A BRITISH newspaper report has sparked off talk that Singapore’s Raffles Hotel could change owners yet again, for the second time in four years. Citing unnamed hotel industry sources, the Times of London reported yesterday that Fairmont Raffles Hotels International (FRHI) — in which Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s Kingdom Holding Company has a controlling stake — is putting the iconic property...
Fairmont Raffles Hotels International
KINGDOM Holding, the investment company controlled by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, said its Fairmont Raffles Hotels International unit has sold The Swissotel Merchant Court in Singapore. Bloomberg said yesterday the 476-room hotel was sold for US$153 million ($208 million), citing an emailed statement from Kingdom, which did not name the buyer. “The sale of this hotel is in line with...