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Singapore’s Fullerton Hotels takes on the world

- CHONGWAN TAY

It is not often that one gets a surge of national pride when touring another country’s historical landmark. But there’s a first time for everything. It happened to me in Sydney, half an hour into the tour of the city’s former General Post Office, a monument of architectural grandeur from the mid 19th century. In October 2019, the building was officially launched as The Fullerton Hotel Sydney, the first international property of the Singapore-based luxury hotel brand. Standing under the light-flooded glass ceiling with the city’s iconic clock tower in view, the hotel’s tour guide marveled at how the Singaporean company had done a laudable job of preserving and showcasing the story of this historic building and its pivotal role in the development of Sydney.