In
addition to Swissôtel’s recently announced hotel projects in a
growing number of dynamic markets such as China, India and Russia,
Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts is expanding the portfolio with its
first hotel in Bangladesh.
The
Swissôtel Dhaka is located in the new Business District of Gulshan
and is scheduled to open in 2018.
The
Swissôtel Dhaka will feature 375 guest rooms and suites with a
minimum room size of 38m2, six restaurants and bars, 950m2 of event
space including a 500m2 ballroom, as well as a Pürovel spa with a
swimming pool and other recreational amenities. The future hotel is
easily accessible for business travelers, 12km from the airport and
across from the new financial leisure district of Motijheel which is
a fresh water lake recently converted into a leisure and recreation
area. Numerous multinational companies, office complexes, embassies
and high-end residences are located near the Swissôtel Dhaka in the
adjacent Gulshan business district. The proposed underground train
connection, as well as an 8km stretch of elevated highway, which is
presently undergoing construction will provide easy access to the
various manufacturing and economic centers of Dhaka.
With
its population of 20 million, Dhaka is one of the largest cities in
South Asia and is both the capital city and major industrial center
of Bangladesh strategically located between India and Myanmar. The
close proximity to China and Thailand enhances the strategic
importance of Bangladesh as a country with a rapidly growing economy
supported primarily by manufacturing and textile production.
According
to Meinhard Huck, President Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts, “Dhaka
is experiencing sustainable growth, particularly in the financial and
textile manufacturing sectors, but also in telecommunications and
service industries which has resulted in strong demand for high
quality hotel accommodation.”
The
Swissôtel Dhaka is developed by the Bengal Group, founded in 1969 by
the Chairman Morshed Alam. The Bengal Group has diversified interests
in many business sectors including plastic products, textiles,
renewable energy, food, media, financial sector and real estate.
Bengal Plastic is the world’s largest manufacturer of coat hangers,
producing more than two million hangers daily, whilst its clothing
division supplies mainly denim to major clients such as Walmart,
Sainsbury, The Children Place, VP Corp and others.
