Philip Ding has been appointed as Head of Operations, Vice President China at Langham Hospitality
Langham Hospitality has appointed Philip Ding as Head of Operations, Vice President China.
Langham Hospitality has appointed Philip Ding as Head of Operations, Vice President China.
CWT, the Business-to-Business-for-Employees (B2B4E) travel management platform, has appointed Laura Wang as Director of Global Supplier Management (GSM) China. In this role, Laura will lead the negotiation and implementation of air, ground transportation and hotel agreements to ensure robust, broad and value-optimized business travel products and services for all CWT China customers.
Hotel Okura Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce Shanghai Sheshan Okura hotel will open in 2024. The new hotel is located in the scenic Sheshan Tourist Resort in Shanghai. Hotel Okura Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Urban Construction Construction Industry Group have signed a hotel operation and management agreement on August 31, 2020.
The PuLi Hotel and Spa (The PuLi), the acclaimed luxury property managed by Urban Resort Concepts (URC), is pleased to announce Mr. Olivier Zatka has been appointed General Manager, effective July 2021. The PuLi is China's first luxury urban resort, with 193 rooms and 36 suites. The hotel is renowned for its refined aesthetic, luxury with 24-hour dedicated Guest Service, Michelin-starred restaurant PHÉNIX, a state-of-the-art wellness center and UR Spa.
Club Med has appointed Rachael Harding as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of East, South Asia and Pacific.
JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group today announced the appointment of Tao Zhou as Managing Director and Head of Greater China. Based in Shanghai, Tao assumed the newly-created role on 15 July and will draw on his extensive Greater China hospitality experience to facilitate the next phase of growth for the business in this priority market.
J Hotel has debuted its inaugural property today atop the Shanghai Tower, the tallest skyscraper in China and second-tallest in the world. J Hotel Shanghai Tower has reached a new milestone of success among China's homegrown hotels as it occupies the highest point in Shanghai. Jin Jiang International Hotels, China's largest and the world's second-largest hotel group, debuts the premiere luxury hospitality brand after dedicating ten years into its detailed curation, masterful craft, and opulent design. J Hotel weaves together broad influences from different realms of art and culture to bring a unique luxury perspective to Shanghai. It merges artistic touches throughout its design for palatial staterooms and the best in lifestyle, wellbeing, food & beverage, technology, and hospitality services, presenting an exclusive travel experience crafted with authentic Chinese flair.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced the opening of Hyatt Regency Shanghai Songjiang. Facing Wulong Lake in the heart of the Ecology Business District and surrounded by shopping malls and residences, the 256-room hotel offers an energizing hub for guests and World of Hyatt members to connect with the bustling business and tourism district.
Marriott International, Inc. today announced the highly-anticipated opening of JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai Fengxian, marking the historic 50th Marriott International hotel to open in Shanghai. Located on Hangzhou Bay in the city's Fengxian seaside district, just an hour's drive south of metropolitan Shanghai, the new hotel promises to be a sophisticated and luxurious sanctuary designed to let guest's relax and rediscover a sense of balance in mind and body, as well as a convenient gateway to Shanghai and nearby cities such as Hangzhou and Suzhou.
InterContinental Hotels Group announced the appointment of Mr. Christoph Hoeflich as General Manager of InterContinental Shanghai Hongqiao NECC. Born and raised in Germany, he has over 25 years of experience in operational management of world-class hotels and has worked in 10 countries within 4 continents. Prior to his new appointment, he had been the General Manager of the 500-room Langham Place Guangzhou.
Situated in an emerging business and leisure destination in Southeast Shanghai, the new hotel sets the stage for an inspiring stay for guests through its signature service and facilities.
The Hotel Plus 2020, hosted by Shanghai Sinoexpo Informa Markets, concluded with great success at National Exhibition and Convention Centre (NECC) in Shanghai, China from 12th - 14th August. Over the 3-day period, the show was packed with more than 110,000 professional visitors to develop business networking with industry peers from the community of hotel, design, retailing, cleaning and real estate.
