Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton Worldwide's (NYSE: HLT) upscale global hotel brand, today announced the opening of Hilton Garden Inn Chengdu Huayang, which is owned by Huayinda Real Estate Co., Ltd and managed by Hilton Worldwide. The 202-room Hilton Garden Inn Chengdu Huayang is the brand's first of Hilton Worldwide's pipeline of six Hilton Garden Inn branded hotels to open in the city.
HONG KONG -- Lanson Place Hospitality Management Limited ("Lanson Place" or the "Company"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wing Tai Properties Limited (HKEx stock code: 369) is pleased to announce that it has signed a new management contract with Guangzhou R&F Properties Company Limited ("R&F", HKEx stock code: 2777) to operate the new Lanson Place Tianfu Square Serviced Residences in Chengdu R&F Centre. This marks Lanson Place's first property in western China and its 11th property.
International hospitality provider ONYX Hospitality Group has signed a management agreement with Junson Capital for a new project in Chengdu, China, under the serviced apartment brand, Shama, this brings the group's total number of properties in the region to 61, including 20 in the pipeline.
Chef Rick Gonzalez comes to Six Senses Qing Cheng Mountain following previous roles at the recently opened Six Senses Douro Valley in Portugal and with Six Senses Zil Pasyon in the Seychelles, opening Fall 2016.
Rajan comes from Tamil Nadu in India. With 10 years experience working and living in China, he has impressive fluency with the local language and dialect. He says that although having worked for a longer period close to Beijing, he attributes his pronounced Shanghainese dialect to having to be clearly and quickly understood by taxi drivers. Rajan says that the locations, values and culture of Six Senses are factors that attracted him to join the team in Six Senses Qing Cheng Mountain. Having read about how Six Senses achieves its success and market position through being ‘Out of the Ordinary’, he headed straight to Sichuan for an introduction. In addition to his regular duties, he also devotes a lot time to the planning board developing the resort’s ballroom, which is due to open by June 2016. He feels it would be the perfect location for weddings, product launches and meetings and wants the facility to be ideal for guests and planners. His professional experience has taken him from being a management trainee at Le Royal Meridian in Chennai, India to a restaurant manager at Ritz Carlton in Sanya, China; St Regis pre-opening in Sanya and MGM pre-opening in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Recently he has held the positions of assistant food and beverage manager and food and beverage manager with Hilton International in Shijiazhuang, China. With his expertise and fresh insights, Rajan ensures that Six Senses Qing Cheng Mountain will continuously provide guests with an unforgettable dining experience and excellent service. Rajan’s wife Laarni and their daughter Carlynkaye will soon be joining him from Beijing. They are truly looking forward to the clear sky and the surroundings of Qing Cheng Mountain where they feel will be a perfect place to raise a family.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today the opening of Grand Hyatt Chengdu in the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. The first Hyatt-branded hotel in Sichuan, Grand Hyatt Chengdu will introduce the Grand Hyatt brand of bold, worldly and extraordinary hospitality offering multicultural experiences that broaden guests' horizons and celebrate the magnificence that life has to offer.
International luxury hotel group Wanda Hotels & Resorts announced the official opening of their new Wanda Reign hotel in Chengdu today. Wanda Reign is the group's most premium brand of luxury hotels, and the Chengdu property is its second hotel, after Wanda Reign Wuhan, to be under this brand, as well as the brand's first location in China's southwest region.
Prior to joining Marco Polo Hotels, Vences was the Executive Assistant Manager of Food and Beverage for one of the most iconic hotels in the world - the Burj Al Arab in Dubai, UAE. He has also worked in the grandest hotel properties in New Delhi, Chile, Singapore and Hong Kong, holding various executive posts in the Food and Beverage field. Eric Waldburger, President of Marco Polo Hotels, had words of praise for Vences: “Adriano is a passionate and strong general manager who has time and time again demonstrated his ability to effectively improve all aspects of a hotel, from operations and guest service to the restaurants and bars. This experience has helped him quickly transform Niccolo into the city’s epicentre for events.”
Manish Puri has been appointed general manager at Six Senses Qing Cheng Mountain which is located at the gateway to the majestic Qing Cheng Mountains.
Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) andHilton Hotels & Resorts today opened Hilton Chengdu, the first of the global hospitality company's 11 hotels in the pipeline in the city of Chengdu, China. Marking the entry of the Hilton brand in the city, Hilton Chengdu is the 30th Hilton branded hotel to operate in China, and adds to Hilton Worldwide's portfolio of over 60 hotels operating in the Greater China region. Hilton Chengdu is owned by George Seaton Real Estate Co., LTD and managed by Hilton Worldwide.
Six Senses Qing Cheng Mountain is going that extra mile with conservation and environmental responsibility. The resort, which opened August 1, incorporates all the Six Senses sustainability benchmarks for which the group is recognized and has now taken a step further with the introduction of a Tesla Model S electric vehicle for airport transfers.
Following the launch of The Opposite House in Beijing and The Upper House in Hong Kong, Swire Hotels has opened its third property from The House Collective - The Temple House in Chengdu.
Marco Polo Hotels' 2015 Marketing Conference was recently held at their newest luxury hotel, Niccolo Chengdu. The hotel is located in the renowned International Finance Square complex in the capital of Sichuan, China.
Marco Polo Hotels chose the recently opened new luxury hotel brand, Niccolo Chengdu, China, for the General Managers Conference to showcase the new direction for the company. General Managers, Food & Beverage Directors and Executive Chefs gathered to take part in a strategic meeting as well as to exchange ideas and best practices during the conference held in May.
Ultratravel Collection, a joint venture between Travel Leaders Group, Global Hotel Alliance ("GHA") and Ultratravel, today announced that the first hotel of new luxury brand, Niccolo by Marco Polo, namely Niccolo Chengdu, is to become a member of the Ultratravel Collection.
Brett Model has been appointed resort manager at Six Senses Qing Cheng Mountain which opens in mid-2015.
China's fabled Diaoyutai State Guesthouse and American hospitality giant MGM Resorts International today officially opened The Diaoyutai Boutique Chengdu in the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. The partners collaborate in China together through Diaoyutai MGM Hospitality, Ltd. and have previously opened the MGM Grand Sanya in Hainan Province.
Cachet Hotel Group (CHG) is launching its flagship CACHET brand in Chengdu, China's high technology capital in 2016. Presently under construction, the Cachet Hotel boasts a prime location in the High Tech Zone and is part of a mixed-use development called Chengdu Jinbao Plaza, comprising office and commercial towers, a financial center and a luxury shopping mall.
Gary joins Dorsett from Starwood Hotels and Resorts where he spent the past 7 years in various senior executive roles in hotels based in Shenzhen, Shanghai, Sanya and Macau. He was most recently General Manager of the Westin Resort Macau where he implemented the successful development of marketing and sales strategies resulting in greater market share, profitability and yield improvement. In addition to his extensive hotel experience, Gary brings with him rich experience in domestic and international Sales & Marketing in leisure tourism as well as airline industries having worked with Qantas Airways Ltd in Australia, Africa and Taiwan; and was also Head of Leisure Travel for Brisbane Marketing.
St. Regis® Hotels & Resorts, part ofStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. (NYSE:HOT), today announces the highly anticipated grand opening of The St. Regis Chengdu. Debuting exactly 110 years after the first St. Regis hotel inNew York City opened its doors in 1904, The St. RegisChengdu continues the legacy of the luxury brand thoughtfully built for a new generation of global travelers. With this opening, St. Regis reaches 33 hotels around the world.