Hong Kong-based New World Hotels has been renamed New World Hotels & Resorts to reflect its aim to introduce its signature "modern Oriental hospitality".

Hong Kong-based New World Hotels has been renamed New World Hotels & Resorts to reflect its aim to introduce its signature “modern Oriental hospitality” to resort destinations in mainland China and Asia Pacific, as part of its strategic plan to triple the size of its portfolio in five years. New World Hotels are currently located in mainland China, Hong Kong, Vietnam and the Philippines.

The newworldhotels.com website has also been revamped to showcase the group’s rapid development, which includes eight new hotels already announced to join the brand’s portfolio and US$78 million renovations to existing properties in the last three years. The multi-lingual website offers on-the-go travellers mobile-friendly connectivity.

“Our name change reflects our growth plans and the opportunities on our doorstep, with increasing requests to extend our presence in resort destinations,” says Symon Bridle, chief operating officer of Rosewood Hotel Group, parent company of New World Hotels & Resorts. “Our new website, as one of the first touchpoints for guests, is designed to be a fluid and seamless online introduction to the brand’s hallmark modern Oriental hospitality.”

Favoured by business travellers and meeting planners, New World Hotels & Resorts includes deluxe properties in Hong Kong, Beijing, Dalian, Shanghai, Wuhan, Ho Chi Minh City and Manila, and opening in Guiyang in September 2014, with an affiliated hotel in Shunde.