Ian Schrager and Marriott Open Second Edition Hotel in Japan
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- The Tokyo Edition, Ginza, designed by Ian Schrager and Kengo Kuma, is now open with 86 guestrooms, including 10 suites. It follows Edition's first Japan venture with the Tokyo Edition, Toranomon, and features large standard rooms and a blend of old and new architecture.
- IHG Hotels & Resorts and Accor announce multiple global openings for 2024, including luxury and premium hotels in various locations like France, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Thailand, and others.
- Banyan Tree and China Vanke are dissolving their joint ventures, with Banyan Tree acquiring and selling stakes in different ventures for a combined 480 million yuan.
The Second Edition hotel will open in Tokyo. Ian Schrager has once again joined forces with Japanese architect Kengo Kuma on the Tokyo Edition, Ginza. The launch follows three years after Edition’s first foray into Japanwith the Tokyo Edition, Toranomon. Marriott's Edition Ginza will have a low slung blend of old and new unfurling from the lobby’s doorstep. Spread over 14 floors, the hotel has 86 guestrooms including 10 suites with separate living areas. The regular rooms, at 41 square meters, makes them the largest standard rooms in the district. The Tokyo Edition, Ginza is now open in preview.
Banyan Tree will go separate ways with the subsidiaries of China’s second-largest developer by sales, China Vanke, with both parties buying out each other’s stakes in their joint ventures. Banyan Tree made the announcement that would involve Banyan
