Accor to run Keong Hong JV hotels

Singapore

THE joint-venture company of construction group Keong Hong has appointed French hotel group Accor to run its first two hotel properties in the Maldives.

Keong Hong Construction, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Keong Hong Holdings, has a 45 per cent share in Pristine Islands Investment.

Other shareholders Sansui Holding, BRC Asia and L3 Development each own 15 per cent shares; Hotels & Resort Construction owns the remaining 10 per cent of the joint-venture company.

Pristine was set up last July to own, develop and operate the Pullman Maldives Maamutaa Resort and Mercure Maldives Kooddoo Resort, as well as a do…