HOTEL UPDATES

SINGAPORE Wyndham Hotel Group has debuted its Ramada brand in Singapore with the opening of the Ramada Singapore. It has 384 rooms and includes a restaurant, fitness centre, swimming pool, business centre and ballroom for events. Meanwhile, the three-star Days Hotel Singapore features 405 rooms, a full-service restaurant and a fitness centre. Both hotels offer guests free wifi internet access. www.wyndhamrewards.com

SOUTH KOREA Hyatt has announced that it will open Hyatt Place Seoul in 2016. This property will join three existing Hyatt-brand hotels in the Korean capital: Park Hyatt Seoul, Grand Hyatt Seoul and Hyatt Regency Incheon.

The hotel will be situated in Dongdaemun and have 204 guestrooms, a range of meeting facilities, a fitness centre, a restaurant and a bar. www.place.hyatt.com

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Oberoi opened its first hotel in the United Arab Emirates today.

The luxury Oberoi, Dubai has 252 rooms and offers views of the tallest building in the world, the iconic Burj Khalifa. The hotel comes with “seamless in-room check-in”, a 24-hour butler, a contemporary Pan Asian restaurant, an all-day dining restaurant and an Indian speciality restaurant. www.oberoihotels.com

UNITED KINGDOM The Corinthia Hotel London has announced that it has installed UnionPay – China’s dominant credit and debit card system – to cater to the large Chinese travel market.

The flagship hotel, housed in a restored Victorian property, opened in 2010 and replaces the former Metropole Hotel. www.corinthia.com/london