ONYX Hospitality Group, one of the region's leading hotel management companies, today announces the appointment of Ethan Cai as Senior Vice President & Head of China, as part of its long-term commitment towards the China market. Based in the Shanghai regional office and reporting to Craig Bond, Executive Vice President, Operations, ONYX Hospitality Group, Ethan will lead the operations and development of the company's portfolio of hotels and serviced apartments in China, exploring new businesses and project deals while overseeing the group's ongoing expansion and pre-openings including the upcoming Shama Hub New City Changchun and Shama Hub West Coast Haikou.
Mark Passmore has a wealth of experience in many different aspects of the hospitality industry. After graduating from the University of Gloucestershire, Mark eventually went on to serve as Deputy General Manager at the Hotel Seattle in Brighton as well as numerous other postings with Alias Hotels throughout the UK. He served as General Manager at the Avon Gorge Hotel in Bristol before moving his focus to Asia to join Swire Hotels in Hong Kong in 2007. Mark later moved on to become the General Manager of The Temple House in 2013, overseeing the preopening and opening of the award-winning property. In 2016, he relocated to Beijing as General Manager of the group's first property, The Opposite House. Together with The Opposite House team, Mark welcomed the 10th Year anniversary of the House in 2018. Later in 2020, he was transferred to Shanghai and took on the role of General Manager at The Middle House. Mark is passionate about photography, travel, and fine food and drink.
Rosewood has signed an agreement with Shanghai-based property development company, Lonsen Land Group, to manage a new luxury hotel in mainland China.
The next edition of Hotel Plus, the annual trade show for the hotel and commercial space industry in Shanghai, has been postponed to 12-14 August 2020 after deep communication with partners, exhibitors and visitors. As part of the hospitality and commercial space community, Hotel Plus is liable to help companies to recover from business disruption relying on powerful industry influence and rich marketing resource. By working together, we will make it through.
IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world's leading hotel companies, today announces the signing of a management agreement with Shanghai 21st Century Hotel Co., Ltd. for its iconic property located in Lujiazui, Shanghai, China. From 16 May 2020, the hotel will be officially branded as Regent Shanghai Pudong and ready to welcome guests with a truly unique and luxury experience, which the legendary brand is famous for. All existing reservations will be automatically forwarded and honoured by Regent Shanghai Pudong. Guests will be able to experience the understated luxury and intuitive service brought by Regent seamlessly. Under the deal, IHG will also take over the management of its luxury apartments, which sit above the hotel in the same tower. Expanding its luxury footprint, IHG announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Regent Hotels & Resorts in March 2018 and brought the much-loved brand into the top end of its portfolio. Since then IHG has worked quickly to combine its expertise in luxury with Regent's deep heritage and revered legacy, relaunching the brand by evolving it to appeal to the modern luxury traveller. Set amidst the magnificent skyline of the Lujiazui financial district, Regent Shanghai Pudong will be the first Regent hotel opened globally after the acquisition. Meanwhile, renovation is already underway to rebrand the iconic InterContinental Hong Kong into a Regent hotel in 2021, bringing the hotel back to its roots as it first opened its doors as a Regent in 1980. In addition, the brand is also expecting new openings in Phu Quoc, Vietnam later this year, Bali, Indonesia in 2021, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as well as Chengdu, China in 2023.
Shanghai Jinqiao Export Processing Zone is located at Pudong New District, Shanghai. Jinqiao used to be a state-level economic and technological development zone established at the beginning of Pudong New District's development in 1990, with a planned area of 27.38 square kilometers.
In view of the evolving novel coronavirus situation, Shanghai Sinoexpo Informa Markets International Exhibition Co., Ltd., the organizer of Hotel Plus, decided to postpone the expo after extensive consultation with exhibitors and industry stakeholders.
Thomas Schmitt-Glaeser has been appointed as the new General Manager of the Sukhothai Shanghai and Vice President for The Sukhothai Hotels & Resorts, effective on 15 January 2020. Prior to joining The Sukhothai Shanghai, Thomas had been the General Manager of The Sukhothai Bangkok since 2016.