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Dorchester, Meurice, Bel-Air: Sultan of Brunei pumps nearly $700m into his luxury hotels

Published on 10.11.2022 at 06:30 GMT Reading time 2 min

Sultan of Brunei Hassan Bolkiah. © Studio Pachamama

The Dorchester Collection's properties are struggling to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, as all luxury hotels are, but also affected by the reintroduction of Sharia law by their shareholder Brunei. They are nonetheless benefiting from significant financial support from the Sultanate.

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Spotlight | Brunei, France, Italy, United Kingdom
Dorchester, Meurice, Bel-Air: Sultan of Brunei pumps nearly $700m into his luxury hotels

The Dorchester Collection's properties are struggling to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, as all luxury hotels are, but also affected by the reintroduction of Sharia law by their shareholder Brunei. They are nonetheless benefiting from significant financial support from the Sultanate.

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Spotlight | Brunei, France, Italy, United Kingdom Dorchester, Meurice, Bel-Air: Sultan of Brunei pumps nearly $700m into his luxury hotels

The Dorchester Collection's properties are struggling to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, as all luxury hotels are, but also affected by the reintroduction of Sharia law by their shareholder Brunei. They are nonetheless benefiting from significant financial support from the Sultanate.

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Spotlight | Brunei, France, Italy, United Kingdom
Dorchester, Meurice, Bel-Air: Sultan of Brunei pumps nearly $700m into his luxury hotels

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Qatar homes in on Ritz Paris in wake of Al-Fayed abuse scandal

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Desseigne vs Desseigne, episode 1: the secret family feud threatening the Barrière luxury hotel group