Sapporo – Red Planet Hotels celebrated a major milestone on 30 November 2018 as it welcomed its 10 millionth guest at its recently opened Red Planet Sapporo Susukino South hotel. 

The guest, a native of Tokyo, was surprised with the announcement at check-in by Red Planet Hotels' COO, Erwann Mahe, and Red Planet Japan's Director of Operations, Mika Umemura, along with the hotel's staff and Freddy, Red Planet's brand mascot.

To celebrate its 10 millionth check-in, Red Planet Hotels presented Apple's latest iPhone release, the XS Max, complete with a custom-made Red Planet case, a reflection of the brand's commitment to digital innovation and technological relevance. Freddy escorted the lucky guest to her festively-decorated room where a basket filled with special gifts from the Sapporo hotel was waiting. 

“This milestone is very important to Red Planet Hotels as it demonstrates the success of our strategy to capture the explosive growth in leisure travel among Asian millennials,” said Erwann Mahe. “It was not surprising that our 10 millionth check-in was in Japan, following the rapid expansion of the Japanese tourism industry.”

Focused on providing comfort, convenience, and style at an affordable price, Red Planet Hotels leads Asia's budget hotel sector with 30 hotels across Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The hotel chain continues to pioneer with its world-class app featuring an “In-Stay Mode”, augmenting guests' experience by enabling them to chat directly with the hotel's front desk even before arriving at the hotel. Guests using the mobile app also have access to lists of top local attractions, taxi apps, and discounts at more than 200 restaurants located near Red Planet Hotels.

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For more information or high-resolution photography, please contact:

Aline Massart

Vice President Marketing

Red Planet Hotels

Tel: +66 2 613 5818

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E-mail: aline@redplanethotels.com

About Red Planet Hotels

Red Planet Hotels, founded in 2010, is a privately-owned regional hotel group focused on Asia's expanding budget hotel sector. The company owns and operates 30 hotels in Indonesia (7), Japan (5), the Philippines (13), and Thailand (5) for a total of 4,779 rooms. 14 additional hotels, comprising 2,669 rooms, will open across Japan, Thailand, and the Philippines in 2019 and 2020. These hotels will open using Red Planet's robust and scalable technology platform, providing both advanced reservation software, ensuring a fast and efficient booking process, and local attraction guides for customers. Red Planet comprises a stylish budget hotel offering, with all its properties centrally located and equipped with high-speed Wi-Fi. Red Planet's companies based in Jakarta (Red Planet Indonesia - PSKT:IJ) and Tokyo (Red Planet Japan - 3350:JP) are listed on the Indonesian and Japanese stock exchanges, respectively. For more information, please visit: www.redplanethotels.com