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TRAVEL WEEKLY ASIA O F F I C I A L D A I L I E S www.travelweekly-asia.com 15 26 October 2017 santika.com Book now and get the best price Experience the art of Indonesian hospitality, the hallmark of every Hotel Santika, our three-star hotel and discover just what makes every one of our hotels a "home away from home". RESERVATION CENTER Ph: (62-21) 2700027 | Fax: (62-21) 2700350 Email: reservation@santika.com | Online booking: www.santika.com HOSPITALITY SENSE OF INDONESIAN BALI (KUTA, SILIGITA NUSA DUA, SEMINYAK) | BANDUNG | BANGKA | BANYUWANGI | BOGOR | BSD CITY - SERPONG | BENGKULU | CIREBON | CIKARANG | DEPOK | JAKARTA (TMII, KELAPA GADING) | MAKASSAR | MATARAM - LOMBOK | MEGA CITY - BEKASI | PONTIANAK | SURABAYA (PANDEGILING, JEMURSARI) | TASIKMALAYA | PALU | PEKALONGAN | PURWOKERTO | RADIAL - PALEMBANG | LUWUK - SULAWESI TENGAH | NEXT OPENING GRESIK- JAWA TIMUR LA RESIDENCE TO REVEAL NEW LUXURY BRAND NAME Le Parfum Restaurant Terrace La Residence Hue Hotel & Spa has been undergoing extensive renovations for the past three months under a new management company since leaving AccorHotels' MGallery by Sofitel collection in July. The hotel will unveil its new luxury brand name next year once the renovations are completed. A key focus in its upgrading is the Le Parfum Restaurant, which will sport an upgraded luxurious ambience and a gourmet menu. A new spacious lobby cocktail bar will provide a personalised check- in experience. Next year, stage two of the renovations will involve transforming the eastern side of the property to extend closer to the banks of the Perfume River. Facilities will feature a swimming pool, a poolside bar and a luxury spa. General manager Minh Phan shared that while European, US and Australia leisure travel are the traditional markets, they are also focusing on Latin American and North-east Asian markets. D anang, Vietnam's third-largest city, is welcoming rapid developments to its MICE infrastructure. The Ariyana Convention Centre (ACC), one of the city's most important projects in preparation of the upcoming APEC Economic Leaders' Week from November 6-11, has just opened its doors last month. Managed by Furama Danang, the ACC is part of the Ariyana Danang Tourism Complex, and joins the complex's existing facilities including the International Convention Palace (ICP), which has also just completed upgrading works. The VND 350 billion (US$15.4 million) ACC covers an area of 5,500 square metres, with a total floor area of 12,000 square metres. The 3-storey centre's main meeting hall will be able to accommodate up to 2,500 guests in total. Together with ICP, this makes the complex one of the largest MICE facilities in Central Vietnam. DANANG SECURES BIGGER MICE WINS Both the ACC and ICP will be used for 80% of the meetings during APEC which will be attended by leaders of the 21 APEC member economies, 10,000 official delegates, heads of the world's largest economic groups and journalists from international media agencies. In addition to housing the ACC and ICP, the Ariyana Danang Tourism Complex also comprises Furama Villas Danang and Furama Resort Danang, with Ariyana Beach Resort, Suites Da Nang, Furama Resort and Furama Villas in the pipeline. Furama Resort Danang's newly completed Ariyana Convention Centre (ACC) will host the upcoming APEC Economic Leaders' Week NEWS BY ESTHER FAITH LEW AND NAOMI NEOH