Park Hyatt Sanya Sunny Bay Resort announced the appointment of Mr. C.C Kyo Lin as Executive Chef. In this role, Kyo is responsible for the comprehensive management and guidance of the resort's culinary team.
Park Hyatt Sanya Sunny Bay Resort has announced the appointment of Director of Food and Beverage Lea Burel.
Michael Parker has been appointed managing director of Rosewood Sanya, which will open early 2017 as the first China resort for the ultra-luxury Rosewood Hotels & Resorts brand.
Eric Kee will join Mandarin Oriental, Sanya in May from his most recent role as General Manager of Pan Pacific, Xiamen. Eric has 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry. He first joined Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group in 1996 as Senior Assistant Front Office Manager at Mandarin Oriental, Macau. He then worked with several hotel groups in China, Malaysia, Macau and Japan before returning to the Group in 2011 as Hotel Manager for The Excelsior, Hong Kong.
Wyndham Hotel Group further increased its growing footprint in China today with the opening of Wyndham Sanya Bay, marking the first entry of the company's upscale Wyndham Hotels and Resorts® brand to Sanya, China's premier Hainan Island resort destination. This new addition in Sanya is the latest step in the Hotel Group's strategic efforts to expand its namesake Wyndham® brand to high-demand markets throughout China. This year, the brand has added locations in Shenzhen, Qingdao, Maoming and Urumqi. Currently, 19 hotels are open and operating in the country under the Wyndham brand flag. "Sanya has become one of China's most dynamic tourism spots, hitting tourism revenues of more than RMB 11 billion in the first quarter of this year and being ranked among the top domestic destinations in the country during this year's Golden Week, making this a vital time for us to be present in the market with our upscale Wyndham brand," said Leo Liu, Wyndham Hotel Group's president and managing director for Greater China. "We've successfully added five Wyndham properties to our portfolio so far this year and we foresee double-digit growth in openings next year. The opening of Wyndham Sanya Bay adds to the promising foundation we're laying for the Wyndham brand's future expansion into top tourist and commercial cities." Wyndham Sanya Bay is situated along the longest coastal stretch in Asia and within Sanya's sole business plaza, Leaguer Moho Plaza, ideally positioning it to serve both business and leisure travelers. The property is located five kilometers from Sanya Phoenix International Airport, a short drive to Sanya downtown and near scenic landmarks including Luhuitou Park, West Island and Beauty Crown Culture Center. The hotel's 401 spacious guest rooms, including 29 suites, span 15 floors. All feature sea-facing balconies and open kitchens. Leisure amenities include a spa with a 700-square- meter waterside pavilion, a 2,500-square-meter swimming pool, a hot spring pond, a fitness center, and a 500- square-meter Kid's Club featuring an indoor play area and an outdoor water park. Wyndham Sanya Bay's meeting and event facilities consist of a 1,000-square-meter grand ballroom, four function rooms and a business center. Two on-site restaurants, Moblue and Genoa, offer local Hainan and Cantonese cuisine and international dishes daily.The newly opened hotel participates in Wyndham Rewards®, the simple-to-use, revolutionary new loyalty programme from Wyndham Hotel Group offering members a generous points earning structure along with a flat, free night redemption rate – the first of its kind for a major rewards programme. Information is available at www.wyndhamrewards.com.cn. In September of this year, Wyndham Hotel Group became the first global hospitality company to reach the 1,000 hotel mark in Greater China. A key region of focus for more than a decade, the landmark achievement came after years of accelerated growth and the strategic roll-out of six of the company's hotel brands in more than 260 cities and 30 provinces.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced the opening of Park Hyatt Sanya Sunny Bay Resort in Sanya on Hainan Island, China's southernmost province widely known as "the Hawaii of China." The hotel marks the fifth Park Hyatt hotel in China, as well as the 35th Park Hyatt hotel in the world.
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is proud to announce the opening of its third hotel under the flagship Marriott Hotels brand in Hainan Province, China – Sanya Marriott Hotel Dadonghai Bay. The 458-room resort hotel sits at the foot of the picturesque Luhuitou Mountain and overlooks the beachfront and ocean. The hotel features two iconic buildings landscaped around four outdoor pools including one infinity-edged pool, luxuriant tropical gardens and a grand seafront lawn, plus the debut of an exciting new Marriott dining concept in China.
