Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT), today announced it has signed an agreement with Ningxia Minsheng Real Estate Co., Ltd. to debut its eco-wise Element brand hotel in Yinchuan—the capital city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (NHAR) in northwest China. Slated to open in early 2021, the opening of Element Yinchuan Binhe marks Starwood's entry into Yinchuan.
The highly anticipated Dusit Thani Dongtai, Jiangsu Hotel announces its official opening, making it the first internationally branded deluxe hotel in the city and the very first Dusit Thani to launch in the People's Republic of China.
FRHI Hotels & Resorts, in a joint venture with China's Jiangsu Golden Land Group, today announced the debut of Neqta Hotels, a new brand and hotel portfolio consisting of upper mid-scale hotels located in some of the most in-demand destinations across China.* The inaugural hotel to fly the Neqta flag opened today in Shanghai's Xuhui District, close to the city's World Expo site, and a second state-of-the-art hotel is expected to debut soon in Nanjing.
Marriott International today announced the opening of Renaissance Nanjing Olympic Centre Hotel, its first hotel in Nanjing, recognized as one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China. Renaissance Hotels is a highly acclaimed hotel brand appealing to next generation lifestyle business travelers who seek to discover unexpected cultural experiences with every trip. Under a long-term management agreement with Huatai Securities Co., Ltd., the 251- room Renaissance Nanjing Olympic Centre Hotel invites guests to enjoy their trips with inspiring discoveries in Nanjing, dubbed as "the City of Emperors" for being the capital city of several dynasties in ancient China.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today the opening of Hyatt Regency Changchun, marking the first Hyatt-branded hotel in the capital city of Jilin province, northeast China, and the first high-end business hotel to open in the city's downtown area in almost two decades.
With the start of a new year, Sheraton Hotels & Resorts is pleased to announce the designation of Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central as a Sheraton Grand hotel, welcoming it to the brand's new premier tier of hotels recognized for their enticing destinations, distinguished designs and excellence in service and guest experiences. Joining 17 other Sheraton Grand properties around the world, Sheraton Grand Macao Hotel, Cotai Central is recognized for its enviable location in the heart of the vibrant Cotai Strip®, among other defining qualities. Starwood's largest hotel globally, Sheraton Grand Macao Hotel features more than 4,000 guestrooms, with luxurious suites newly introduced on the uppermost levels of the hotel. Sheraton Grand is one of many initiatives currently underway for Sheraton 2020, a comprehensive plan designed to solidify Sheraton as a leading global hotel brand of choice, everywhere.
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the world's largest and most dynamic hotel groups, today signed a management agreement for Radisson RED Guangzhou South Station. Owned by Guangzhou ROFO Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., this new-build hotel is the second Radisson RED hotel for Carlson Rezidor in China and its fifth in Asia Pacific. Radisson RED Guangzhou South Station is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2018 and brings Carlson Rezidor's Asia Pacific pipeline to 91 hotels.
Regent Hotels & Resorts is delighted to announce the appointment of Nicholas Emery as General Manager of Regent Beijing.
Cachet Hotel Group today announced its plan to expand the Cachet brand within the highly anticipated Zhejiang Circuit in Shaoxing, China. Renowned as the "Oriental Venice", Shaoxing is a city lined with numerous canals, waterways and home to China's largest car manufacturers and brands.
Economic slowdown continued to affect tourism and hotel markets across Asia in the third quarter.
Based in Beijing, Liu joins STR Global from TSA Solutions, where she spent the past two years as regional director of business development for the Greater China market. Liu has nearly 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry, having worked both on the supplier side and for technology partners throughout Greater China. Including its London headquarters, STR Global maintains a presence in 11 locations around the world.
