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GLOBAL LEADERS: BRETT BUTCHER, LANGHAM HOSPITALITY GROUP
GLOBAL LEADERS: Brett Butcher
Chief Executive Officer, Langham Hospitality Group
LANGHAM HOSPITALITY GROUP is coming out of the pandemic with optimism. I am proud of the way our hotels have performed and how the industry has rallied in the wake of the pandemic. My enduring memories of 2022 revolve around the creativity and resilience of my colleagues.
In 2022, we expanded our Pacific footprint with The Langham, Gold Coast in Queensland, which opened to great acclaim and performed beyond expectations. We also had a full year of the expanded Cordis Auckland including the new Pinnacle Tower with its incredible views of Auckland and Rangitoto Harbour. It is now the largest hotel in New Zealand at 640-keys and has created a strong MICE and leisure offering.
The Langham, Jakarta commands the highest rates amongst its competitors
In its first year, The Langham, Jakarta set new benchmarks for luxury in the city whilst commanding the highest rates amongst its competitors. Asia Pacific continues to be a bedrock for us and anchors our growth as we build a chain of properties from Auckland to Beijing and beyond. As China returns to the international stage, we anticipate a return to normality in the region and we will welcome Cordis, Xuzhou in 2023.
Strategic growth continued apace with the recent announcements of The Langham, Seattle and The Langham, Riyadh and breaking ground at The Langham, Venice. The latter will see the former Murano glass factory, with direct lagoon access, restored and fashioned into luxury hospitality.
This stunning hotel will enhance the brand, Ying’nFlo, which offers a forward-thinking balance of aesthetics and functionality. Our first property opened in Hong Kong, and we have developments underway in Xiamen, Hangzhou, Shanghai and Chengdu. This carefully developed brand rounds out our portfolio. We now have a brand to meet the needs of investors in each major customer segment.
Chief Executive Officer, Langham Hospitality Group
This digital-first, tech savvy brand has been designed around a generation that manages every aspect of their lives from their phone. This creative brand speaks in a younger design language offering amazing communal spaces and brilliant basics executed exceptionally well.
The elephant in the room remains the global manpower crunch. We remain committed to retaining our great staff with programming and benefits that are attractive and competitive. To date, this strategic focus has and continues to achieve retention goals though the road remains bumpy ahead.
Ying’nFlo has been designed around a generation that manages every aspect of their lives from their phone
I am confident we will emerge from our recent global disruptions, bigger in terms of our portfolio, more digitally enhanced in relation to technology and even more creative and resilient with our brands’ expansion and development.
SNAPSHOT: LANGHAM HOSPITALITY GROUP
Year the company was founded: 2003
Year first hotel opened (Globally/APAC /ANZSP): The Langham, London (1865)
Number of brands in the organisation: 3
Current number of hotels and rooms (Globally): 26 hotels; 9,623 rooms
Current number of hotels and rooms (APAC): 7 hotels; 2,660 rooms
Current number of hotels and rooms (ANZP): 4 hotels; 1,295 rooms
Head office locations: Hong Kong
