The well known hotel company Ritz Carlton wants a go at the tallest hotel in the world. The city is which they plan to erect the massive hotel is non other than Hong Kong, the jewel of China!

Ritz Carlton Hong Kong

The hotel will occupy the top stories (102 to 118) of the International Commerce Center , Kowloon. A plush hotel, it will boast of 312 rooms including a lavish 365sqm Ritz-Carlton Suite. Besides the guest rooms, the hotel is said to feature six dining venues and an alfresco rooftop bar. Like every luxury hotel this hotel too hopes to paper its guests with an 860sm spa christened the ESPA, a fully equipped fitness center and an indoor pool on the 118th floor. Offering scenic views of the Victoria Harbor and Hong Kong Island, this hotel will truly be the place to be when it is ready.

Yes you are reading this correctly, just a few weeks after the showing of the Burj Khalifa we hear that its already facing competition. Plans for a new superscraper in our own backyard of Miami could win the title of the worlds tallest building. Forget about the Burj Khalifa??? WOW i would love to see this happen!

According to Miami herald, Kobi Karp has submitted designs for Miapolis, a ‘city within a city’ planned for Watson Island. If built, the 160 storey building will be 183 meters higher than the Burj Khalifa. What is more, the Miapolis will boasts of an amusement park, observatory, restaurants, 1.96 million sq ft of shops, over 1000 apartments, 1 million sq ft office space and a 792 room hotel.

Besides being a rival to the Burj Khalifa, the new building if built will function as an economic engine creating 5,000 permanent jobs, paying off $39 million debt owed to the City and injecting $2.5 billion annually into the local economy.

The project is currently looking for funding from investors. With Miami’s current financial woes including a reported 100,000 plus properties in foreclosure, wonder if this project is the right defense to promote economic growth.

Miapolis

March 18 is the set date for Italian Fashion designer Giorgio Armani to open his fashion labels first hotel in the tallest building in the world at the Burj Khalifa. The Burj Khalifa is formerly known as the Burj Dubai.

Giorgio Armani!

At the opening of the Burj Khalifa it was announced that the exquisite Armani hotel would open its doors on March 18. The Armani Hotel, a £925million ($1,447million) partnership between Armani and Emaar Properties, will occupy 37 floors of this iconic building.

The first Armani Resort is due to open in Marrakech, while ‘Residency Villas’ are underway in Marassi (Egypt).

Overall, Armani “plans to open at least ten hotels and resorts within the next ten years,” according to a statement.

The brand joins the likes of Versace, Christian Lacroix, and Missoni which have all opened fashion hotels in the past, with the latter planning openings in Brazil and South Africa.

Bookings for Armani’s first hotel will be accepted from late January, but eager travelers can already register online to receive updates on the hotel and its special offers.

burj khalifa

Giorgio Armani

The Burj Dubai was started at the height of the economic boom and built buy at least 12,000 laborers. The Burj Dubai is set to open today as the worlds tallest building and will set records as so. The Burj is expected to rekindle optimism after its financial crisis.

Burj-Dubai

Burj Dubai, whose opening has been delayed twice since construction began in 2004, will mark another milestone for the deeply indebted emirate with a penchant for seeking new records.

Dubai, one of seven members of the United Arab Emirates, gained a reputation for excess with the creation of man-made islands shaped like palms and an indoor ski slope in the desert.

The tower’s height has been kept a closely guarded secret until now. Developer Emaar Properties PJSC will reveal the height — known to exceed 800 meters (2,625 feet) — on Tuesday and Dubai’s ruler will inaugurate the opening. Emaar, the Burj’s developer, has said the entire Downtown Burj Dubai development, which includes the tower, will cost $US20 billion to build. What is more, it was reported that at their peak, some apartments in the Burj were selling for more than $US 1,900 per square foot, though they now can go for less than half that. And if developers are to be believed, the entire building is already sold out.

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