Kerzner International Holdings Limited, which through its subsidiaries is a leading international developer and operator of destination resorts, casinos and luxury hotels, in partnership with China Gezhouba Group Real Estate, is pleased to announce that construction has commenced on One&Only Sanya on Haitang Bay on Hainan in China. Featuring 192 luxurious guest rooms, suites and villas, One&Only Sanya will command enviable views of Azure waters from over 1,240 feet of private coastline and over 27 acres of coconut palms set amidst dramatic water gardens throughout the resort. This will be the first resort in China for the ultra-luxury One&Only brand and is expected to establish a whole new level of luxury experience for the region.
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts® has been appointed by Poly Real Estate Group to manage Rosewood Sanya, scheduled to open 2017. It is the third Rosewood property to be announced in mainland China following Rosewood Beijing (opening Spring 2014) and Rosewood Chongqing (opening 2015.) The property will join an exclusive group of Rosewood resorts located across the Caribbean and Atlantic, United States and Mexico, and upcoming in Thailand and Indonesia.
Fosun International Limited (together with its subsidiaries, "Fosun"), the leading non-state owned enterprise in China, has entered into an agreement with Kerzner International Holdings Limited ("Kerzner"), a leading international developer and operator of destination resorts, casinos and luxury hotels for a new, cutting-edge Atlantis resort along the Haitang Bay National Coast. This will be the first Atlantis resort in China and only the third Atlantis worldwide.
Wyndham Hotel Group, the world's largest hotel company with over 7,170 hotels and part of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN), today announced its continued expansion in China with the recent signing of four agreements to manage four new hotels under the upscale Wyndham® Hotels and Resorts brand. The properties, currently under construction in Sanya, Huangshan, Hangzhou and Xuzhou, will join Wyndham Hotel Group's already impressive 470 hotels in operation in China.
The Luxury Collection, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT), today unveils The Royal Begonia, A Luxury Collection Resort, celebrating the brand's eagerly anticipated arrival in Sanya. Located on the southern tropical island of Hainan, The Royal Begonia joins the legendary Astor Hotel in Tianjin and The Hongta Hotel in Shanghai as the first Luxury Collection resort in China. With this opening, The Luxury Collection brand continues its growth momentum globally with the debut of ten hotels and resorts in Asia Pacific this year alone, including Shanghai, Jaipur and Chennai in India, the Blue Mountains, Australia as well as Koh Samui, Thailand and Jakarta, Indonesia.
Kerzner International Holdings Limited, which through its subsidiaries is a leading international developer and operator of destination resorts, casinos and luxury hotels, has entered into an agreement with Hainan Gezhouba Industrial Company Limited with the assistance of Greentown Hotel Management Co., Ltd., to develop and operate a new One&Only resort on Tufu Bay in Sanya, Hainan, China. With approximately 180 luxurious guest rooms and villas, One&Only Sanya will be nestled amidst 40-acres of coconut palms and ancient rosewood trees, commanding enviable views from over a half-kilometre of private coastline. This will be One&Only's first resort in China. It is anticipated to begin welcoming guests in early 2014.
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, has signed a two-brand hotel management contact with Yanlord Land Group Limited (Yanlord Land Group) today, to further strengthen its leadership position in Sanya, one of the China's most popular resort destinations. This signing also marks a strategic step of both companies into the newly developed Haitang Bay in Sanya. The new Crowne Plaza Sanya Haitang Bay and Hotel Indigo Sanya Haitang Bay complex, to open in 2014, creates a completely new development concept.
Marriott International, Inc. further strengthened its positioning of the Renaissance Hotels brand with the opening of the stylish 507-room Renaissance Sanya Resort & Spa today in China. Set on a stretch of pristine beach in the luxury resort area of Haitang Bay, China’s recently declared National Coast, the Renaissance Sanya Resort & Spa is a tropical palace with breathtaking oriental design features reflecting its locale in China’s tropical Hainan Island, giving the hotel a wonderful sense of place.
Dusit International, one of Asia’s leading international hotel chains, reaches another major milestone with the announcement of its first Dusit property in China - Dusit Thani Sanya. The resort is located at Ziangshui Bay, a new exclusive enclave on the island. Opening in December 2010, Dusit Thani Sanya is located on Hainan Island which is often referred to as the “Hawaii of the East” and the actual location of the resort is on the most easterly point of the island with spectacular views of the ocean and the coastline.