Bangladesh to get three new luxury hotels
March 9th, 2010 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )Dhaka, March 9 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Unique Group, which owns Westin Dhaka, has signed a deal with Starwood Hotels and Resorts to set up two more five-star hotels in Dhaka and a third in Chittagong.
Two hotels to come up in downtown Dhaka are Le Meridien and The Westin Dhaka 2. The one in Chittagong will be the first five-star hotel in the port town. Construction will be completed by 2012.
The initial investment will be taka two billion ($290 million), The Daily Star said Tuesday.
Industry experts said Dhaka now has around 1,250 five-star rooms. The hotels reach full occupancy only in winter, and an average occupancy rate of around 75 percent can easily make the business profitable.
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