Although Chinese consumer confidence is growing, desire for travel has shown a faltering recovery due to sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks. A predictable pattern is emerging where desire for travel recovers roughly two months after a decline and even though international travel is restricted, the desire for travel remains. Furthermore, travelers’ preferences are shifting, with implications for travel companies.
Anantara's world renowned luxury is coming to China's Anji County in northwestern Zhejiang Province. A popular escape for nature lovers and hailed as an eco-tourism destination, Anji County is located three-hours' drive from Shanghai and less than an hour's drive from Zhejiang's capital of Hangzhou.
Langham Hospitality has appointed Philip Ding as Head of Operations, Vice President China.
Mainland China’s hotel industry surpassed its 2019 comparable in Lunar New Year average daily rate (ADR) even with substantially lower occupancy, according to preliminary data from STR.
As seen in the Q4 2021 China Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), China's total hotel construction pipeline at the end of the fourth quarter stands at 3,693 projects/700,567 rooms, up 9% by projects and rooms year-over-year (YOY).Despite the country’s COVID-19 travel restrictions for international visitors, hotel construction and development in China continued to thrive throughout 2021. At year-end, both projects and rooms in the construction pipeline are at new all-time highs, marking the highest totals the country has ever seen.
Overlap between the Lunar New Year, 2022 Winter Olympic Games and the ongoing pandemic will create a conflicting mix of demand drivers for hoteliers in Beijing. With New Year celebrations typically driving travelers out of major metros, the Olympic Games pushing demand into the event center, and China’s zero-tolerance COVID-19 precautions overlaying both major events, February will be a month to remember for the Chinese capital.
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has introduced its legendary hospitality to the vibrant southern China city of Shenzhen, with the opening of Mandarin Oriental, Shenzhen.
Chinese consumers are progressing from merely dreaming of travel in 2022 to setting clearer travel plans, according to Dragon Trail International’s latest China Travel Market Monitor, which surveys 1,045 Chinese citizens who have had recent international travel experience.
Keyestone Group, a Hong Kong-based conglomerate focused on the development and management of high-quality premier projects in the Greater China region, and Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE:H), a leading global hospitality company, today announced plans for China's first Hello Kitty Hotel in Sanya, Hainan. The hotel will be developed by the Keyestone Group and added to the JdV by Hyatt brand. It is expected to open by 2025 as part of the Sanya Hello Kitty Resort - the first Hello Kitty theme park in Hainan Province.
Slated to open in 2025, the urban escape will bring thought-provoking design and innovative programming.
Mandarin Oriental, Shenzhen, the Group's newest luxury hotel in China's Greater Bay Area, is scheduled to open on 20 January 2022.
Conrad Shanghai is poised to herald a new era of modern luxury in Shanghai: the pearl of Asia.
Shangri-La Shougang Park, Beijing, a new hotel where heartfelt hospitality meets century-old industrial heritage, officially opens today, just in time for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The hotel's design pairs Shougang's unique industrial landscape and cultural elements with Shangri-La's design aesthetics and sustainability concepts. As well as bringing vitality and timeless hospitality to Shougang Park,the "new landmark of the capital city's revival," the hotel will provide dedicated service to visitors as one of the Official Hotels of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
On 25 November 2021, STR held the Shenzhen Hotel Data Information Seminar at Hilton Shenzhen Futian.
New research from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) reveals the recovery of China’s Travel & Tourism sector has soared ahead of many major tourism markets such as France and the U.S., and ahead of the global recovery.
Leading international hospitality management company, Hilton (NYSE: HLT), today celebrated a new milestone in China with the opening of its 400th hotel in the country — Hilton Lanzhou City Center. The opening marks the first hotel under Hilton Hotels & Resorts in Gansu Province, and signals a positive growth momentum for the company amidst a challenging year to continue the rapid expansion of its extensive presence in the market.
Dual-branded development rolls luxury and lifestyle hotels into single holiday and leisure resort.
Professor Peng Liu and Terence Loh ’97, MBA ’06 challenge students to solve a real-world business problem in their case study, “Real Estate: Private Equity Investment in Shanghai.” This research was published jointly by the Center for Hospitality Research and the Center for Real Estate and Finance.
Dusit International, one of Thailand's leading hotel and property development companies, represented in China by Dusit Fudu Hotels and Resorts, has signed a hotel management agreement with Zhejiang Dahua Group to operate Dusit Thani Tianmu Mountain, Hangzhou, a luxury resort in an area of outstanding natural beauty in Lin'an County within Hangzhou, one of the most prosperous cities in China.
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has appointed Mark S. Bradford as General Manager of Mandarin Oriental, Shenzhen.