Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts is set to open a 210-key hotel in Bangladesh in Q3 of 2017. The business and leisure hotel will feature a retail wing, and is located in one of Bangladesh’s main commercial and tourism centres, Sylhet, in the northeast of the country.

Set to feature a rooftop infinity pool, spa, fitness centre, tennis court, bowling alley, business centre, all day restaurant, bistro, and lounge, as well as an adjacent 12,600m² shopping area, the hotel welcome business and leisure travellers alike.

Surrounded by tropical forests, Mövenpick Hotel Sylhet Bangladesh offers a base from which to explore sites including Pangthumai Waterfall, the stone collections at Jaflong Hill Station, and the world’s largest tea garden at Srimangal.

“This is the second Bangladesh property we have signed in the last 12 months and we look forward to establishing ourselves as the first international hotel chain in Sylhet,” comments Andrew Langdon, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts Chief Development Officer & Senior Vice President Asia. “Bangladesh has a rapidly developing economy with a rising, affluent middle class. This will be a key driver of our business as we look forward to offering corporate and leisure travellers to the city an internationally-branded, upscale hotel experience.”

According to the IMF, Bangladesh was the second-fastest growing major global economy in 2016, at a rate of 7.1%. The country, with a population of 163 million people, recorded over 500,000 overseas arrivals last year.

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