1884
Tigran Sarkies opens the Eastern Hotel in Penang on 15 April Raffles Singapore
1887
The Sarkies brothers open Raffles on 1 December with ten rooms Raffles Singapore
1887
The Sarkies brothers open Raffles in Singapore Raffles Hotels & Resorts
1899
The Raffles main building opens on 18 November with 102 rooms and a 500-seat dining salon Raffles Singapore
1900
The Teutonia Club opens in Singapore; it becomes the Goodwood Park hotel in 1929
1915
Ngiam Tong Boon creates the Singapore Sling at the Long Bar, Raffles Raffles Singapore
1922
Raffles Hotels' forerunner era; the brand is revived under Accor from 2016 Raffles Hotels & Resorts
1931
Arshak Sarkies dies on 9 June; a bankruptcy petition is filed against Raffles the next day Raffles Singapore
1958
Gulfstream is founded as a division of Grumman Gulfstream Aerospace
1976
Pan Pacific opens its first hotel in Singapore Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts
1987
Raffles is gazetted a national monument of Singapore on 4 March, in its centenary year Raffles Singapore
1988
Adrian Zecha hires Anthony Lark from the Regent Sydney at twenty-seven; he opens Amanpuri as Aman's first general manager and first employee Aman
1988
Amanpuri opens on Pansea Beach, Phuket, in January — forty pavilions, no lobby, and the low-density resort begins Aman
1989
Raffles Holdings is established to restore Raffles Singapore and restructure Raffles City Raffles Holdings
1990
Christina Ong's hospitality platform takes shape in London and becomes COMO COMO Hotels and Resorts
1992
Adrian Zecha and Hans Jenni form GHM; the first Chedi opens at Bandung GHM Hotels / The Chedi
1994
Ho Kwon Ping and Claire Chiang open Banyan Tree Phuket on rehabilitated tin-mine land Banyan Tree
1998
Amanresorts opens Amanjena at Marrakech, taking Aman beyond Asia Aman
2000
Banyan Tree launches Angsana as its second brand Angsana
2001
The Fullerton opens in Singapore's 1928 General Post Office The Fullerton Hotels
2005
Raffles Holdings sells the entire chain to Colony Capital, Raffles Singapore included, on a 100-year lease Raffles Holdings
2005
Banyan Tree Residences launch Banyan Tree Residences
2005
Horst Schulze founds Capella the day after retiring Capella Hotels and Resorts
2008
TWG Tea founded in Singapore by Bouqdib, Barnes, Murjani and Aum-Stievenard TWG Tea
2010
Katara Hospitality buys Raffles Singapore Raffles Singapore
2010
Marina Bay Sands opens in Singapore, Moshe Safdie's three towers under one sky park Marina Bay Sands
2011
Aman Residences appear alongside the resorts Aman Residences
2012
Jigger & Pony opens on Amoy Street, Singapore, on 8 May Jigger & Pony
2013
Sheila Johnson opens Salamander Resort in Middleburg, Virginia Salamander Collection
2013
Parkroyal on Pickering opens in Singapore as a hotel with more planting than footprint
2014
Osim International takes a majority stake in TWG Tea TWG Tea
2016
The Singapore High Court dismisses Murjani's claims against Osim and Bouqdib TWG Tea
2017
Atlas opens at Parkview Square on 25 March with a 1,300-bottle gin tower Atlas Bar
2018
Jigger & Pony moves to the Amara Hotel when the shophouse is redeveloped Jigger & Pony
2018
Aman launches Janu as its sister brand under Vladislav Doronin Janu
2019
Ascott launches The Crest Collection The Crest Collection
2019
Raffles Residences launch Raffles Residences
2020
Banyan Tree launches Garrya Garrya
2021
Capella Group launches Patina with a house at Marina Bay Patina Hotels & Resorts
2022
Aman announces Aman at Sea, a 50-suite yacht by Sinot Aman at Sea
2023
Aman charters a private jet for its own guests Aman Jet