Meliá Hotels International, the leading Spanish hotel company with more than 370 hotels worldwide, has made further progress to ensure growth in China with the announcement of a new hotel in Shanghai, which will become its eighth property in the country.
Marriott International is offering ambitious Shanghai entrepreneurs a chance-of-a-lifetime to make their dream F&B concept come true. The opportunity comes by entering the hospitality group's ground-breaking global 'BANG!' competition. With the promise 'You have the idea, we have the space', Marriott International is inviting ideas for F&B concepts that will reinvent a lounge at Renaissance Shanghai Caohejing Hotel and JAVA+ venues at Marriott Hotel City Centre and Marriott Hotel Luwan.
The annual China Hotel Investment Watch, now in its sixth edition, serves as an important indicator of the investment climate in the Chinese hotel market for stakeholders in their effort to evolve the Chinese hotel industry to the next level!
Recently appointed as general manger of Le Royal Meridien Shanghai, Zahn will be responsible for all aspects of the hotel’s operations, enhancing employee development and guest satisfaction, strategic planning and brand recognition.
Leading Asian hospitality provider, ONYX Hospitality Group has announced two new management contracts to operate properties in China, culminating in seven new properties to be completed on the mainland by 2018 in addition to the 11 existing properties.
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has promoted George Wee to regional vice president and general manager, Fairmont Peace Hotel. With this expanded role, Wee will continue to be responsible for the overall operations, performance and strategic directions for the Fairmont Peace Hotel in Shanghai, but will now also have oversight of Fairmont hotels in China. Wee has over 30 years of experience and joined the company in 2013.
Dusit Fudu Hotels and Resorts, the Chinese joint venture hotel management company of Bangkok-based Dusit International, proudly announces it has secured two new hotel projects in China's financial capital.
Originally from Australia, Chef Nicholas has lived and worked in Asia for 10 years in total. No stranger to Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, he was an executive chef at Shangri-La Hotel Dalian. He was part of the opening team as executive chef of the Shangri-la property in Tainan, Taiwan and an executive sous chef at China World Hotel, Beijing. He also worked as chef de cuisine at several high-profile hotels, such as Intercontinental Hotel Hong Kong.
HVS, the world' leading hospitality consulting and services organization, today announced the re-structuring of its presence in China to further strengthen its prowess in the region. HVS will now operate in the country under its new Chinese name Hao Wei Sheng (豪威盛) and continue to offer Consulting & Valuation services through its offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.
Meliá Hotels International (MHI) has announced James Kim as its new Vice President in Asia Pacific, responsible for all operations in the region, reporting directly to the Regional Vice President APAC, Bernardo Cabot. Kim was previously Vice President of Operations for Howard Johnson International China within Wyndham Hotel group USA and Jin Jiang International Hotel Management Company in Shanghai. He has also held several management positions in many other international hotel brands across Asia and all over the world.
The Hotelier Awards China was held on December 11, 2014 where Bahram Sepahi of Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou was among the 16 hoteliers to take home one of the accolades. The ceremony, which honours the dedicated professionals of the hotel industry, took place in Shanghai.
Shimao Group has recently unveiled its novel concept hotel brand, MiniMax Hotel, following the initiation of its proprietary hotel branding program and debut of the first hotel under the proprietary MiniMax brand.
The School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University has formalized a collaboration with the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai to offer a dual Master of Management in Hospitality (MMH) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program. The program will have its first intake of students in fall 2015.
Suki Yu InterContinental Shanghai Ruijin has been appointed director of sales & marketing at the InterContinental Shanghai Ruijin Hotel. With nearly 15 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Ms Yu has worked for international hotel groups including Marriott, Starwood, Carlson Rezidor and Hilton.
Cachet Hotel Group (CHG), announces the completion of renovations to Shanghai's award-winning eco-boutique hotel, URBN Hotel. The new look and vision reflect URBN's brand pillars of differentiated design, comfort and high performing sustainability.
An Austrian national with over 30 years in the hospitality industry, Maximilian has vast experience in Food and Beverage and hotel operations. After graduating with an Executive MBA from Reims Management School, Reims, France, Maximilian worked with several international hotel brands including Kempinski, Hilton, Westin, Mandarin Oriental and Conrad.
Olivier Menard ESSEC (IMHI 1995) has been promoted COO & CFO greater China for the Decathlon Oxylane Group. Olivier entered the group in 1998 after close to 3 years with Accor in Indonesia and since then has climbed the career ledder through Real Estate and Financial functions with the Decathlon Oxylane Group in various locations.
How does a luxury hotel company bring its brand to life and showcase a memorable performance by highly skilled artists in China? It recruits one of the nation's finest performance arts troupes to offer spontaneous acrobatic shows in Shanghai, and then shares the beautiful video content with a global digital audience.
Dusit Fudu Hotels & Resorts, the Chinese joint venture hotel management company between leading Asian hospitality group Dusit International and local partners Changzhou Qiao Yu Group, has announced the signing of 15 hotel management agreements in its first year of operation. In addition, there are more than 12 developments under negotiation in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Changsha, Zaozhuang, Chengdu and Guiyang.
John joined Lanson Place in 2008 and was formerly the Regional General Manager of Beijing and Shanghai. In his new role, John will be responsible for all aspects of pre-opening and operating properties in China, he will also support the team in business development in China.