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LONDON, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The innovative hotel brand continues rapid global expansion with the fifth

hotel signing in Asia and ambitious development plans for Japan

YOTEL [https://www.yotel.com/en] today announced its first hotel in Japan.

Slated to open in 2024 under a long-term management agreement, YOTEL Tokyo will

be located in Ginza, one of Tokyo's most desirable and dynamic neighbourhoods.

Featuring 244 rooms, the hotel will showcase the brand's latest features

including the brand's signature robotic concierge YOBOT, motorised SmartBeds™,

and fully integrated technologies enabling a complete touchless guest

experience from reservation up to check-out.

"Japan's focus on technology and innovation has been an important source of

inspiration for YOTEL ever since our inception. We are immensely proud and

excited to announce our first hotel in Tokyo. A flagship for our group, YOTEL

Tokyo will also be a stepping stone to roll out our brand across Japan, a

market of strategic importance for YOTEL", commented Hubert Viriot, CEO of

YOTEL.

YOTEL Tokyo is steps away from Ginza, the city's most popular dining and

shopping destination, featuring flagship stores for many of the world's

best-known brands. The hotel is also only a fifteen-minute walk from Tokyo

station, home to the city's main Shinkansen high-speed rail terminal providing

access to most parts of Japan as well as the Narita Express, the city's main

gateway to Narita International Airport.

YOTEL Tokyo is part of YOTEL's wider expansion strategy to expand across key

cities in Japan including Sapporo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe. The

group is also working on opportunities to roll out YOTELAir – the group's

unique transit hotel concept - at key gateway airports and train stations.

YOTEL Tokyo will also include the brand's signature versatile and high energy

public areas, where guests can eat, drink, work and play as well as a 24/7

fitness centre, a Grab-and-Go cafe where guests can take away locally sourced

food and drink options, meeting space and an outdoor terrace to meet, connect

and relax.

ABOUT YOTEL

YOTEL challenges the status quo by appealing to those who find traditional

hotels uninspiring, looking for a different experience not just a great sleep.

It delivers an authentic experience through awesome people, smart design and

the creative use of technology. Inspired by the luxury of first-class travel

and uncompromisingly designed around guests, YOTEL offers extraordinary value

and a sense of community in sought-after locations.

The global hospitality brand is based in London with regional offices in the US

and Asia, and has a portfolio of three brands: YOTEL, YOTELPAD and YOTELAIR.

The company operates fourteen city centre hotels in New York, Boston, San

Francisco, Washington D.C., Miami, Singapore, Edinburgh, London (2), Amsterdam,

Porto, Glasgow, Manchester and Park City, and six airport hotels in London

Gatwick, Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris, Charles de Gaulle, Istanbul Airport (2),

and Singapore Changi.

YOTEL's major shareholders include a controlled affiliate of Starwood Capital

Group, the Talal Jassim Al-Bahar Group, United Investment Portugal and Kuwait

Real Estate Company (AQARAT).

YOTEL was originally created by YO! founder Simon Woodroffe OBE who took

inspiration from the experience of first-class travel and translated that

ethos, language and design into small but beautifully designed rooms.

www.yo.co.uk .

Visit www.yotel.com for more information.

CONTACT: Georgina Oakley, georgina.oakley@yotel.com

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