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Fundraising Difficulties Delay Luxury Hotel in Utsunomiya City

Fundraising issues have delayed the construction of a planned 27-story hotel tower.
Fundraising issues have delayed the construction of a planned 27-story hotel tower.
31 July 2020 | Utsunomiya, Japan

Luxury Thai hotelier Dusit Thani has cited fundraising issues and uncertainty over inbound tourism as the reasons for the delay in the construction of a high-rise hotel planned for Utsunomiya City. Construction has been postponed until further notice while the developer looks for other hotel operators. 

Part of the station-side redevelopment plans included a 120-meter tall, 27-story mixed-use building containing retail on the first five floors, and the 280-room Dusit Thani Hotel on floors 6-27. Construction was scheduled to start in late 2021 with completion in late 2022. 

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Back in 2017, Dusit International announced their foray into the Japanese market with plans to opena hotel in Kyoto in 2020. Completion of the 160-room hotel planned for Kyoto has been pushed back to 2022. 

For more on this story, go to Japan Property Central.