Taxi driver A. Mohd keeps a notebook to jot down new names of hotels and their locations.

Smart move that, for there have been several instances of existing hotels taking on new names in recent months, either because of rebranding or owners taking charge.

Last month, Le Meridien hotel in Orchard Road became the Concorde Hotel. If the latter sounds familiar, it is because that is the old name of the current Holiday Inn Atrium in Havelock Road.

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