Minor announces Avani Busan
Minor Hotels has announced the South Korean debut of its Avani brand with the launch of Avani Busan Hotel in 2019. The development of the newbuild 400-key hotel follows the signing of a management agreement between developer UL Group and Minor Hotels.
Currently under development, Avani Busan will be situated in the East Busan Tourism Complex Zoning. Lotte World, a theme park scheduled for opening in 2019, and Lotte Mall, comprising over 500 international and local brands, will both be located less than 250 metres from the hotel.
The new upscale development will offer an all-day dining restaurant, event space and meeting rooms, a rooftop specialty bar, a Korean style bathhouse and spa, a gym and swimming pool. In addition to the hotel, 136 exclusive branded residences will also be included in the project.
William E. Heinecke, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Minor International PCL, comments: “We are excited to announce our first property in South Korea in the dynamic city of Busan, which is the perfect fit for our upscale Avani brand. South Korea is an important feeder market for Minor Hotels and we also see a lot of opportunity as an inbound market, both for this new Avani and potentially for future Minor Hotels’ properties as well.”
Launched by Minor Hotels in 2011, Avani Hotels & Resorts is an upscale, contemporary brand appealing to millennial travellers. Avani currently has 17 hotels in operation in Thailand, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Seychelles, Mozambique, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Zambia and the UAE.