CapitaLand's wholly owned serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott), will make available its global network of serviced residences on Alitrip, an online travel service platform under Chinese e-commerce giant the Alibaba Group, a first for any serviced residence company. The partnership will allow Ascott to deepen access to over 100 million Chinese travellers currently served by Alitrip. Ascott already has 24 of its China properties with 4,300 apartment units available for booking by Alitrip users through a directly operated online flagship store. It will list its global network of more than 26,000 apartment units operating in over 60 cities on the one-stop online travel platform by June this year. Mr Lee Chee Koon, Ascott's Chief Executive Officer, said: "Ascott is delighted to be the world's first serviced residence company to form this global partnership with Alitrip. Chinese travellers can look forward to even more travel options on our Alitrip store, when Ascott doubles our portfolio to 80,000 units globally by 2020. China is the world's second largest economy, and rising incomes are driving domestic travel and making it the world's biggest outbound travel market. These are potential customers for Ascott and our penetration of the Chinese market is already contributing to Ascott's business worldwide." "Chinese are amongst Ascott's top customers at our properties globally with revenue surging by 36% year-on-year. Our serviced residences are ideal for Chinese families who enjoy the privacy of individual bedrooms and the convenience of a kitchen within a spacious apartment. Ascott's partnership with Alitrip follows our recent investment in Tujia.com International, China's largest online apartment sharing platform where our properties outside of China will also be available for booking by first quarter of this year." Mr Lee elaborated: "With 668 million citizens online, China is home to the world's largest community of Internet users and consumers are increasingly using social channels as well as websites to review, book and pay for their holidays at home or abroad. As Chinese travellers become increasingly tech-savvy and independent, they prefer to customise their travel itineraries, with more than 70% of outbound travellers in 2014 booking trips on their own rather than joining tour groups, we foresee further growth in independent travellers. Our The Ascott Limited (Regn No.: 197900881N) No. 168 Robinson Road #30-01 Capital Tower Singapore 068912 t (65) 6713 2888 f (65) 6713 2121 www.the-ascott.com QATAR SAUDI ARABIA SINGAPORE SOUTH KOREA SPAIN THAILAND TURKEY UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA VIETNAM "we define global living" AUSTRALIA BAHRAIN BELGIUM CAMBODIA CHINA FRANCE GEORGIA GERMANY INDIA INDONESIA JAPAN LAOS MALAYSIA MYANMAR OMAN PHILIPPINES strategic partnerships with Alitrip and Tujia.com International reinforce Ascott's commitment to create a seamless O2O (Offline-to-Online and Online-to-Offline) experience for our guests as we reach out to these hundreds of millions of Internet and smartphone users in China." Mr Kevin Goh, Ascott's Managing Director for North Asia, added: "Since opening Ascott's online store on Alitrip with our properties in China in August 2015, we have seen high traffic and strong sales. By directly managing Ascott's online store on Alitrip we are able to be nimble in running promotions such as special offers to drive Ascott Online Advantage member signups and the sale of cash vouchers for subsequent reservations. We are positive that the partnership will allow Ascott to tap on the growing segment of tech-savvy, independent travellers." Mr Goh added: "Customers who have booked their stays with Ascott through Alitrip can now use the "Post Post Pay" service at our properties in China. Qualified guests will be able to reserve apartments without paying a deposit and can enjoy express check-out by having payments automatically deducted from their Alipay accounts. The "Post Post Pay" service will also be available for our global properties by this year." China is now Ascott's largest market with the most number of properties and it is also the largest international serviced residence owner-operator in China with over 14,000 apartment units across 24 Chinese cities. The latest partnership with Alitrip comes on the back of Ascott's recent collaborations with various online and technology leaders. In August 2015, Ascott invested in Tujia.com International to harness growth opportunities in the O2O space. In April 2015, Ascott was the first global serviced residence company to embrace Internet of Things- ready smart serviced residences in collaboration with Samsung Asia Pte Ltd.
Wyndham Hotel Group has expanded its footprint of more than 1,000 hotels in China thanks to the debut of the country's first Wyndham Garden® property, opening recently in Suzhou. Conveniently situated in the heart "the Venice of the East," known for its scenic canals and bridges, the 289-room Wyndham Garden Suzhou is adjacent to bustling Guanqian Street and four garden areas popular with tourists. It is just 30 minutes from Shanghai by high- speed rail and a short drive from a number of world-class cultural heritage sites including Tiger Hill, The Humble Administrator's Garden, Lion Grove and Hanshan Temple.
