S'pore-Minang hotel management

S'pore-Minang hotel management

JAKARTA (JP): PT Bumi Minang Hotel has signed a management and operation contract with Sedona Hotels Group, a major Singaporean- based business group, for its hotel in Padang, West Sumatra.

The hotel, currently under construction, will have 167 rooms and will require a total investment of Rp 42 billion (US$ 18.9 million).

The contract, according to the Antara news agency, was signed on Tuesday by George A. Hulls of Sedona Hotels Group and Indra Taspari of PT Bumi Minang Hotel.

Head of West Sumatra tourism service Nazif Lubuk, who witnessed the signing of the contract, said that his office had anticipated a marked increase in tourist arrivals in the province.

He said that 112,500 foreign tourists were expected to visit West Sumatra this year.(32)