Mandarin Oriental is the award-winning owner and operator of some of the world’s most prestigious hotels and resorts. In total, the Group operates 19 luxury hotels in key business and leisure destinations, with a further five hotels under development: Chiang Mai (opening late 2004); Hong Kong and Riviera Maya (opening 2005); and Tokyo and Boston (opening 2006). Mandarin Oriental’s properties represent some 7,500 rooms in 12 countries with 12 hotels in Asia, nine in The Americas and three in Europe.