Langham Place hotel in Mongkok, Hong Kong has signed up to become the Official Hotel Partner in Asia's debut Social Media Week to be held in Hong Kong 8 – 12 February 2011.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University's (PolyU) School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) is moving to the new premises in December 2010. Since its inception in 1979, the SHTM has continued to evolve and break new ground. The School is now moving from having a vision of rapid transformation in hospitality and tourism education across the region to being an icon, a globally meaningful symbol of excellence. The SHTM's new education model, with Hotel ICON at its heart, will help to improve hospitality and tourism education everywhere.
Kosmopolito Hotels International Limited (KHI) (HKSE: 2266) has announced that it had entered into a sale and purchase agreement with an independent third party on 1 December 2010 to sell the total interests of Excel Chinese International Limited (ECIL) for a total consideration of HK$290 million (approximately HK$5.3 million per room) less existing bank loan.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) recently released new findings from the PolyU Tourist Satisfaction Index (PolyU TSI), a year after its launch. Spearheaded by Professor Haiyan Song, Chair Professor of Tourism at the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM), this pioneering project has created a comprehensive system to provide authorities and industry personnel with much needed information for decision making and planning.
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), producers of Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®), announces its new conference — Asian Hospitality Technology Education Conference (AHTEC@HOFEX). The new conference is designed to deliver to the Asian hospitality industry a direct vehicle for expert perspectives on the evolving technology market. The conference will be in conjunction with HOFEX, produced by Hong Kong Exhibition Services Ltd (HKES), which has a specialized technology area within its exposition that complements the conference. AHTEC@HOFEX will be May 11 - 12, 2011 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre.
HOFEX - Asia's leading food and hospitality tradeshow has now reached its 14th edition, and will take place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 11-14 May 2011. With a resounding track record, HOFEX 2011, organised by Allworld member Hong Kong exhibition Services Ltd., (HKES) will continue to attract globally based attendees who are involved in the decision making process within their companies. These include CEOs, IT Directors and Head of Operations whose core business comprise import, wholesale, retail, theme parks, transportation, cruise line, event planning, hotel and resort.
The Hong Kong PolyU Winter School is an annual programme developed by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s (PolyU) School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) to cater to the needs of senior managers in the hospitality industry. Co-organised by the SHTM and the Hong Kong Hotels Association, and sponsored by the Pacific Asia Travel Association, the Royal Garden and the Institute of Hospitality, the 2011 programme will be held from 17 to 29 January on the PolyU campus.
Mr Gnaegi is an experienced hotel operator and has held several senior management positions at Kempinski Hotel Group. Prior to joining Marco Polo Hotels, he was the Hotel Manager of Kempinski Hotel Baltschug Moscow in Russia. In his new position as Hotel Manager of the Gateway Hotel, he will oversees the overall operations and management of the centrally located Gateway Hotel on Canton Road, Tsimshatsui, Hong Kong.
o-organised by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) in collaboration with The Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) and the People’s Government of Guilin, the Fourth UNWTO/PATA Forum on Tourism Trends and Outlook was successfully held in Guilin, China, on 2-4 September 2010.
Proudly, and fully in line with current trends seen by the continuously growing company, Easy (Ez) Revenue Management Solutions Ltd. (EasyRMS) is pleased to announce a premier, multi-property contract secured in Hong Kong.
or Haiyan Song, Chair Professor of Tourism and Associate Director of the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), has recently been honoured by the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (I-CHRIE) with the John Wiley & Sons Lifetime Research Achievement Award.
If you build it, they will come. If you build it bigger and higher, they will pay to come. Maybe the Ritz-Carlton saw the Armani Hotel Dubai in the Burj Khalifa--the current tallest building in the world--as a challenge. Or, maybe the hotel group just wanted to create some local competition with the Park Hyatt Shanghai (to date the highest rooftop observation deck in Asia). Or, maybe still, the pending opening of the tallest hotel in the world was just another way for the legendary hotel group to make an unforgettable impression.
Traders Hotel, Hong Kong is located on Queen’s Road in the Western District, the heart of buzzing street life, traditional shops, temples and numerous local eateries. The district retains a distinctive Chinese atmosphere, yet is only 10 minutes from Hong Kong’s Central business district, the Airport Express, and nightlife of Soho and Lan Kwai Fong.
Based in Hong Kong, Michael Sagild will direct MGM Hospitality's Asia-Pacific development activities, which pivot off the division's success to date in reaching agreements to develop and manage luxury resorts and properties in China and Vietnam. Mr. Sagild and his team will focus on new opportunities to partner MGM Hospitality brands with projects in other Asian gateway destinations. Mr. Sagild, who joins the group as Managing Director, Asia-Pacific Development, comes to MGM Hospitality from Stein Group International, where he was Chief Executive Officer. Prior to Stein, he was Chief Operating Officer for Minor Hotels and Resorts in Bangkok, Thailand. Mr. Sagild previously led the Asia-Pacific region for Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts, and he has extensive experience in hotel operations in the Asia-Pacific region with Hyatt and Shangri-La. Mr. Sagild is a graduate from Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne, Switzerland, with a degree in Hotel Management. He has also completed the Advanced Management program at Cornell University.
Supported by the Tourism Commission in Hong Kong, the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the Meeting Professionals International (MPI) are pleased to announce the forthcoming Global Certificate in Meetings and Business Events II (GCMBE II) Programme which will take place on the PolyU campus from 9 to 13 August 2010.
The JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong celebrated the opening of its GoThere Virtual Meetings studio with a four-city telepresence event today along with AT&T and Cisco. The public telepresence facility at the JW Marriott is the first to open in Hong Kong and enables people to hold small, virtual meetings with customers and colleagues around the world. The JW Marriott San Francisco, that installed a studio earlier this year, connected live to the event together with Cisco Shanghai and AT&T Malaysia to congratulate the first Marriott Hotel in Asia to the network.
The School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the Meeting Professionals International (MPI) are pleased to announce the forthcoming Global Certificate in Meetings and Business Events II (GCMBE II) Programme which will take place on the PolyU campus from 9 to 13 August 2010.
Regal iClub Hotel, the new contemporary boutique hotel of Regal Hotels International, announces today that the hotel will be Hong Kong’s first hotel to go carbon neutral. This announcement coincides with today June 5th, the World Environment Day.
Eyck Zimmer, former holder of the National Chef of the Year title, is moving to Hong Kong to become chef de cuisine of the Derby restaurant at the city’s celebrated Jockey Club in Happy Valley.
At street level Hong Kong is a teeming cacophony. Double-decker buses weave around bicyclists toting chunks of meat from market butchers, while narrow sidewalks, inconvenient crosswalks and crowded luxury shops make walking a task best suited for the nimble and patient. But 1,600 feet above the hoi-polloi, the city seems different. It's bustling but serene, with boats criss-crossing the harbor against the topography of the glittering skyline, and green mountains rising up behind it all.