A native of Shanghai, Mr. James Xi began his hospitality career at Shanghai Hilton in 1987. In early 1991, Mr. Xi immigrated to the United States to complete his MBA majoring in Hospitality Management at University of Houston. This commenced his journey with the hospitality industry overseas, where his experience spanned across the prestigious hotel brands, Hilton Hotel & Conference Centre, Embassy Suites Hotel, Double Tree by Hilton and Adams Mark Hotel. He held numerous leadership positions in these hotels including Executive Assistant Manager and Resident Manager. Mr. Xi joined Shangri-La Hotel International Management Company in 2002. His first assignment was Resident Manager at Shangri-La Hotel Dalian followed in the same role at Shangri-La Hotel Changchun. He was promoted to General Manager in 2004 and successfully opened Traders Hotel Kunshan by Shangri-La, Shangri-La Hotel Wenzhou and Shangri-La Hotel Changzhou respectively in 2005, 2009 and 2012 with great pre-opening and post-opening achievements. Under his leadership, Shangri-La Hotel Wenzhou was awarded Hotel of the Year for the entire Shangri-La group. Most recently he led the team of Shangri-La Hotel Yangzhou and successfully turned-around the hotel performance, leading to outstanding achievements in market share ranking, gross operating profit and guest service excellence from 2013 to 2015.
Jin Jiang International Hotels officially announces the opening of its newest property, Yin Run Town Hotel, located in Anji, Zhejiang province following the opening of the Yin Run Jin Jiang Castle Hotel.
Michel Molliet has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of AccorHotels, Greater China, effective January 01, 2016. In his new role, he will oversee the management of the group’s 125 operating hotels and projects in the pipeline across mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, a portfolio which includes 10 brands from the luxury and upscale to midscale and economy segments.
Dusit Fudu Hotels and Resorts is pleased to announce the signing of an agreement with Zhuzhou Nature Real Estate Development Company Limited to manage the first upscale, internationally branded lifestyle resort in Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province.
Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) andHilton Hotels & Resorts today announced the opening ofHilton Zhuzhou, Hilton Worldwide's first hotel in Hunan Province, China. The opening marks the 32ndHilton branded hotel in China. The hotel is owned by Hunan Dahan Group Co., Ltd. and managed by Hilton Worldwide."Helping global travelers find new experiences has been in Hilton's DNA since we opened our first hotel in 1919, and we are proud to extend our renowned hospitality to travelers visiting Zhuzhou. Hilton Zhuzhou is the perfect choice for guests, especially business travelers, and we look forward to capturing the growing corporate and MICE segments of this important city," said Rob Palleschi, global head, full service brands, Hilton Worldwide.
St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.(NYSE:HOT), today announced the much-awaited debut of The St. Regis Macao, Cotai Central in Macau, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with more than 450 years of history and cultural exchange between China and Europe. Owned byVenetian Orient Limited, an affiliate of Sands China Ltd, the 400-room hotel is set to elevate Macau's luxury hospitality landscape with its uncompromising experiences, signature butler service, exceptional culinary venues and grand design – all underpinned by the St. Regis brand's legacy. The opening of The St. Regis Macao marks the brand's seventh hotel inGreater China, and will be followed by the unveiling of five new St. Regis hotels in 2016 in the world's most coveted destinations, including Kuala Lumpur and Langkawi in Malaysia, the Maldives, Changsha in China and Cairo, Egypt.
Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) and DoubleTree by Hiltonthis week announced the opening of DoubleTree by Hilton Ningbo-Chunxiao, the first Hilton Worldwide hotel in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. DoubleTree by Hilton Ningbo- Chunxiao, the 26th DoubleTree by Hilton hotel to open in China, is operated by Hilton Worldwide and owned by Shimao Group (HK813). Hilton Worldwide now has more than 60 hotels operating across China and 180 more in the pipeline.