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Tamsin Cocks chats to the CEO of Minor Hotels about expansion plans, the rise of slow travel, IV drip bars and launching a hotel school

Q&A Minor Hotels has been busy recently with a flurry of recent openings. Can you tell us about some of the latest developments? In 2024 we opened some of the best Anantara hotels in the United Arab Emirates. The Santorini Abu Dhabi Retreat is very exclusive, with just 22 rooms and suites, and the Ras Al Khaimah resort is almost a Maldivian experience with over-water villas. The Anantara Palais Hansen Vienna Hotel in Austria was another great acquisition – a rebrand of an iconic hotel. In October, we launched Anantara Ubud Bali Resort, and we've got a lot more coming – including in Zanzibar, China and Zambia. What about your growth plans going forward? Our aim is to open another 200+ hotels in the next three years, which will add…

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