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How a Restored Raffles Hotel Will Target a New Generation of Luxury Travelers

Laura Powell

Photo Credit: Raffles Hotel in Singapore. The hotel is undergoing a big renovation. Fairmont Raffles Hotels International

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How do you update an iconic hotel without losing its charm? That's the challenge currently facing interior designers working on Raffles Singapore.

There are only a handful of hotels that have been international icons for more than a century. Raffles Singapore certainly belongs on the list. Since last February, the all-suite hotel, and birthplace of the Singapore Sling, has been undergoing a phased renovation and has been fully closed since December. It will open again later this year with new suite categories, refreshed dining concepts and a new lobby designed to be a living room for guests and neighbors alike. Declared a national by Singapore's government in 1987, the 131-year-old Raffles “is considered a national treasure by

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