Outrigger Resorts

PATA UK & Ireland are launching virtual training experiences for travel agents, starting with their first-ever online quiz nights. The online quizzes will take place on 28 May, 4…

KIMY CHEN has been announced as Cachet Hotel Group's new president of Southeast Asia. The move marks a promotion for Ms Chen, who previously helped grow the Cachet brand in Greater…

KSL Capital Partners, the US-based private equity company, has completed the acquisition of Outrigger Hotels & Resorts. But the Hawaii-based hospitality company said that it would be…

Outrigger has embarked on a major coral regeneration project in the Maldives. Guests at the Outrigger Konotta Maldives Resort recently joined resident marine biologist and staff for…

JONG RAE KIM has become Korean Air's new regional manager for the UK & Ireland, based in London. Kim has been with Korean Air since 1996 and previously served at the airline's…

DOUG ANDERSON has been named CEO of American Express Global Business Travel (GBT). He arrives with more than 30 years of global management experience, the last nine of which were spent…

Outrigger's Castaway Island resort in Fiji reopened this week, just three months after it was damaged by a tropical cyclone. The luxury resort welcomed guests back on 1 June, having…

JOHN BRUNS has been named as the new president of Boeing China, effective 1 July. He will be based in Beijing. A company veteran, Bruns initially joined McDonnell Douglas in 1986 and…

Outrigger Resorts has become a new member of the Global Hotel Alliance (GHA). The addition of Hawaii-based beach resort brand is significant for GHA, as it allows it to enter four new…

Outrigger Resorts has moved to drive more bookings from the UK with the appointment of a new sales, marketing and PR representative in the country. With immediate effect, Hills…

CHRISTINE LIU has become STR Global's new country manager for China. Based in Beijing, she will now head up the hotel benchmarking company's operations in China. Liu joins STR Global…

Outrigger Enterprises Group has opened a new sales and marketing office in Dubai. The resort company will be represented in the Middle East by Gulf Reps, which will be responsible for…

Outrigger Konotta Maldives Resort this week revealed its new 600m² Grand Konotta Villa. The three-bedroom over-water retreat is described as "a resort within a resort", with guests…

Outrigger Resorts is progressing with its plan of developing a network of absolute beachfront resorts in Asia’s most desirable holiday destinations. The Hawaiian hotel group has…

The newly-opened Outrigger Konotta Maldives Resort has formed a new partnership to provide sustainable dive and water-based activities to its guests. The long-term tie-up with Best Dives…

Outrigger Resorts has made its debut in the Maldives with the launch of a new luxury private island resort. Outrigger Konotta Maldives Resort welcomed its first guests on 1 August - a…

Outrigger Resorts has launched a new Chinese-language website. The Mandarin site, outriggerresorts.cn, marks the latest bid by the luxury resort operator to target the world's largest…

QIAN JIN has become the new president of Wanda Hotels & Resorts. He moves to head up the fast-expanding Chinese hotel group having spent nearly 30 years with Starwood Hotels &…

Following the acquisition of its new property in Koh Samui, Outrigger Resorts is seeking more long-term investment opportunities in “iconic” destinations across Asia and the Indian…

Outrigger has opened a new resort in Koh Samui, with the acquisition of the Akaryn Koh Samui Resort & Spa. Following the deal, which closed on 29 May 2015, the property has now…

RUUD HULSCHER has become Outrigger Resorts' new general manager of operations. Hulscher moves to the company's Phuket head office from the Outrigger on Phi Phi Island, where he served as…

Mantra Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Outrigger Hotels & Resorts Australia. The deal, which is worth AU$29.5 million (US$22.7m), will see Mantra take ownership of four…

Outrigger Resorts has opened a new sales, marketing and PR representation office in Russia, as it bids to drive more visitors from the country. Effective immediately, Moscow-based Travel…

MARIO HARDY has been confirmed as the new chief executive officer of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). The move marks a promotion for Hardy, who has served as PATA's chief…

DIMITRIOS KARAGKIOULES has become Etihad Airways' new general manager for Thailand. With more than 20 years of airline experience, Karagkioules move to Bangkok from Athens, where he…

Outrigger has launched a new dedicated resort brand, as it embarks on a new strategic direction. The Hawaiian company, which launched in 1947, has created the new 'Outrigger Resorts'…