CapitaLand’s wholly-owned serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Limited has crossed its milestone of having 10,000 apartment units in China. This cements Ascott’s position as the largest international serviced residence owner-operator in China with 56 properties across 20 cities. Ascott’s target is to achieve 12,000 apartment units in China by 2015.

DoubleTree by Hilton and Hilton Worldwide announced the opening of the 23-story, 301-room DoubleTree by Hilton Anhui-Suzhou. This opening marks the first DoubleTree by Hilton property in Suzhou and Anhui Province. Strategically located in the Bianhe New Developing Zone, the hotel is within walking distance of the scenic Delta Park and provides easy access to the Suzhou Hi-tech Development Zone; making it ideal for business and leisure travellers. It also features 1820 square meters of state-of-the-art meeting and banquet space.

Centara resorts in both Rayong and Trat are due to be expanded due to the success of both destinations. Centara Chaan Talay Resort & Villas which was awarded with the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence this year will expand its villa and suites count from 44 to 70. Meanwhile, the Rayong property will be rebranded to Centara Sappaya Design Resort Rayong and will be repositioned to attract individuals looking for a design-minded trendy accommodation. It currently features 13 designed accommodation units and will be expanded to add 30 new rooms to the resort by 2014.

Genting Malaysia recently announced a RM 5 billion (US$ 1.53 billion) 10-year redevelopment, expansion and refurbishment plan for its hotels, theme park and other infrastructure at Resorts World Genting. This plan, known as the Genting Integrated Tourism Plan will be carried out in phases. Phase One is scheduled for completion in 2016 and includes the development of the world’s first Twentieth Century Fox World Theme park, a 10,000 seat show arena, a 1,300-room three-star hotel as well as the refurbishment and upgrading and modernisation of Genting Grand, Maxims, Resort Hotel, Theme Park Hotel and First World Hotel.