JAKARTA, 11 May 2018: Swiss-Belhotel International has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with PT Soma Jaya Sakti the owning company of a new hotel in Karimun on Riau Islands.
It will give the hotel company management of a hotel that will be branded Swiss-Belhotel Karimun, Riau Islands.
The MoU signing took place in Jakarta, last April, attended by PT Soma Jaya Sakti executives and senior members of the Swiss-Belhotel group.
Due to open in 2019, the property will have 134 rooms, a lounge, restaurant, meeting facilities, swimming pool, gym and spa.
Affluent and increasingly popular, Karimun is a free trade zone located southwest of Singapore. The island is a 90-minute transfer from Singapore and 60 minutes from Batam, using ferry services.
It has strong potential to grow its free-trade facilities and develop tourism, having easy access from Singapore and Batam.