HVS and BISU Host 4th China Hotel Investment Summit in April 2008
Singapore | HVS, the world’s leading hospitality valuation, consulting and investment services firm, and Beijing International Studies University (BISU) will be co-hosting the China Hotel Investment Summit (CHIS) for the fourth time from 16 to 18 April 2008. The Summit will be organised jointly by HVS and Phoenix Consulting, and the event will be held at Grand Hyatt Shanghai.
The Summit will witness a gathering of hospitality captains, business leaders and hotel investors in China and around the world to discuss the latest hotel investment trends and market developments in Greater China and the rest of Asia. The theme of the 2008 Conference is 'Investing in the Fastest Growing Hotel Markets in the World’.
The scope and repertoire of topics for discussion will be expanded at the upcoming Summit. `We are raising the bar of our conference by several notches and make it a must-attend event for all who are interested to tap on the growth of the hotel markets in China and the rest of Asia. The Summit will definitely provide an excellent opportunity for global and Chinese hotel and business leaders to network amongst themselves’, says David Ling, Managing Director of HVS, Asia Pacific.
Professor Dai Bin, Associate Chancellor of Beijing International Studies University added, `We are delighted to co-host this Summit with HVS once again as we want to create a definitive platform for knowledge to be shared and for people to learn about the hotel investment vehicles in China. Through this Summit, we want to share the formula for a successful hotel partnership in China’.
The 4th China Hotel Investment Summit will provide in-depth insights to the vast opportunities for hospitality investments in the ever growing market in China and the galloping economies of Asian countries like Vietnam, Thailand, Korea and Japan. All these economies are in an upswing cycle which will provide a strong growth to the hotel real estate and tourism sectors.
The Summit has invited leading expert speakers and panellists, as well as organised social events for networking opportunities to be maximised. Please visit
HVS is a fully integrated consulting firm focussing exclusively on the hospitality industry, and provides a wide range of services to owners, lenders and operators throughout the world. Founded in 1980, HVS is the world’s leading specialist hotel and hospitality consultancy. With more than 20 offices globally, HVS offers unparalleled international hotel and hospitality market expertise. Worldwide, the firm has acted on over 15,000 assignments in over 60 countries, providing up-to-date knowledge of all of the world’s key markets. In Asia, HVS offices are located in Singapore, Shanghai, Hong Kong and New Delhi.
HVS wrote a leading book on how to appraise a hotel, available through the American Appraisal Institute. Numerous articles and surveys written by our consultants are published each year, both on a regional and a global basis, including the Hotel Valuation Index, Transactions Article, Canadian Lodging Outlook, Salary Review and more, not to mention our weekly Global Hospitality Report and regional Lodging Industry News.
Founded in 1964, Beijing International Studies University is a key nationwide renowned university of higher education and has developed into a multi-disciplinary university incorporating the liberal arts, management, economics and law, with the specialties of foreign languages and tourism as its most distinguishing features. The university is now a leading player for the tourism and hospitality industry in China.
Aware of the importance of international cooperation, Beijing International Studies University maintains exchange programs with more than 60 universities in Japan, the USA, Germany, France, Australia, Russia and Canada, among others.
Phoenix Consulting is a leading corporate service provider that organises strategic conferences, professional trainings, incentive and motivational programs as well as various corporate hospitalities for top multinational companies.
The company activities bring together industrial professionals and executives, effectively meshing both their needs, striving to create an interactive atmosphere at the events, where peers can share, compare and contrast ideas and solutions.