On December 8, Pan Pacific Hotels Group officially opened its first Pan Pacific property in Yangon. The Pan Pacific Yangon will be the first truly international luxury five-star hotel in the Myanmar market with a fantastic location close to the city’s most legendary landmarks including Bogyoke Aung San Market, the Sule Pagoda and the Shwedagon Pagoda.
The 25 storey Pan Pacific Yangon an Pacific Hotels Group today offices and serviced residences) and the opening of Pan Pacific Yangon marks the completion of phase 1 of Junction City. The construction of Phase 2 of Junction City will commence in 2018.
There are 336 furnished guest rooms and suites, a s w i m m i n g p o o l , St Gregory Spa and Fitness centre, an allday dining restaurant SAAN and a Cantonese restaurant Hai Tien Lo. A ballroom and a selection of meeting rooms will provide ideal venues for meetings and events. Pan Pacific Yangon’s doubleheight sky lobby on the sixth floor will offer stunning views across the iconic Shwedagon Pagoda.
Pan Pacific Yangon will be head up by William Lau who comes from an extensive sales and marketing background which spanned nearly 20 years, where he accumulated a track record for driving excellent financial returns for Renaissance Hotels International and Intercontinental Hotels Group.
Lothar Nessmann, Chief Executive Officer, Pan Pacific Hotels Group said “We’re excited about the opening of Pan Pacific Yangon, the first international luxury five-star hotel in the city. It is going to appeal to business and leisure travellers alike as a modern and refreshing retreat and set a benchmark for product and service excellence in the local hospitality scene. We are committed to Myanmar as a strategic growth market as we expand our footprint in Asia Pacific and look forward to contributing further to Myanmar’s flourishing tourism and travel industry, where we already operate the awardwinning PARKROYAL Yangon and PARKROYAL Nay Pyi Taw.”
With the addition of Pan Pacific Yangon, Pan Pacific Hotels Group will now operate three properties in Myanmar.
