 | World Hotel News in Brief Feb 21, 08 Shanghai's popular blue frog bar and restaurant brand has unveiled ambitious plans to expand across Asia following the successful opening of a new flagship venue in Macau in 2007 and with two Beijing openings planned for this summer. The casual, western-style bar and restaurant group which was launched in 2002 on Shanghai's popular Maoming Road is now set to double in size over the next two years. Renowned for its classic, American-inspired dining and drinking at affordable prices, blue frog bar & restaurant is now up to seven outlets in Shanghai, the most recent to open last October at Novel City on Tianyaoqiao Road, Xujiahui. The brand last year expanded internationally for the first time to the prestigious The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel, the world's largest casino and flagship of the mega Cotai Strip' casino and entertainment complex at "Asia's Las Vegas" in Macau.
Accor is to take over management of the iconic Raffles Tradewinds Hotel & Conference Centre this March, a popular hotel in scenic Lami Bay, close to Fiji's capital city of Suva. The hotel will then be renamed Tradewinds Hotel & Conference Centre and on completion of an extensive refurbishment and upgrade of the property in 2008, it will be rebranded as Novotel Capital Suva Hotel & Convention Centre. Novotel is the international 4 star business-class brand of the Accor group of hotels and resorts. Accor Vice President New Zealand & Fiji, Paul Richardson says the management appointment of Tradewinds Hotel & Conference Centre brings an important addition to the group's global network. "Accor is very focused on expanding our network in Fiji and throughout the Asia Pacific region, so bringing onboard a hotel in such a strategic position is an excellent opportunity. Tradewinds combines the traditional waterfront location that visitors to Fiji look for, but is also just 15 minutes drive to Suva centre. This location, combined with the extensive conference facilities, makes the hotel an excellent choice for business travellers and large corporate groups." Accor currently operates three other hotels in the Fiji Islands: Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa, on Denarau Island, Novotel Nadi (previously Mocambo) and Mercure Hotel Nadi. Accor has also been appointed to manage Walu Beach Resort from 29 February, which will be rebranded Mercure Resort Malolo Island following its refurbishment in 2008. Tradewinds will join Accor's expansive global network of more than 4,000 hotels in nearly 100 countries.
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