David Tonkin appointed General Manager of PARKROYAL Melbourne Airport

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. December 08, 2015

Singapore, December 8, 2015 - Pan Pacific Hotels Group has appointed David Tonkin as General Manager of the 276-room PARKROYAL Melbourne Airport, which has been listed in the 'Best Airport Hotel, Australia/Pacific” category of the prestigious World Airport Awards for four consecutive years.

David has industry experience in Australia, the Middle East and London, having spent 12 years with Rydges Hotels and Resorts managing their flagship properties. Most recently, David was Regional Director, Operations at Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific where he oversaw the running of all properties in Victoria and Western Australia.

“David brings with him an invaluable combination of deep operational knowledge and stakeholder management skills. With his extensive knowledge of the Australia market, David is in a strong position to bring PARKROYAL Melbourne Airport into its next phase of growth. We warmly welcome David to the Group,” says Bernold O. Schroeder, Chief Executive Officer, Pan Pacific Hotels Group.

PARKROYAL Melbourne Airport, with its direct access to the Melbourne Tullamarine Airport via covered link bridge, provides an ideal transit hub for business travellers with its versatile meeting and conference spaces. The hotel's

Pan Pacific Hotels Group Limited (Company Registration No.: 196800248D) 7500A Beach Road, #03-301 The Plaza, Singapore 199591 Tel (65) 6808 1180 Fax (65) 6821 8001 pphg.com leisure facilities, which comprise a heated indoor lap pool and gymnasium, also make it the perfect resting place before or after a long flight.

Elsewhere in Australia, Pan Pacific Hotels Group owns and manages Pan Pacific Perth as well as two PARKROYAL hotels - namely PARKROYAL Darling Harbour, Sydney and PARKROYAL Parramatta. In addition, PARKROYAL Melbourne is scheduled to open in 2017 in the premium waterfront hub of Melbourne Docklands.

About Pan Pacific Hotels Group Limited

Pan Pacific Hotels Group Limited is a wholly-owned hotel subsidiary of Singapore-listed UOL Group Limited, one of Asia's most established hotel and property companies with an outstanding portfolio of investment and development properties. Based in Singapore, Pan Pacific Hotels Group Limited owns and/or manages over 30 hotels, resorts and serviced suites with more than 11,000 rooms including those under development in Asia, Oceania, North America and Europe. The Group comprises two acclaimed brands: “Pan Pacific” and PARKROYAL. “Pan Pacific” is a leading brand in Asia and the Pacific Rim with hotels offering premium accommodations and services. PARKROYAL is a collection of comfortable leisure and business hotels and resorts located in the heart of cities and interesting locales across Asia Pacific. For more information, visit pphg.com.

About Global Hotel Alliance

Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) is the world´s largest alliance of independent hotel brands. GHA currently includes brands such as Alila, Anantara, Art Series, AVANI, Corinthia, Doyle Collection, First, GLO, Individual Collection, Kempinski, Leela, Lungarno Collection, Marco Polo, Meritage Collection, Meydan, Mokara, Omni, Pan Pacific, PARKROYAL,Per AQUUM, QT, Rydges, Rixos, Shaza, Tangram, Thon, Tivoli and Ultratravel Collection encompassing over 550 upscale and luxury hotels with over 110,000 rooms in 76 different countries.

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