One Farrer Hotel and Carlton Hotel Singapore pivot to stay afloat

Interior of the Peony Villa 4. The hotel turned its five suites and eight rooms on level 20 into private dining venues collectively called Nest At One Farrer. PHOTO: ONE FARRER HOTEL
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SINGAPORE - When borders closed early last year as the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the globe, One Farrer Hotel - like every other hospitality player in Singapore - saw its business disappear overnight with foreign tourist and business arrivals plunging to almost zero.

But the five-star hotel, which is affiliated to the adjoining Farrer Park Hospital near Little India, quickly pivoted to meet new opportunities that came its way.

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