;

owner is Suez Canal & Hotels

Corporation; management and contact: Hilton International

Hotels.

Mövenpick Hotel, Obour City (district of Cairo) Egypt; 250 rooms

to open in 2002; contact Mövenpick Hotels.

Four Seasons Hotel, Beirut, Lebanon; 287 rooms

to open in 2004; developer is Kingdom Beirut S.A.L.; contact Four

Seasons Hotels & Resorts.

Grand Hyatt Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 432 rooms to

open in mid-2002; contact Hyatt International Hotels.

NORTH AMERICA

Sandman Hotel Airport Calgary, Alberta, Canada;

172 rooms to open in early 2002; management: Northland Properties

Ltd.; contact Sandman Hotels & Inns.

The Peninsula Chicago, Illinois; 336 rooms to

open in late 2001; architect is Elkus/Manfredi Architects, Boston,

and the interior designer is Akey Moulton & Booth, San Francisco;

management and contact: The Peninsula Hotel Group.

Grand Summit, Lake Tahoe, California; 316 plus rooms to open in late

2002 at a cost of US$90 million; interior designer is Jung/Branner Associates,

and the architect is J.B. Associates; developer: Heavenly Resort Properties

LLC; construction manager and contact: Perini Building Company, Las

Vegas.

Delta Prince Edward, Charlottetown, Prince Edward

Island, Canada; 211 rooms; renovation of hotel at a cost of US$600,000

to be completed in early 2002; interior designer is Susan Troup Design,

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; contact Delta Hotels & Resorts.

The Ritz-Carlton Lodge at Reynolds Plantation,

Lake Oconee, Georgia; 250 room open late 2001; interior designer is

Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart & Stewart

Associates; management and contact: The Ritz-Carlton

Hotel Company LLC.

Occidental Cozumel Villages Hotel, Cozumel, Quintana

Roo, Mexico; 250 rooms open in late 2001; contact Occidental

Hotels.