Worldwide Hotels Group (WHG) marked its 30th anniversary on April 17 after emerging stronger through the pandemic with over S$1.5 billion (US$1.1 billion) local and overseas expansions.
Over the past few months, WHG has added three hotels with over 2,000 rooms to the local hotel inventory with the 543-room Novotel Singapore on Kitchener, the 530-room Hotel Mi Rochor, and the 989-room Mercure Icon Singapore City Centre that opened recently on April 15.
Overseas, WHG also acquired the 177-room Oakwood Studios Sukhumvit Bangkok and the 472-room dual hotel, the Novotel and Ibis Melbourne Central Hotel in Australia, bringing the group’s overseas hotel assets to 11 in Australia, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Thailand.
The 30th anniversary is also a celebration with its employees, wherein WHG managed to retain all its staff during the challenges posed to the hotel industry by the Covid-19 pandemic.
As part of this occasion, the Worldwide Hotels-Choo Chong Ngen Foundation donated S$2 million to the Singapore University of Technology and Design and S$300,000 to the School of the Arts Singapore, underlining the WHG’s and its chairman’s commitment to education and the belief that financial constraints should not bar talented individuals from pursuing their educational aspirations.
CEO Carolyn Choo remarked: “Our mission extends beyond providing exceptional hospitality. We are dedicated to giving back to the community, supporting education, and enabling students to chase their dreams without financial constraints.”
