Press Releases

Best Rate Guarantee for PARKROYAL Hotels and Resorts Website

Singapore, May 11, 2009 - PARKROYAL Hotels and Resorts today launched the Best Rate Guarantee programme for its online reservation platform on its website, parkroyalhotels.com. Effective immediately, the programme will allow PARKROYAL customers to ensure that they enjoy the best publicly available rate online.

For customers who find a lower rate for the same stay dates, same room type at the same hotel, within 24 hours of booking on parkroyalhotels.com, PARKROYAL will honour the lower rate, and provide an additional 10 percent discount off the lower rate that was found, subject to verification by the hotel.

Please find details in the appended press release. For more information, please contact:

• Frances Koh, Brands Manager, Pan Pacific Hotels Group, Tel: +65 6808 1257 / Email: frances.koh@pphg.com
• Evelyn Yeo, Burson-Marsteller for Pan Pacific Hotels Group, Tel: +65 6829 9332 / Mobile: +65 9367 6017 / Email: Evelyn.Yeo@bm.com

About Pan Pacific Hotels Group Limited
Pan Pacific Hotels Group Limited is a listed hotel subsidiary of Singapore-listed UOL Group Limited, one of Asia’s most established hotel and property companies with an outstanding portfolio of investment and development properties.  Headquartered in Singapore, Pan Pacific Hotels Group owns, manages and/or markets over 30 hotels, resorts and serviced suites with over 10,000 rooms in Asia and North America including those under development. The Group comprises two acclaimed brands: Pan Pacific® and PARKROYAL®.   

Pan Pacific® is a leading brand in Asia and the Pacific Rim situated in key cities of distinguished destinations offering upper upscale accommodations and services.  PARKROYAL® is an upscale regional Asia Pacific brand which promises a lifestyle-approach to hospitality that will leave guests with an experience to remember.  For more information, visit pphg.com

About Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts
Headquartered in Singapore, Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts is a leading hotel management company in the Pacific Rim and is part of Pan Pacific Hotels Group.  Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts has been recognised by Condé Nast Traveler magazine as one of the 25 hotel companies demonstrating social responsibility and has won esteemed accolades such as World Travel Awards, AAA Four Diamond Award, Condé Nast Gold List and Readers Choice Awards.  It has a portfolio of 18 hotels, resorts and serviced suites throughout Asia and North America, with offices in Hong Kong, London, San Francisco, Singapore and Tokyo.  Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts is a founding member of the Global Hotel Alliance.  For more information, visit panpacific.com

About PARKROYAL Hotels & Resorts
Headquartered in Singapore, PARKROYAL Hotels & Resorts is part of Pan Pacific Hotels Group.  It has a portfolio of seven hotels and service suites in Asia Pacific with Global Sales Offices in Hong Kong, London, San Francisco, Singapore and Tokyo.  For more information, please visit parkroyalhotels.com

Media Contact:

Pan Pacific Hotels Group
Frances Koh                                                               
Brands Manager                                                         
DID: (65) 6808 1257                                                   
Tel: (65) 6808 1180
Fax: (65) 6821 8001
frances.koh@pphg.com