Case Title Raffles Hotel
Case Author(s) Joan C. Henderson
University Nanyang Technological University
Abstract The case is concerned with Singapore's Raffles Hotel and the hotel management group responsible for its redevelopment. It summarises the history of the hotel and its changing fortunes, noting how Raffles was facing an uncertain future by the late 1980s. The decision to close, undertake extensive restoration and re-open in response to these difficulties is outlined. The founding of a hotel management group to oversee the project is explained and its subsequent growth and involvement in other ventures is described. The material is suitable for students on undergraduate tourism and hospitality courses, offering an insight into hotel management in general and the operation of heritage hotels in particular. The case is intended to be used in seminars as a basis for class discussion. *Abstract reprinted with the permission of the European Case Clearing House*
Available In The Nanyang Case Collection
Publisher The Asian Business Case Centre, NTU
Publisher Case No. ABCC-07-98-048
Distributor(s) The Asian Business Case Centre European Case Clearing House
Pub/Rev Date 1998
ISBN
Case Length 6 pgs
Teaching Note Yes
Pub TN Ref No. ABCC-07-98-048(TN)
Pages (TN) 3 pgs
Issues Hotel management; hotel marketing; tourism trends; heritage products.
Organisation(s) Raffles Hotel
Countries Singapore
Industry Hospitality And Tourism
Period Covered Late 1980s - mid 1990s
Level Undergraduate
Links of Interest Raffles Hotel homepage

Singapore Tourism Board homepage













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